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Bit Parts
November 01, 2003
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Negotiating Termination Provisions in Film Talent and Distribution Deals
November 01, 2003
Entertainment attorneys spend a significant part of their time putting deals together and creating agreements reflecting those deals. But these lawyers may occasionally be called on to terminate ' in an amicable fashion ' an agreement that they or someone else has prepared.
<B><I>Decision of Note</b></i>'Daily Show' Wins Dispute on Fair Use
November 01, 2003
A Manhattan federal district court decided that the airing of an unlicensed clip from a public access TV show to introduce a segment on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" constituted fair use under copyright law. The "Daily Show" segment at issue opened with a one-second, full-screen shot of the plaintiff ' comedienne/stripper Sandy Kane ' dancing in a bikini. The title of "The Sandy Kane T.V. Show" is visible in the background. The clip is then further shown briefly as part of a video collage. A shorter clip of Sandy Kane's show is used in a commercial promoting "The Daily Show."
Cameo Clips
October 24, 2003
Copyright Jurisdiction/ Television Licenses&nbsp;The issue of whether a TV programming license was properly terminated is to be decided by a state, rather…
October issue in PDF format
October 14, 2003
Courthouse Steps
October 14, 2003
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
'This Guy Walks into a Divorce Lawyer's Office ''
October 06, 2003
The traditional adversarial system continues to draw criticism when aggressively applied to family law cases. Apart from the inefficiencies, impracticalities and associated costs of strongly competitive approaches, the reasons for abandoning these poorly conceived methods of dispute resolution should be obvious.
Just A Joke: The Parody Defense In Domain Name Cases
October 02, 2003
When should a third party be able to incorporate a trademark in a domain name as a form of parody? Historically the question of parody has more often been raised in copyright infringement cases where the defendant concedes that he has used a copyrighted work, but has done so in order to make a social criticism or comment. Generally courts will examine such claims by looking at whether the amount of the copyrighted work taken was no more than necessary to conjure up the original in the mind of the targeted audience and whether the parody was commenting on the copyrighted work or merely using the creativity of another to make a statement about some unrelated topic or issue. <i>See eg, Elsmere Music, Inc v. National Broadcasting Co.</i>, 482 F. Supp. 741, 747 (S.D.N.Y. 1980), aff'd, 623 F.2d 252 (2d Cir. 1980) (finding Saturday Night Live's use of 'I Love Sodom' to be protected parody of 'I Love New York').
Where's Your Internet Headed?
October 02, 2003
With the ever-increasing frequency of business being conducted over the Internet, the events giving rise to the potential extraterritorial application of law also have increased, drawing attention to an area of law that is anything but clearly delineated. The increased likelihood of law being applied extraterritorially means that businesses should now seriously consider where their Internet business is directed, who it is likely to be reaching and be prepared with at least some minimal knowledge regarding the laws of such jurisdictions.
e-Commerce Docket Sheet
October 01, 2003
Recent court rulings in e-commerce.

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