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April 30, 2013

Cutting-Edge Case Developments in Film & TV Law Current Issues in Music and Entertainment Law

April 30, 2013

Fifth Circuit Supports Perpetual License as Remedy for Video-Game Dispute Musical Composition Doesn't Infringe Screenplay Redigi Resales Case Factors Into Digital-Download Royalty Litigation

Tax Planning for Nonresident Alien Artists

April 30, 2013

The independent contractor nonresident alien (NRA) who has a high level of U.S. tax-related operating expenses may wish to consider the feasibility of obtaining a Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) or otherwise be saddled with 30% tax withholding on his or her gross fees.

Expected Impact of Supreme Court First-Sale Ruling

April 30, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, that a legally obtained copyrighted work can be imported into the United States and resold without permission from the copyright owner, even if it was manufactured and sold overseas, has broad legal ramifications going forward, intellectual property attorneys say.

FL Court of Appeal Quashes Motion to Disqualify Concert Case Lawyer

April 30, 2013

The Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a Miami-Dade, FL, circuit judge erred in granting Mexican songstress Paulina Rubio's request to disqualify the opposing attorney in a lawsuit over a missed concert.

Comparing Contract Drafting in the United States and United Kingdom

April 30, 2013

The authors' previous article, in the March 2013 issue of Entertainment Law & Finance, considered differences between copyright regimes in the United Kingdom and the United States. This article highlights some of the principal differences between UK and U.S. contract law.

May 2013 issue in PDF Format

April 30, 2013

Obituary

April 30, 2013

Obituary for Ira Marcus.

News Briefs

April 30, 2013

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

IP News

April 30, 2013

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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