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Counsel Concerns: Lawyers Battle Over Gears of War Client
March 01, 2019
A Philadelphia lawyer is suing the founder of a fast-growing litigation boutique over a purported fee-sharing settlement, is arguing that the boutique backed out of the settlement so it could fund other cases against video game makers.
Key Tax and Financial Considerations for New Law Partners
March 01, 2019
Being asked to join the partnership of a firm is a measure of success as a legal professional. With that achievement comes tax and financial responsibilities that, surprisingly, few attorneys are fully prepared to deal with. These responsibilities include the unexpected individual federal and state and local tax filing and payments.
Bit Parts
March 01, 2019
California Federal Judge Refuses, Among Other Things, to Drop Fiduciary Breach Claim Against AMC Networks over Fear the Walking Dead TV Series<br>New York Appellate Division Decides UMG Recordings Isn't Alter Ego of Cash Money Records<br>
Upcoming Event
March 01, 2019
SXSW Conference 2019 CLE Program, March 14-16
Book Release
March 01, 2019
<i>Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business</i> (8th Edition)
Perfecting Film Financiers' Liens in Copyrights
February 01, 2019
The law on how to perfect a lien in a copyright application is foggy at best. This article sketches out pitfalls of the current process for perfecting a lien on a copyright application, and potential steps that a financier may take to help perfect and protect a film investment.
Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages
February 01, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that §504 of the U.S. Copyright Act doesn't require any “magic words incantation” for a copyright infringement plaintiff to choose a statutory damages award, that “[t]he word 'elect' does not by itself require formal procedures.”
No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault
February 01, 2019
A federal judge in Camden, NJ decided that a Christian rock band's management, talent agent and lead singer weren't vicariously liable for the sexual assault of a teenage fan committed by a member of the band.
11th Circuit Says Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Belong in Federal Court
February 01, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an appeal by CNN to dismiss a libel case over the cable network's 2015 investigation of infant deaths at a Florida hospital.
SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Copyright Registration Approvals
February 01, 2019
While hearing January 2019 oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded inclined to resolve a circuit courts' split over copyright registration procedures against copyright holders.

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