Legal Issues and Monetization Strategies In a Quarantine-Streaming Music World, Part 2
February 01, 2021
Part Two of a two-part article
While the livestreaming of music performances is not an entirely new phenomenon, the COVID crisis has transformed the live performance landscape, compelling artists from around the world to reach their fanbase by producing "quarantine streams," in which they livestream their sets on social media platforms. Unsurprisingly many questions have arisen.
9th Cir. Finds No Fair Use In Dr. Seuss/Star Trek "Mashup"
February 01, 2021
In Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit held in December that ComicMix's illustrated book combining elements of several Dr. Seuss children's books with characters, themes and other features of the popular sci-fi series Star Trek was not a fair use of the Seuss material from which it had admittedly been "slavishly" copied.
2d Circuit Blocks NY Litigation of 'Girl 6' Copyright Infringement Case
February 01, 2021
Fort Lauderdale copyright attorneys Matthew Nelles and Adriana Kostencki of Nelles Kostencki were in a Los Angeles airport in February 2019, when movie director, producer and actor Spike Lee called the day after winning an Oscar for his historical crime drama BlacKkKlansman. But the call wasn't about the win.
Bit Parts
February 01, 2021
Promotional Use of Supermodel's Appearance in Reality TV Show Didn't Violate Lanham Act
Taylor Swift Shakes Off Fifth Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Jesse Graham
Data Privacy Forecast: 2021 On Pace to Be a Milestone Year
February 01, 2021
As the economy and business operations begin to stabilize in the new year, organizations will take stock of lessons learned and new risks that need to be addressed. In-house legal and information governance teams are likely to be at the forefront of these efforts, with a keen focus on the data privacy, security and compliance gaps that were exposed during the pandemic.
E-discovery 2020 Year In Review — And A Look Into 2021
February 01, 2021
The e-discovery issues associated with so many people working from home due to COVID-19, data collection privacy and more market consolidation are just some of the factors that respondents say will factor in to how law firms need to prepare for 2021.
Coding Bias Out of the Law
February 01, 2021
One of legal technology's best success story is how quickly and ably most law firms were able to make the transition. However, for some, remote appearances pose new challenges such as effective access to counsel, signal interruptions, authentication and privacy.
Why Analytics Can Be Risky in the Wrong Hands
February 01, 2021
Having the most expensive or advanced tool in the toolbox doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it, and if you're not using those tools properly, there are risks everywhere.
