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November 27, 2013
Annual Entertainment Law in Review<br>Copyright Year in Review
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November 02, 2013
Annual Entertainment Law in Review<br>Copyright Year in Review
Software Maker Files Appeal in Batman Film Trademark Suit
November 02, 2013
Software company Fortres Grand is pressing to revive its trademark infringement claims against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for using the name of the real-life "Clean Slate" computer program in the Batman movie <i>The Dark Knight Rises</i> .
Cameo Clips
November 02, 2013
Maryland Federal Court Issues Ruling in Dispute over Boxer Roberto Duran's Life Story<br>New York Federal Court Refuses to Apply First-Filed Exception to Dispute Over "Bette Davis Eyes" Jewelry
DE Supreme Ct. Rules on <i>Viacom</i> and <i>Harmonix</i> Merger
November 02, 2013
Two important aspects of merger agreements are the price and the nature of the post-closing obligations of the sellers to defend or indemnify the buyer for claims arising out of presale conduct. As to the former, parties to merger transactions often bridge valuation gaps with earn-outs. The selling stockholders receive a cash payment at closing and an additional contingent right to receive a specified amount of future payments depending on how well the business performs.
Bit Parts
November 02, 2013
Band Is Allowed to Self-Release Album During Contract Battle with Victory Records<br> Song License Non-Signatory Can Compel Arbitration<br>Videogame Service Representative's Voiceover Work for Employer Ruled a Work for Hire
Establishing Copyright Damages When A Party Moves for Summary Judgment
November 02, 2013
Section 504(b) of the Copyright Act allows a copyright owner to obtain both the owner's actual damages as well as an infringer's profits attributable to the infringed work that weren't included in the actual damages award. What are the burdens of proof when a copyright infringement plaintiff seeks this recovery after a pre-trial summary judgment motion has been filed? How does an expert's report work into this? These issues were recently examined in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Trying to Determine Rights in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
November 02, 2013
Audio recordings of speech, musical instruments or any other sounds created before Feb. 15, 1972, are treated very differently from other recorded sounds under U.S. law. Each of the 50 states is free to apply its own rules to the protection of audio sound recordings made before Feb. 15, 1972, and may continue to do so for the next 54 years. As a consequence, the scope of protection for pre-1972 sound recordings is inconsistent from state to state, often vague and sometimes difficult to discern.
U.S. Supreme Ct. Asked to Consider Laches Issue in <i>Raging Bull</i> Case
October 02, 2013
Frank "Peter" Petrella helped world middleweight champion Jake LaMotta teach actor Robert De Niro how to box for the Academy Award-winning film <i>Raging Bull</i>. Now Petrella's daughter is taking those fight lessons into a different arena ' the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal Courts Continue to Decide California Anti-SLAPP Motions, Despite Criticism
October 02, 2013
Ninth Circuit federal appeals court Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently questioned whether federal courts should hear motions to strike under California's "ant-SLAPP" statute. He wrote that the state statute "cuts an ugly gash through" the "integrated program of pre-trial, trial and post-trial procedures" set out in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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