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New Report Looks At the Expanding Influence of Legal Operations
August 01, 2023
The economy, technology, and practice preferences continue to influence a reconfiguration of the corporate legal department in a post-pandemic period.
The Expanding Influence of Legal Operations: New Report Focuses on AI, CLM, and Law Department Transformation
July 01, 2023
Operations leaders are driving efficiencies, helping manage the growth of data, and harnessing the power of digital transformation to fuel business success while minimizing risk. They are also taking on greater roles and helping general counsel shape strategies that include embracing CLM, AI, and other tools to enhance the way their teams work.
Keeping Tabs On Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors
July 01, 2023
The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?
Supreme Court's 'Bad Spaniels' Decision Didn't Overturn Rogers, But …
July 01, 2023
In a win for trademark holders, the U.S. Supreme Court offered a narrow ruling in the dispute involving "dog toys and whiskey."
The Problem With Sup. Ct. Majority Opinion In Andy Warhol Foundation
July 01, 2023
Commentary The high court's decision's future application is anything but clear and clarification of the parameters of a "transformative" fair use is left open for another day.
Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors
July 01, 2023
The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?
9th Circuit Bases Attorney Fees On What Class-Action Clients Get In Hand
July 01, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made clear its view — that class-action plaintiffs' lawyers generally should not be awarded fees that exceed the amount their clients get from a settlement — as the court struck down a $1.7 million fee award in which a copyright plaintiffs' class received less than $53,000 in an infringement dispute settlement.
Fresh Filings
July 01, 2023
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
Online Extra: The Other Recent Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Ed Sheeran
July 01, 2023
The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court in which a jury found in Sheeran's favor in the lawsuit brought by the heirs of a co-author of the 1970s soul-song classic "Let's Get It On." But in September 2022, a related infringement suit over the same songs' matching chord progression and harmonic rhythm was allowed to go forward.
Players On the Move
July 01, 2023
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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