Category: Q & A

Q & A

Q-&-A: Prof. Kane on fashion and co...

May 2, 2017

Q-&-A: As e-sports rise, Prof. Zach...

Oct 22, 2017

Q-&-A: Dixon Dern, Emmys’ leg...

Oct 9, 2012

Q-&-A: Prof. Warren Grimes on ABC v...

Mar 18, 2014

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?

by Victoria Carthorn | Oct 22, 2017 | Copyright, Events, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Performance, Q & A, Sports, Talent Representation, Technology, Uncategorized, Video Games | 2 |

E-sports — aka electronic sports, aka competitive/professional video gaming — offers a novel and...

Q-&-A: Prof. Kane on fashion and copyright

by Lauren A. McGee | May 2, 2017 | Copyright, Fashion, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Q & A, Trademark | 1 |

With the U.S. Supreme Court recently deciding in the Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands case that...

Q-&-A: Prof. Warren Grimes on ABC v. Aereo

by Valerie Roque | Mar 18, 2014 | Copyright, Q & A, Television | 0 |

Professor Warren S. Grimes, an antitrust expert now widely quoted in the mass media about economic...

Q-&-A: Dixon Dern, Emmys’ legal shield

by Michae J. "Mikey" Glazer | Oct 9, 2012 | Copyright, Q & A, Television, Trademark | 0 |

Showtime’s terrorist thriller Homeland and ABC’s comedy Modern Family walked off with the top Emmy...

Q-&-A: `Hyphenate talent’ with David Tenzer

by Michae J. "Mikey" Glazer | Aug 6, 2012 | Q & A, Television | 0 |

In a recent session, entertainment lawyer David Tenzer sat down at the request of the Biederman Blog to discuss a range of topics, including a common pitfall among starry-eyed deal makers, the new profit participants in the...

Q-&-A: Theater law, with Gordon Firemark

by Kim Jackson | Apr 10, 2012 | Music, Q & A | 0 |

The community of lawyers in the U.S. who specialize in Theater Law is small. Gordon Firemark is one of those few. His practice focuses on representation of artists, writers, producers and directors in theater, film, television...

New project traces Hollywood’s legal legacy

by Sheba Sheikh | Dec 22, 2011 | Q & A | 0 |

The Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute has launched a project to research the origins and evolution of entertainment law and its most influential practitioners: The Hollywood Legal Legacy Project will document this...

Q-&-A on entertainment law, media L.L.M.

by Sam Herting | Aug 10, 2011 | Q & A | 0 |

Thinking about an LL.M., but not sure if it’s worth your time? Wondering about Southwestern’s new Entertainment and Media LL.M. Online Program? At the invitation of the Biederman Blog, Prof. Bridgette de Gyarfas...

A quick Q-and-A on ‘copyright recapture’

by Rosalind Read | Mar 10, 2011 | Music, Q & A | 1 |

As an intern for Mr. Jefferson this past summer, and as a music lover, I thought it would be interesting to get his thoughts on the effects and importance of the stipulations in the Copyright Act of 1976, that now allows musicians to recapture their copyright interests for song so long ago written.