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Counsel Concerns: TV Station Buyers Claim Law Firm Botched Deal

November 25, 2008

The owners of Spanish-language GenTV are suing four Holland & Knight partners, alleging the $48 million purchase price of a Key West, FL, television station was millions of dollars too high because of botched legal work.

Counsel Concerns: Fed Court Denies Client's Impleader Against Counsel

November 25, 2008

A magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California decided that a copyright and trademark infringement defendant couldn't file an impleader action against his former lawyer for secondary or derivative liability.

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 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books, the Southern District of New York addressed the issue of when a reference guide constitutes a fair use.

Special Issue: 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!

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October 29, 2008

Book Publishing/Personal Jurisdiction Copyrights/Wills and Estates Film Tax Shelters/Disclosures to Investor

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October 29, 2008

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