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SoundExchange Counsel Faces Royalty Skirmishes
November 25, 2008
SoundExchange originated as a division of the RIAA and was spun off as a separate group in 2000 to collect and distribute digital performance royalties. It's the only agency authorized to do so. Today, it represents more than 3,500 record companies and more than 6,000 labels and their artists. Michael Huppe, general counsel for SoundExchange, says music labels and artists will increasingly depend on the performance royalties SoundExchange distributes to survive.
Indiana Court Transfers Publicity Rights Litigation To New York
November 25, 2008
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana grant- ed a defendant's motion to transfer to New York federal court a suit over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and likenesses of legendary baseball players, including Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson and Jackie Robinson.
Protecting Interests if Another Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection
November 25, 2008
In light of the current economic tsunami, which is certain to throw a few entertainment companies into bankruptcy, this article provides a basic overview of the common issues that arise in connection with such bankruptcies. The most important reason to understand bankruptcy is to protect oneself from the draconian results that can result from a bankruptcy of the other party to a transaction.
Movers & Shakers
November 25, 2008
Who's doing what; who's moving where.
Harry Potter Decision Provides Guidance on Fair Use
November 21, 2008
In <i>Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books,</i> the Southern District of New York addressed the issue of when a reference guide constitutes a fair use.
<b>Special Issue:</b> The Fourth Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications
October 30, 2008
Now more than ever, marketing should take center stage ' and for 50 firms it has ' I'm a believer!
Bit Parts
October 29, 2008
Book Publishing/Personal Jurisdiction<br>Copyrights/Wills and Estates<br>Film Tax Shelters/Disclosures to Investor
Cameo Clips
October 29, 2008
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/TV SHOW TREATMENT<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/VENUE TRANSFER
License to Merge: Precautions for Preserving IP License Rights
October 29, 2008
Despite a long history of case law relating to mergers, one area remains unclear, especially in the entertainment industry: the effect of mergers on intellectual property licensing agreements. Recent case law contributes to this uncertainty and suggests that certain precautions may be necessary to preserve valuable IP licensing rights. Importantly, entertainment companies should anticipate these issues from the outset and careful consideration should be given when first negotiating a license agreement.
<i>Veoh</i> Ruling: Protecting Service Providers or Is It a Trap Door?
October 29, 2008
The recent ruling in <i>Io Group Inc. v. Veoh Networks Inc.</i> has been widely heralded as a win for online service providers in the legal maelstrom surrounding social media. Veoh is an Internet TV platform similar to YouTube that hosts user uploaded content. When clips from adult movies owned by Io Group appeared on Veoh's network, Io brought a copyright infringement suit, rather than issuing DMCA notices to Veoh requesting that its content be removed. Io lost its case.

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