Upcoming Events
October 28, 2010
Harvard Law School Fall 2010 Entertainment Symposium<br>Nashville Bar Association Annual Entertainment Law in Review
Bit Parts
October 28, 2010
Evidentiary Restrictions on Proving Copyright Substantial Similarity<br>Profits Accounting for Use of Band Name Is Nondischargeable Debt<br>Third Amended Complaint Allowed in Karaoke Case
<B><i>Practice Notes:</b></i> DMX General Counsel
October 28, 2010
When Christopher S. Harrison first joined DMX Inc. in 2005 as vice president of business affairs, he says the new-employee paperwork required by the company was a good omen. He says he signed a waiver that he would not complain about offensive lyrics in the music playing in the office. "I knew I had made the right decision," says Harrison, now general counsel of DMX, an Austin, TX-based music provider to retailers, restaurants, hotels and other businesses. "We have music, different kinds of music, playing in pretty much everybody's office all the time," says Harrison, a fan of hip-hop and classic rock.
Cameo Clips
October 28, 2010
CONCERT PROMOTION/TICKET SALES DISPUTE<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/INDEPENDENT CREATION
Publicity Claim Over Video Game Could Be Replead
October 28, 2010
Former Rutgers University star quarterback Ryan Hart got another shot at suing video game company Electronic Arts Inc., which allegedly earned billions by exploiting his persona and that of other college football stars. A federal judge in the District of New Jersey recently dismissed Hart's case but gave him 20 days to file an amended complaint to beef up one of his claims: that Electronic Art, based in Redwood City, CA, infringed on his right of publicity.
No RICO Violation Seen in Alleged Use of TV Show Idea
October 28, 2010
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a federal RICO claim that alleged the defendants took the basis for their TV program The Great American Road Trip from a TV show idea created by the plaintiffs.
Authors, Agents and Publishers Seek to Carve Out Their Rights in Electronic-Book Formats
October 27, 2010
The rapid growth in e-book sales and the increasing number of options available to authors for digital distribution of their works are altering the traditional business model of print publishers. The size of the authors' shares and traditional publishers' shares (if any) of e-book sales revenues may depend on where the Digital Distributors obtain their rights to sell e-books: from traditional print publishers, which of necessity are becoming increasingly focused on e-book sales, from new publishers specializing in e-books, or even from the authors themselves.
League Impact on the Sports Team Bankruptcy Process
October 26, 2010
In Part One of this article, the authors explored two recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers. The conclusion herein discusses the Chapter 11 experience of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes.
Bribery in Today's China
September 29, 2010
The Chinese government has a labyrinth of laws, administrative directions and rules designed to thwart bribery and corruption. Such regulations have heretofore not been enforced with the appropriate rigor. Now, things are changing.
