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Bit Parts
September 29, 2009
Anti-SLAPP Motion over Paris Hilton Suit Is Denied<br>DVD Kiosks Company's Anti-Trust Claim Against Universal Moves Forward<br>Song Suit over Movies Dismissed For Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Cameo Clips
September 29, 2009
CLAIMS OVER PHOTOS, PERFORMANCE IN DVD<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/SAMPLED RECORDING
Third Circuit Upholds Online Gambling Ban
September 29, 2009
Internet gambling proponents suffered a major setback when a federal appeals court refused to strike down a 2006 law in which Congress banned all Internet gambling transactions that would be illegal in the gambler's state.
Copyright Claims Dismissed over Seinfeld Cookbook
September 29, 2009
Missy Chase Lapine, author of <i>The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals</i>, has come up empty in her claims against Jerry Seinfeld and his wife, Jessica. Lapine had sued Jessica, author of the book <i>Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food</i>, for copyright and trademark infringement. But Manhattan federal district court Judge Laura Swain threw those claims out, finding that there were sufficient differences between the two books.
'Unlicensed Agent' Defense Won't Stop Suit By Manager
September 29, 2009
The New York Supreme Court, New York County, denied a motion to dismiss a complaint by a personal manager who seeks unpaid commissions from artists he managed.
Jury Finds Against Film Producers In Bribery Case
September 29, 2009
A pair of Beverly Hills film producers have been found guilty of conspiring to bribe a former Thai government official to obtain contracts that provided for, among other things, control of the annual Bangkok International Film Festival, the Justice Department said.
Radio Personality Must Pay for Lawyer's Services
September 29, 2009
The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, affirmed a quantum meruit award based on contract-negotiation representation that attorney Todd Musburger provided to talk show personality Gary Meier.
Strategies for Maximizing Campaigns for Movie Merchandise
September 29, 2009
The billions of dollars in movie merchandising profits reflect the incredible value of intellectual property. If a film is, for example, adapted from a book, or ' more commonly for merchandising in recent years ' a comic book or graphic novel, a movie studio must first obtain rights, either through assignment or more commonly licensing, from the literary work's author or owner. However, that does not mean the studio can begin production of action figures the next day.
The Virtual Museum
September 29, 2009
In the movie <i>Field of Dreams</i>, a mysterious voice assures the protagonist, a down-on-his-luck city-boy-turned-farmer named Ray played by Kevin Costner, that "if you build it, they will come." Today, however, in an age of instant, digital entertainment, curators of museums and historical sites must also wonder if anyone "will come" to their static displays to visit and donate ' and what will happen if they don't.
e-Retailing Is Crawling Back, Overall Spending Decrease Narrows
August 27, 2009
The numbers on U.S. e-commerce activity for the second quarter are in ' and they're good, indicating per se that the economy may be making a break from the recession.

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