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China Court's Ruling On NFTs and Copyrights
August 01, 2022
China, which has had an up-and-down relationship with the U.S. entertainment industry, became the latest country to offer a key regulatory framework in its first-ever case dealing with NFTs and the copyright violations they are sometimes saddled with.
Ricky Martin Sued By Former Manager
August 01, 2022
Ricky Martin's former manager claims the singer owes her more than $3 million in unpaid commissions, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
2d Cir. Rules for Baron Cohen In Dismissal of Judge Moore's Defamation Case
August 01, 2022
Following up on an article in the July issue of Entertainment Law & Finance that detailed some of the arguments made before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Roy Moore's defamation suit against Sacha Baron Cohen, the court has issued its ruling.
Fresh Filings
August 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Copyright Plaintiffs Can Reach Back More Than Three Years In Seeking Infringement Damages, Ninth Circuit Rules
August 01, 2022
How far back from accrual of a claim may a plaintiff reach for copyright damages?
Players On the Move
August 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
The 2022 GC Compensation Survey: Pay Spikes After Pandemic Pause
August 01, 2022
Pay for the nation's most powerful legal chiefs has rocketed back into the stratosphere following a slump amid corporate austerity measures during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — and a familiar name has reclaimed this year's cash king crown.
Bit Parts
August 01, 2022
Nashville Federal Court Decides Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Must Sit for Deposition in Copyright Licensing Dispute Over Streaming of Eminem Songs
Quebec's Bill 96 and Trademarks: Product Packaging and Labelling
July 01, 2022
The modifications brought by the Quebec's Bill 96 will have a far-reaching impact on how businesses use trademarks on product packaging, labelling, public signage and in commercial advertising. This article is Part One of a two-part series on Bill 96 and trademarks and covers the effects as they relate to product packaging and labelling and how best to comply with these new provisions.
'To Kill a Mockingbird''s State Adaptation Rights Results In Ambiguity Battle
July 01, 2022
A current dispute over contract language in grants to different parties for theatrical adaptations of the classic 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" is an apt example of what can happen if contract language isn't specific enough.

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