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Revisiting MLF 2008: What You Missed!
December 19, 2008
At the beginning of a new year, we always look back on the year that was. The Year in Review, beginning herein, will present a pared-down reprint of one article from each of the last 12 issues of MLF (six articles this month and six next month).
The 2009 PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals
December 16, 2008
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ("PhRMA") recently issued a revised version of its Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals that took effect on Jan. 1, 2009 ("revised Code"). Here's a look at the revisions.
Third Quarter e-Commerce Report
November 26, 2008
The federal government's estimated third-quarter bricks-and-mortar retail and e-commerce retail spending are in. And there's good news and there's bad news.
December 2008 issue in PDF Format
November 25, 2008
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Bit Parts
November 25, 2008
Crew Member Injury/Employee Status<br>Merchandising Rights/Film Remakes<br>Trademark Infringement/First Amendment Defense
Upcoming Event
November 25, 2008
Nashville Bar Association Annual Entertainment Law in Review, featuring <i>Entertainment Law &amp; Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief, Stan Soocher.
<b>Counsel Concerns:</b> TV Station Buyers Claim Law Firm Botched Deal
November 25, 2008
The owners of Spanish-language GenTV are suing four Holland &amp; 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.
<b>Counsel Concerns:</b> 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.

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