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ComicMix’s mashup with ‘Star Trek̵...
Posted by Natalie Reynoso | Jun 6, 2018 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Writing | 0 |
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Posted by Victoria Carthorn | Dec 14, 2017 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Television, Writing | 0 |
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A writers’ strike averted, troubling tre...

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Christine Torres on How She Became a TV ...
Christine 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 MoreComicMix’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
by Natalie Reynoso | Jun 6, 2018 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Writing | 0 |
Literary history’s littered with simply awful book titles: Jane Austen, for example,...
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 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 More‘Oh, Really?’ Yes, ‘Vinny’ still a hit after 25 years
by Richon M. Norris | Apr 28, 2017 | Film, Oh, Really?, 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 MoreActors’ ages can be posted online, court says
by Joseph P. Morganella | Feb 28, 2017 | Comics, Film, Regulatory, Television, Writing | 0 |
Is it proper to ask thespians their age? It is, a federal judge in San Francisco says. U.S....
Read More‘Bad Girl’ defeats, decisively, infringement claim
When a Club Girl became a Bad Girl, a songwriter got in a delayed huff. But he and his lawyer ignored a fundamental aspect of copyright law, a legal point on which an appellate court just offered a pointed reminder:...
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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...
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Justices decline Apple’s appeal on e-books
by Mary P. Ray | Mar 16, 2016 | Copyright, Music, Regulatory, Technology, Writing | 0 |
Apple is on the hook now to the tune of $400 million to consumers after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal of an adverse decision against the tech company by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit....
Read MoreJudge carves up claims in ‘New Girl’ case
by Jessica Villar | Jun 19, 2015 | Copyright, Television, Writing | 0 |
Hollywood can be a small town, particularly when it comes to Entertainment Law practitioners at a certain level. This can cut both ways for potential clients, as plaintiffs Stephanie Counts and Shari Gold learned when U.S....
Read More‘Oh, Really?’ Ethics shattered in 2 professions?
by Valerie Roque | Feb 21, 2014 | Film, Oh, Really?, Procedural, Social Media, Writing | 0 |
In ‘Oh, Really?’ the Biederman Blog’s editors — voracious consumers of all matters pop culture — cast a curious, skeptical, fun and smart end-of-the-week eye on popular productions, sharing their keen observations about legal...
Read MoreIt’s yet another big Na’vi ‘no’ in `Avatar’ suit
by Kasia Campbell | Jan 27, 2014 | Copyright, Film, Writing | 0 |
While Avatar may have made movie-goers globally swoon for a world blue, a parade of claimants have pursued director James Cameron for reasons green — seeking to claim a share of the box-office smash’s billions in...
Read MoreHonored, thanks. An ABA shoutout, please?
by Craig Matsuda | Dec 13, 2013 | Writing | 0 |
Yes, it’s one of those times of year when the blog doesn’t refresh as frequently as we might like: Our editors are buried in academic finals and we’re awaiting our next group of bloggers. Still, we’re...
Read MoreFo’shizzle, here’s a site for some legal giggles
by Shani Harris | Nov 12, 2013 | Music, Writing | 0 |
Need a break from reading that thick case over and over again? Check out Gizoogle.net, which Abovethelaw.com reports is “a website that converts web pages into Snoop-speak.” When checking out gizzoogle.net, you will find it has...
Read More‘Legal survial guide’ for online content creators
by Sherrie Fields | Jul 2, 2013 | Copyright, Writing | 0 |
For all of those who create online content, from bloggers to podcasters, Gordon P Firemark — entertainment attorney, theater law expert and Southwestern Law School adjunct professor — has written a legal survival...
Read MoreMind those Ps & Qs for stylish music sales
by Craig Matsuda | Jun 12, 2013 | Music, Writing | 0 |
Entertainment lawyers may need to park an additional reference work next to those well-thumbed copies of Strunk & White and The Bluebook: There’s a new style guide for the music industry, as reported in deft fashion in...
Read MoreCan talent act rein in sweeping `360′ deals?
by Michae J. "Mikey" Glazer | Aug 19, 2012 | Music, Television, Writing | 0 |
Musicians who want to avoid or to get themselves out of a “360 Deal” (an agreement to share ancillary revenues with their labels) may find help in a novel legal challenge — asserting that their label violates...
Read MoreA shout-out for Prof. Mason’s Jay-Z critique
by Michae J. "Mikey" Glazer | Jul 13, 2012 | Music, Oh, Really?, Writing | 0 |
Michael J. Glazer, a writer on the entertainment scene who has worked in the industry and is on track to earn his Southwestern J.D. in Spring, 2013, joins the blog for the summer as a guest editor. While many legal scholars in...
Read MoreA copyright conflict over U.S., foreign markets
by Kyle Rambeau | Aug 23, 2011 | Copyright, Writing | 0 |
Can those holding copyrights gain more control over materials simply by dint of where they’re made, in the U.S. versus abroad? That’s the curious conundrum that now confronts the intellectual property world now that...
Read MoreWrite on: Opinions on turning a legal phrase
by Craig Matsuda | Jul 1, 2011 | Writing | 0 |
It’s the bane of Justices, judges, managing and senior partners at big firms, many practitioners — and, yes, of course, law professors and deans: Why can’t the quality of legal writing be better? goes the...
Read MoreHere’s how to ensure prop cash is legal
by JeannyTsoi | Apr 26, 2011 | Film, Television, Writing | 0 |
With product placement a ripe source now for revenue, entertainment lawyers increasingly are getting called on to to know where and when to obtain copyright and trademark licenses or releases for items appearing in movies and TV...
Read MoreA nuanced look at Hollywood unions’ role
by JeannyTsoi | Apr 21, 2011 | Film, Talent Representation, Television, Writing | 0 |
Co-edited by Jeanny Tsoi and Leo Young While national attention has focused on governments’...
Read MoreCyber critics rip U.S. domain-name crackdown
by JeannyTsoi | Apr 6, 2011 | Film, Music, Writing | 0 |
U.S. officials in recent months have seized many file-sharing domain names in an attempt to fight against piracy. In particular, a series of seizures by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Read MoreA dissection of varied views in copyright debate
by JeannyTsoi | Mar 29, 2011 | Film, Music, Technology, Writing | 0 |
Peter Yu, a law professor at Drake University, has offered the entertainment industry “more convincing proposals for digital copyright reform” in his article, Digital Copyright and Confuzzling Rhetoric. Over the years,...
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