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On the Same Page: Blockchain for the Advertising Industry
March 01, 2019
While inflated expectations abound, the advertising industry is emerging as one of the more immediate, substantive and compelling use cases for blockchain technology.
25 Years After: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose and the State of Copyright Fair-Use Controversies
March 01, 2019
On March 7, 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court decided for the first time that a parody may be a copyright fair use. In the 25 years that followed, the High Court's unanimous 9-0 ruling in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Inc., has been cited in more than 500 court decisions. But the Supreme Court's pronouncement left questions and controversies in its wake.
Decision of Note: Race Discrimination Claims Against Charter Cable Can Proceed
March 01, 2019
The Ninth Circuit decided that a group of African-American-owned television networks can pursue racial discrimination claims against Charter Communications Inc., the nation's third-largest cable provider.
Second Circuit Affirms 'ReDigi': No 'Resale' of Digital Music Files
March 01, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a long-awaited ruling in <i>Capitol Records LLC v. ReDigi Inc.</i>, affirming summary judgment in favor of Capitol Records and its record label co-plaintiffs in a case that raised issues of first impression concerning first sale and fair use in the age of digital music distribution.
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.

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