Category: Procedural

Procedural

‘Oh, really?:’ TV’s &#...

Nov 16, 2017

No ‘fake news’ here: 15th an...

Jan 8, 2018

Even as songwriters win a key fight on r...

Feb 20, 2018

Landlord white-washes walls of ‘gr...

Mar 2, 2018

The ‘Cobbler’ was a dud. But it has stit...

Sep 27, 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer hits ‘sweet home’...

Oct 30, 2018

Kudos to U.S. Ninth Circuit for posting ...

Oct 12, 2017

For courts and creatives, it’s a t...

Nov 16, 2014

Drone drama: FAA fines operator $1.9 mil...

Oct 15, 2015

After denying blind-deaf patron’s ...

Oct 30, 2017

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

by Carla L. Martin | Oct 30, 2018 | Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Performance, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

A trio of federal appellate judges in New York have taken a rare role typically reserved for...

Yes, It Takes 400 Bureaucrats, 20 Or So Judges, and Now 9 Supreme Court Justices to Decide a Copyright Basic: When Can Creatives Sue to Protect IP?

by Biederman Blog Editors | Oct 11, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Procedural, Technology | 0 |

This guest post was written by Crystal R. Nobregas, a Southwestern Law School fourth-year evening...

The ‘Cobbler’ was a dud. But it has stitched up an appellate ruling on IP addresses, preventing copyright owners from acting like heels.

by Biederman Blog Editors | Sep 27, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Technology | 0 |

This guest post was written by Crystal R. Nobregas, a Southwestern Law School fourth-year evening...

‘Oh, really?:’ Legal ethics get flipped aside by smarmy lawer in comedic ‘Bob’s Burgers’

by Natalie Reynoso | May 12, 2018 | Comics, Oh, Really?, Procedural, Television | 0 |

In our ‘Oh, Really?’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors — voracious consumers of all matters...

Landlord white-washes walls of ‘graffiti,’ but U.S. judge invokes ‘VARA,’ imposing $6.7 million penalty for damage to big Queens display of ‘aerosol art’

by Anne M. Lum | Mar 2, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

Gerald Wolkoff, a building owner in the New York borough of Queens, in search of what he might...

Even as songwriters win a key fight on royalties, new fronts open in big-money war between companies, creatives over pay for streamed music

by Anne M. Lum | Feb 20, 2018 | Copyright, Licensing, Music, Procedural, Regulatory, Technology, Video | 0 |

Bit coins and other crypto currencies? For already financially struggling creatives seeking ways...

No ‘fake news’ here: 15th annual ‘Entertainment and Media Law Conference’ will tackle Trump Administration’s legal ‘disarray’ for media, entertainment industries

by Biederman Blog Editors | Jan 8, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing, Privacy, Procedural, Regulatory, Social Media, Sports, Talent Representation, Technology, Television, Video, Video Games, Web Services | 0 |

The Media Law Resource Center and Southwestern Law School have hosted for 15 years the...

‘Oh, really?:’ TV’s ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ creates fictional mayhem with the law, legal education. But it also speaks hard truths about justice

by Victoria Carthorn | Nov 16, 2017 | Oh, Really?, Procedural, Regulatory, Television | 0 |

In our ‘Oh, Really?’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors — voracious consumers of all matters...

After denying blind-deaf patron’s $200 aid request, movie theater chain hit with expansive, potentially costly appellate ruling on accommodating disabled

by Biederman Blog Editors | Oct 30, 2017 | Film, Licensing, Performance, Procedural, Regulatory, Technology, Uncategorized | 0 |

This guest post was contributed by Natalie M. Reynoso, a second-year Southwestern Law School...

Kudos to U.S. Ninth Circuit for posting video of key argument over what jurors could consider in controversial ‘Blurred Lines’ case

by Biederman Blog Editors | Oct 12, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Performance, Procedural, Technology, Video | 0 |

The music industry has been abuzz and ablaze for months now after Robin Thicke and Farrell...

Film marketers hit with $32.4 million verdict, but it’s a bargain: 3 million robo calls could have cost $1.6 billion

by Biederman Blog Editors | Sep 21, 2017 | Film, Privacy, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

This guest post was contributed by Natalie M. Reynoso, a second-year Southwestern Law School...

Behind a fun festival season, legal lines in sand

by Lauren A. McGee | Apr 12, 2017 | Copyright, Events, Fashion, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Performance, Procedural, Trademark | 0 |

For Coachella and other lucrative live music events, there’s no fiddling around in enforcing...

‘Oh, really?’ Early awakening’s murderous?

by Richon M. Norris | Apr 7, 2017 | Film, Oh, Really?, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

Passengers posits that rousing a space crew member early from a suspended state is tantamount to murder. How on earth might that be true? In our ‘Oh, Really’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors and alumni— voracious consumers...

Justices zip up a fashion copyright case

by Lauren A. McGee | Apr 4, 2017 | Copyright, Fashion, Intellectual Property, Procedural | 0 |

High court, in novel 6-2 ruling, extends legal protection to stripes, chevrons, zig-zags that...

Blue film firm keeping up its barrage of suits

by Jackson Abbeduto | Mar 21, 2017 | Copyright, Film, Procedural | 0 |

Malibu Media, LLC., an adult film company, filed 201 copyright infringement lawsuits in...

Court resurrects a killer’s privacy suit over film

by Joseph P. Morganella | Mar 9, 2017 | Film, Privacy, Procedural, Television | 0 |

He’s the real-life ax murderer who keeps acting like a terrifying character in a Hollywood slasher movie, popping up repeatedly at inopportune times in scary fashion. Yes, he’s baaack: Christopher Porco, convicted of...

Sir Paul’s rights claims: music industry temblor

by Jackson Abbeduto | Feb 22, 2017 | Copyright, International, Licensing, Music, Procedural, Talent Representation | 0 |

In artists’ battles to terminate, recover copyrights, $750-million Beatles catalog’s a...

Talent agency, casting workshops charged

by Kyle A. Slowey | Feb 16, 2017 | Film, Procedural, Regulatory, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |

LA City Attorney files raft of Krekorian Act cases Delores White, an Inglewood mom, thought her...

Hollywood tamps down a tobacco challenge

by Justin Jennings | Nov 30, 2016 | Film, Procedural | 0 |

A federal judge in San Francisco has snuffed out a California dad’s attempt to force...

New Calif. law captures some of the burning anger about ageism, sexism in Hollywood

by Sylvanna Le | Nov 2, 2016 | Film, Privacy, Procedural, Regulatory, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |

Although the adage holds that “it’s never polite to ask a lady her age,” in Hollywood, the very point of view captured in that aphorism has itself become a new flashpoint. That’s because women, unions, politicians,...

Will cable boxes go bye-bye, content increase?

by Mary P. Ray | Apr 7, 2016 | Copyright, Film, International, Licensing, Procedural, Regulatory, Technology, Television | 0 |

Is it time to say goodbye to cable companies’ set-top transmission boxes, the monthly charges that come with them, and a possible entertainment content choke point? The FCC has approved a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to...

Pro librarian up for top job with copyright sway

by Mary P. Ray | Mar 1, 2016 | Copyright, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

The Obama Administration has announced that Carla Hayden will be its nominee as the fourteenth U.S. Librarian of Congress. This is a position with great influence on copyright law, and, therefore of considerable interest to...

A textbook case on deciding attorney’s fees?

by Mary P. Ray | Feb 24, 2016 | Copyright, Licensing, Music, Procedural | 0 |

To the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, this case has offered a legal challenge, an opportunity to reconsider how copyright applies to works lawfully made abroad. To the original defendant, this matter seemed like a smart...

Password sharing has its legal risks but …

by Mary P. Ray | Feb 10, 2016 | Copyright, Film, Licensing, Music, Procedural, Regulatory, Television | 0 |

Cord cutters rejoiced this past Super Bowl Sunday. Not only is CBS creating its own streaming option, but the broadcaster went out of its way to make streaming the annual spectacle incredibly easy. Now, could streaming services...

Royalty rate ruling strikes a rare harmony

by Sylvanna Le | Jan 28, 2016 | Copyright, Music, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |

After a complex legal decision gets issued, if none of the affected parties can be seen, jubilant and dancing in the court aisles, maybe the judges got it just right? That seems to be the online consensus reaction to a recent...