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Christine Torres on How She Became a TV Writer After Being a District Attorney
Christine Torres (WGA, west) is a writer, producer, and consultant who develops film, documentary,...
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ComicMix’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
Literary history’s littered with simply awful book titles: Jane Austen, for example,...
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Federal judge answers Cartoon Network’s legal prayer for relief, strikes down $75-million ‘Black Jesus’ infringement claim by ‘Saint Solomon’
Praise be, the folks at the Cartoon Network may be saying under their breath. That’s because...
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A writers’ strike averted, troubling trends pers
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
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
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,...
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Actors’ ages can be posted online, court says
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
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 MoreJustices decline Apple’s appeal on e-books
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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...
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A nuanced look at Hollywood unions’ role
Co-edited by Jeanny Tsoi and Leo Young While national attention has focused on governments’...
Read MoreCyber critics rip U.S. domain-name crackdown
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
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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