Category: Television
Christine Torres on How She Became a TV Writer Aft...
Posted by Orly Ravid | Mar 1, 2019 | Television, Writing | 0 |
‘Oh, Really?’ President, With Loads of Deceit But ...
Posted by Carla L. Martin | Nov 29, 2018 | Film, Oh, Really?, Television | 0 |
Television

When ’empires’ clash, the Fi...

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

No ‘fake news’ here: 15th an...

CBS TV fails to shake off defamation sui...

Calif. appeals court sees ‘Simpson...

Even as stars rip Hollywood on its brigh...

Who gets last laugh in battle over Conan...

Olivia de Havilland’s legal feud w...

‘Empire’ strikes back in City of Brother...

You know where SpongeBob works as a cook...
The Lowdown on Tax Credits
by Orly Ravid | Jun 7, 2019 | Film, Television | 0 |
Zachary Tarica is the CEO of The Forest Road Company, a specialty film financing company that...
Read MoreChristine Torres on How She Became a TV Writer After Being a District Attorney
by Orly Ravid | Mar 1, 2019 | Television, Writing | 0 |
Christine Torres (WGA, west) is a writer, producer, and consultant who develops film, documentary,...
Read More‘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?
by Carla L. Martin | Nov 29, 2018 | Film, Oh, Really?, Television | 0 |
In our ‘Oh, Really?’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors — voracious consumers of all matters...
Read MoreYou 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’
by Anne M. Lum | Jun 4, 2018 | Comics, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Television, Trademark, Video | 0 |
To the imaginary denizens of Bikini Bottom, including cartoon legend SpongeBob SquarePants, the...
Read More‘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...
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 MoreCalif. appeals court sees ‘Simpsons’ mob lampoon as protected satire, sends out character actor’s beef with cartoon show for a shine boxing
by Natalie Reynoso | Feb 28, 2018 | Comics, Film, Right of publicity, Television | 0 |
The notorious criminal Henry Hill, as played by actor Ray Liotta, once summarized a key wiseguy...
Read MoreCBS TV fails to shake off defamation suit over ‘docu-series’ suggesting brother played fatal role in killing of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey two decades ago
by Natalie Reynoso | Jan 28, 2018 | Television | 0 |
Cold case solved? Not quite. There may be at least a new-ish and widely publicized theory about a...
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 MoreFederal judge answers Cartoon Network’s legal prayer for relief, strikes down $75-million ‘Black Jesus’ infringement claim by ‘Saint Solomon’
by Victoria Carthorn | Dec 14, 2017 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Television, Writing | 0 |
Praise be, the folks at the Cartoon Network may be saying under their breath. That’s because...
Read MoreWhen ’empires’ clash, the First Amendment rules. And a Fox TV show comes out on top in a trademark name tiff
by Victoria Carthorn | Nov 27, 2017 | Music, Television, Trademark, Uncategorized | 0 |
Empire — say the word aloud and it conjures multiple pop-culture references, many from the movies....
Read More‘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...
Read MoreFor little Cindy Lou, raunchy play is a fair-use parody, judge finds, declining to be writer’s Grinch
by Victoria Carthorn | Sep 24, 2017 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Performance, Television, Video | 0 |
Although countless children have embraced the notion advanced by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr....
Read MoreWho gets last laugh in battle over Conan jokes?
by Lauren A. McGee | Jun 2, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Television | 0 |
U.S. judge, ruling jests can get ‘thin’ copyright protection, advances to trial a writer’s suit...
Read MoreLionsgate hit with a $5.8 million ‘Biggest Loser’
by Kyle A. Slowey | May 30, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Television, Video | 0 |
Arbitrator rules studio undercut profit potential of fitness guru Jillian Michaels’ recorded...
Read More‘Empire’ strikes back in City of Brotherly Love
by Lauren A. McGee | May 26, 2017 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Television | 0 |
U.S. judge in Philly becomes latest of several to reject claims about originality of hit TV series...
Read MoreAs star marks abound, are they too ordinary?
by Richon M. Norris | May 24, 2017 | Fashion, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Performance, Television, Trademark | 0 |
With billions of dollars at stake, celebrities’ lawyers have been beating down the door at a...
Read MoreEU court details tech, profit infringement perils
by Lauren A. McGee | May 17, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, International, Technology, Television, Web Services | 0 |
Copyright violations can occur too readily and for makers’ improper advantage when razzle-dazzle...
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 More‘Oh, Really?’ A ‘Night Of’ ethics, evidence woes
by Joseph P. Morganella | May 5, 2017 | Oh, Really?, Television, Writing | 0 |
In our ‘Oh, Really’ feature, the Biederman Blog’s editors and alumni— voracious consumers of trendy matters — cast a curious, skeptical, fun and smart end-of-the-week eye on popular culture and its entertaining products,...
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 MoreAppellate court rejects cable license for FilmOn
by Jackson Abbeduto | Apr 13, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Television, Video, Web Services | 0 |
In its long-running bid to transform broadcasting, controversial firm fails to persuade judges to...
Read MoreOh, Sheldon, go ahead, sing the darn cat song
by Joseph P. Morganella | Apr 10, 2017 | Copyright, Music, Television | 0 |
Court swats away suit over Warm Kitty, as sung on Big Bang Theory Actor Jim Parsons has turned the misanthropic, mischievous, and often malevolent character of Sheldon Cooper, uber nerd and brilliant physicist, into not just an...
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