Entertainment Industry Average GC Cash Salary Dominates Top Tier
September 01, 2016
In 2016, according to ALM Legal Intelligence's list of the top 100 highest paid general counsel at major corporations, two of the top five hail from the entertainment industry. This continues a trend over the last four years whereby entertainment industry general counsel have found themselves at or near the top of the list when examined by multiple measures.
<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues
September 01, 2016
Every generation has its own new fads, which can sweep across the country, if not the world, seemingly from nowhere, capturing the imagination and attention of millions. With the exception of a few fads, these activities, however brilliant or mindless, do not create legal issues and potential litigation involving those who participate. <i>Pok'mon Go</i> is one of those exceptions.
Copyrightable Karaoke Tracks Not Protected By Trademark Act
September 01, 2016
Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation and its successor in interest, Phoenix Entertainment Partners, filed more than 150 Lanham Act suits throughout the country. The suits alleged that defendants had committed trademark infringement by making unauthorized copies and performing commercial karaoke files containing Slep-Tone's registered trademark "Sound Choice" and graphically displayed trade dress.
IP Protection Issues in Brexit
September 01, 2016
Entertainment companies routinely enter into international transactions that involve intellectual property (IP) rights. What is the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to exit the European Union (EU) on these IP rights, specifically on patent and trademark rights.
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August 31, 2016
Improving Your Odds in Entertainment and Sports Law
Personal Jurisdiction Roundup
August 01, 2016
The issue of whether a court has personal jurisdiction over a party in an entertainment industry lawsuit is determined, as in other types of litigation, on a state-by-state basis, subject to whether this jurisdiction meets due process. The case outcomes vary.
Bit Parts
August 01, 2016
Breach of Contract Claim Can Proceed over Cruz Campaign's Use of Songs in Videos<br>Music-Related Movie with Same Title as Band Doesn't Infringe Band's Trademark<br>No Trademark or Trade Dress Violations Seen in Copying Karaoke Products
The Internet Is Not a Consequence-Free Zone
August 01, 2016
The ability to create, share, and misappropriate content ' all in an instant ' on social media has radically increased the number of unwitting copyright owners and infringers. Those who publish their musings, photographs, videos via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, for example, do not necessarily know that their content may be protected by copyright law. By the same token, those who make use of others' content typically give little thought to whether their actions constitute copyright infringement.
