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The IFTA® Standard Licensing Agreements, Terms and Definitions Are “Common ground” When Licensing Films and Television Programming Worldwide
This article was written by Susan Cleary, Esq., Southwestern Law School Class of 1993, Vice...
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The Lowdown on Tax Credits
Zachary Tarica is the CEO of The Forest Road Company, a specialty film financing company that...
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‘Oh, Really?’ President, With Loads of Deceit But Little Law on Her Side, Tries to Trump Rival With Baby Bump. Will It Topple Her House of Cards?
In our ‘Oh, Really?’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors — voracious consumers of all matters...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer hits ‘sweet home’ in NYC, where appellate judges reject bar to filming and release of ‘Street Survivor’ biopic dramatizing not just band tragedy but also rise of southern rock
A trio of federal appellate judges in New York have taken a rare role typically reserved for...
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Filmmakers working with tight budgets face daunting legal expenses. Southwestern’s Entertainment & The Arts Legal Clinic offers no-cost help, in exchange for students getting invaluable hands-on experience.
Legal fees for entertainment projects in Los Angeles are costly and daunting. But they’re...
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The ‘Cobbler’ was a dud. But it has stitched up an appellate ruling on IP addresses, preventing copyright owners from acting like heels.
This guest post was written by Crystal R. Nobregas, a Southwestern Law School fourth-year evening...
Read More‘Moral rights’ may hold some sway in Egyptian music, but Jay-Z rules like a pharoah in an appellate win in a long-running infringement case involving rap hit ‘Big Pimpin’
The Egyptians’ and their empire, culture, and world views so enthralled the ancient world...
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ComicMix’s mashup with ‘Star Trek’ elements goes boldly against a Dr. Seuss mark. But title the satire’s latest judicial win a study in the importance of *footnotes
Literary history’s littered with simply awful book titles: Jane Austen, for example,...
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You know where SpongeBob works as a cook, right? That’s also why an appellate court fried up real eateries’ hopes to be called ‘The Krusty Krab’
To the imaginary denizens of Bikini Bottom, including cartoon legend SpongeBob SquarePants, the...
Read MoreDoes Disney’s mood swing from elation to anger? Persistent plaintiff sees ‘Inside Out’ infringement claim tossed for a second time (No surprise, Sherlock?) But she appeals.
It wasn’t exactly a super hero aggregation like The Avengers, but a federal judge in Los...
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Seeking the skinny on copyrights for NBA stars’ phat tattoos, federal judge keeps alive suit that pits ink artist against video game maker
While legions of fans will focus with zeal and dread to see if LeBron James can lead the Cleveland...
Read MoreStudios locked in ferocious fight over on-screen wizardry, with copyright, patent, and mark protections claimed for special-effects tech
Rearden, a high-powered computing company that has sought to establish its creative reputation in...
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Even as stars rip Hollywood on its brightest night for its sexism and racism, IMDb site, a judge rules, can post thespian ages, a practice that women say harms careers
Although Hollywood gave full-throated cry at the Academy Awards over the weekend to its aspiration...
Read MoreCalif. appeals court sees ‘Simpsons’ mob lampoon as protected satire, sends out character actor’s beef with cartoon show for a shine boxing
The notorious criminal Henry Hill, as played by actor Ray Liotta, once summarized a key wiseguy...
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No ‘fake news’ here: 15th annual ‘Entertainment and Media Law Conference’ will tackle Trump Administration’s legal ‘disarray’ for media, entertainment industries
The Media Law Resource Center and Southwestern Law School have hosted for 15 years the...
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Federal judge answers Cartoon Network’s legal prayer for relief, strikes down $75-million ‘Black Jesus’ infringement claim by ‘Saint Solomon’
Praise be, the folks at the Cartoon Network may be saying under their breath. That’s because...
Read MoreNew Hollywood theater brings out the dead. Now what legal specters might haunt post-mortem, holographic performances?
Sadly, they’re long gone — but, no wait, they’re back! Some pop musical legends have...
Read MoreAfter denying blind-deaf patron’s $200 aid request, movie theater chain hit with expansive, potentially costly appellate ruling on accommodating disabled
This guest post was contributed by Natalie M. Reynoso, a second-year Southwestern Law School...
Read MoreMorricone may be a movie music titan but a guastafeste U.S. judge finds him a pen for hire, rejects his bid to recover rights to 3 scores
This guest post was contributed by Anne M. Lum, a student in Southwestern Law School’s SCALE...
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Q-&-A: As e-sports rise, Prof. Zachary Levine considers if laws pertaining to games will whir, glow, and ping, or will they go on tilt?
E-sports — aka electronic sports, aka competitive/professional video gaming — offers a novel and...
Read MoreAfter film makers protest, U.S. court frees ‘We Shall Overcome,’ enshrining anthem in public domain and out of grip of folk legends’ claims
It has become an anthem of liberation and a hymn of hope and peaceful resistance. And though the...
Read MoreFamily wrath runs deep still in ‘Grapes,’ subject not only of Hollywood dreams, drama, but also a $13.15 million verdict
This guest post was contributed by Anne M. Lum, a student in Southwestern Law School’s SCALE...
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For little Cindy Lou, raunchy play is a fair-use parody, judge finds, declining to be writer’s Grinch
Although countless children have embraced the notion advanced by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr....
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Film marketers hit with $32.4 million verdict, but it’s a bargain: 3 million robo calls could have cost $1.6 billion
This guest post was contributed by Natalie M. Reynoso, a second-year Southwestern Law School...
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VidAngel can’t content filter, re-offer studio movies, appellate court affirms
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s standing order barring...
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