Category: Talent Representation
After fans ripped ‘Michael’ for ‘...
Posted by Carla L. Martin | Sep 7, 2018 | Intellectual Property, Music, Performance, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
Seeing mostly negatives, appellate judges nix R...
Posted by Anne M. Lum | May 1, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
Talent Representation

Filmmakers working with tight budgets fa...

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

Appeals court, at least, sees talent act...

With tech-streamers’ rise, will law jobs...

No ‘fake news’ here: 15th an...

A sourpuss the internet adores scratched...

Even as stars rip Hollywood on its brigh...

Olivia de Havilland’s legal feud w...

Seeing mostly negatives, appellate judge...

After fans ripped ‘Michael’ ...
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.
by Carla L. Martin | Oct 3, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Talent Representation | 0 |
Legal fees for entertainment projects in Los Angeles are costly and daunting. But they’re...
Read MoreAfter fans ripped ‘Michael’ for ‘fake’ songs, Sony and King of Pop’s estate won free-speech protection for product answers, judges find
by Carla L. Martin | Sep 7, 2018 | Intellectual Property, Music, Performance, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
The King of Pop may have died a decade ago but his legacy of litigation lives on, as a California...
Read MoreSeeing mostly negatives, appellate judges nix ‘next friend’ advocacy to advance infringement claim aimed at protecting a great ape’s selfies
by Anne M. Lum | May 1, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
Although three federal judges have sought to quash some copyright monkeyshines, a fourth and...
Read MoreOlivia de Havilland’s legal feud with TV show? It’s gone with the wind, after appellate judges in Calif. toss iconic actress’ publicity rights suit
by Anne M. Lum | Apr 10, 2018 | Intellectual Property, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |
Ah, so it is Tinsel Town true: Even icons of the silver screen can take a contrarian view of a...
Read MoreEven 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
by Natalie Reynoso | Mar 7, 2018 | Film, Intellectual Property, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |
Although Hollywood gave full-throated cry at the Academy Awards over the weekend to its aspiration...
Read MoreA sourpuss the internet adores scratched up java vendors who messed with her mug. But her $710,000 court win isn’t a path-breaker for animals’ rights
by Natalie Reynoso | Feb 6, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Regulatory, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Trademark | 0 |
If Uncle Sam’s halls of civil justice weren’t crowded enough with growling two-legged...
Read MoreNo ‘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...
Read MoreAlex Hunter isn’t the real thing. He’s virtual. And Coke has made this star an endorsement pioneer. (Take note Entertainment Law practitioners)
by Victoria Carthorn | Dec 1, 2017 | Licensing, Right of publicity, Social Media, Sports, Talent Representation, Technology, Trademark, Video Games | 0 |
He’s a popular soccer player, a star in the English Premier League with millions of...
Read MoreNew Hollywood theater brings out the dead. Now what legal specters might haunt post-mortem, holographic performances?
by Victoria Carthorn | Nov 6, 2017 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Performance, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Technology, Video | 0 |
Sadly, they’re long gone — but, no wait, they’re back! Some pop musical legends have...
Read MoreQ-&-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...
Read MoreAppeals court, at least, sees talent act clearly
by Joseph P. Morganella | May 23, 2017 | Film, Regulatory, Talent Representation | 0 |
U.S. Ninth Circuit judges reject managers’ attack on California law but disputes keep surfacing...
Read MoreWith tech-streamers’ rise, will law jobs change?
by Joseph P. Morganella | May 16, 2017 | Film, Intellectual Property, Talent Representation, Technology, Television, Web Services | 0 |
The industry headlines tell a persuasive tale. Netflix: The most feared force in Hollywood?...
Read MoreA writers’ strike averted, troubling trends pers
by Jackson Abbeduto | May 11, 2017 | Film, Intellectual Property, Talent Representation, Television, Writing | 0 |
When Hollywood gets the sniffles, its lawyers can feel like they’re suffering a major bout of...
Read MoreCalif. tosses angry actor’s talent-act claim
by Richon M. Norris | Apr 19, 2017 | Regulatory, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |
Star’s manager prevails in beef over commissions, representation Thomas Gibson‘s acting career,...
Read MoreIs an icon’s image too generic to trademark?
by Richon M. Norris | Mar 28, 2017 | Art Law, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Right of publicity, Talent Representation | 0 |
Bitter battle by Marilyn Monroe estate to protect her legacy may have unforeseen consequences for...
Read MoreAnimators to draw $170 million from studios
by Kyle A. Slowey | Feb 27, 2017 | Film, Talent Representation | 0 |
Disney, its subsidiaries join major studios in big settlement over visual talents’ claims of anti-competitive personnel practices Animators, digital artists, and visual effects specialists for industry-leading companies...
Read MoreSir 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...
Read MoreA King of Comedy clobbers an old claim
by Lauren A. McGee | Feb 20, 2017 | Copyright, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |
Steve Harvey, the original king of comedy himself, will get the last laugh in his long dispute...
Read MoreTalent 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...
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Ollivierra, Lind named Institute co-directors
by Biederman Blog Editors | Nov 23, 2016 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing, Music, Talent Representation, Television, Video, Video Games, Writing | 0 |
Southwestern Law School has announced that faculty members Neil Ollivierra and Robert Lind will serve as the new co-directors of the nationally recognized Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute. Lind is a Southwestern...
Read MoreNew 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,...
Read MoreRIP, to a celebrated force in Entertainment Law
by Biederman Blog Editors | Apr 24, 2016 | Copyright, Fashion, Film, Licensing, Music, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
Let there be no doubt: the Purple Reign, which has ended tragically all too soon, affected Entertainment Law and many of its practitioners. Prince Rogers Nelson, 57, not only played the role of path-breaking artist, musician,...
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Goliath of live concerts cleared on anti-trust
by Sylvanna Le | Feb 17, 2016 | Licensing, Music, Regulatory, Talent Representation | 0 |
The way that fans interact with music has changed drastically in the decade, moving them away from getting them to form long lines at venues to buy tickets to concerts to doing so now online, at home, alone, instantly, and with...
Read MoreFoundation gets a say in Charles rights case
by Jessica Villar | Aug 16, 2015 | Copyright, Music, Regulatory, Talent Representation | 0 |
The late Ray Charles could set a concert house afire all by himself, just by sitting down and putting hands on the keys of an upright piano to bob, weave, and belt out a terrific tune. When it comes to straightening out the...
Read MoreAppellate court revives suit over Talent Act
by Jessica Villar | Apr 6, 2015 | Film, Licensing, Music, Procedural, Regulatory, Talent Representation, Television | 0 |
While the curtain seemed to have fallen on the battle over the California Labor Commission’s Talent Agency Act, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided this dispute will play on. This case seemed to be all but over...
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