Art, Entertainment & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts

UltimatePoker.com: One Million and Counting

by Jenna Karadbil | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 5/21/2013

It took just two weeks for the first online poker site located and operated completely inside the United States to deal its one millionth hand of poker. While UltimatePoker.com is only available to Nevada residents located in...more

Problematic Sports Industry Contract Provision No. 1 - The (Un)enforceability of Arbitration Provisions

by M. Quinn Murphy | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 5/21/2013

The first problematic contract provision often found in sports industry contracts are arbitration provisions. Many sports industry owners beleive that arbitration is a helpful way to resolve contractual disputes...more

Did Sergio Garcia Lose in Match Play with the IRS?

by Thomas Wechter | Duane Morris LLP on 5/17/2013

One of the most recognizable names in professional golf—although not the most winning name, having never won a major golf tournament—is Sergio Garcia. He is especially known for his tree shots, the latest of which was a...more

Foul play over US trademark

by Edward Lee, Douglas N. Masters | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/15/2013

The Washington Redskins name has attracted fierce debate over the years. Edward Lee and Douglas Masters, attorneys at Loeb & Loeb, discuss the latest attempt to revoke the mark - US trademark law prohibits the...more

Who Owns the Rights to “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 5/15/2013

Harper Lee only wrote one book in her life, but what a book. Her classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” published in 1960, spins the tale of a small town attorney who tries to stand up against the forces of racial injustice....more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - May 10, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/10/2013

Dunn v. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., California Court of Appeal, April 30, 2013 (unpublished opinion) - California Court of Appeal affirms judgment in favor of defendant DreamWorks Animation on plaintiff’s breach of...more

Cars Lawsuit Runs Out of Gas

by BakerHostetler on 5/9/2013

The United States Supreme Court recently brought final resolution to Mandeville-Anthony v. Walt Disney Co., a dispute over the ownership of Disney and Pixar’s animated movies “Cars” and “Cars 2,” and the spin-off television...more

Checklist: Reviewing Stock Library Content Licenses

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/9/2013

When a film or television producer wants to make use of content supplied by a "stock" library (such as photographs, film clips or music), it is necessary for their legal counsel to review the license agreement in order to...more

IRS Taking Tough Stand On Benefits And Burdens Of Ownership In Recent Section 199 ILM And Tax Court Cases

by Todd Reinstein | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 5/8/2013

On April 1, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released ILM 201313020 (ILM) in response to an IRS Appeals Division request. It concludes that planning and development activities undertaken by a publisher of books and other...more

Is Jacob To Laban As Weiner Is To The Original Talk Radio Network?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/7/2013

Jacob was in love with Rachel, but he had a problem. What could he offer Rachel’s father Laban for her hand? Not having much, he offered to work for seven years. Laban seemed to find this acceptable, but when the seven years...more

Spider-Man Lives to Web-Sling (and Sing) Another Day Following Settlement of Copyright Suit

by Anthony Rufo | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 5/3/2013

After infamously departing (i.e., being fired) from the nascent production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, acclaimed stage and screen director Julie Taymor filed suit against the show’s producers. As...more

NFL Concussion Lawsuits in Philadelphia

by The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP on 5/2/2013

Earlier this month, a federal court in Philadelphia heard arguments about concussions in the National Football League (NFL). More than 4,100 plaintiffs, who are part of 222 consolidated lawsuits, are at the beginning of the...more

Let the Games Begin: Legal Online Poker Starts Up in Nevada

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/2/2013

April 30 was an historic day for online poker players in the United States. Just a bit more than two years after the indictment and civil cases that were termed “Black Friday” shut down the industry, Ultimate Poker became the...more

Three Point Shot - April 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/30/2013

The (Gold) Gloves Are Off - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips has a lot to say. He's well-known for being outspoken, and he's a prolific tweeter on his @DatDudeBP account, which boasts over 650,000...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 26, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/29/2013

- Viacom International v. Google Inc., USDC S.D. New York, April 18, 2013: On remand from the Second Circuit, district court grants summary judgment in favor of Google and its YouTube platform on all copyright...more

Gaming Legal News - April 24, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 11

by Patrick Sullivan, Dennis J. Whittlesey | Dickinson Wright on 4/26/2013

In This Issue: - THE MASSACHUSETTS MUDDLE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG? The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town of Taunton in southeastern Massachusetts received a major...more

Game Developer’s Conduct Justified Granting Publisher a Permanent Royalty-Free License

by Sean Kane | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/26/2013

On April 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued an order upholding an arbitration award against a video game developer and granting a publisher a perpetual license in the developer’s game due to the...more

SAG-AFTRA Board Approves Commercials Contracts

by Sara Perry | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/25/2013

At its national meeting held April 20-21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors approved the recently negotiated television and radio commercials contracts. The tentative deal was reached...more

Gaming Legal News - April 18, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 10

by Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

In This Issue: - OLG SELECTS SPIELO G2 AS ITS VENDOR FOR IGAMING: On August 10, 2010, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced that it will be extending its brand to Internet gaming (iGaming)....more

Copyright Reversions And Loan-Out Corporations

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/23/2013

A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to speak at an Ontario Bar Association Entertainment, Media & Communications Law Section session on the topic of copyright reversionary interests. During the Q&A portion of the...more

Minefield for the Unwary: Cautiously Optimistic Outlook on Online Gaming Expansion in the United States

by Harsh Parikh, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/19/2013

Gaming operations in the United States have traditionally been supply-side driven. Sheldon Andelson, CEO and Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., recently analogized the industry to the movie Field of Dreams: If you build it,...more

Kentucky Update: Instant Racing

by Laura D'Angelo, Kerry Irwin | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/18/2013

While the Kentucky legislature continues to debate the issue of expanded gaming without progress, two Kentucky horse racing tracks – Kentucky Downs and Ellis Park – offer their patrons “Instant Racing”, or wagering on...more

Federal Court Says No to “Used” Digital Music Marketplace

by Daniel Zlatnik | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/17/2013

Digital music has come a long way since the era of widespread unauthorized sharing, with digital music sales estimated to be approaching $6 billion worldwide. As this market grows, a natural question is whether there can be a...more

The Kinkade Case, Or How Not to Conduct an Arbitration

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 4/17/2013

While all arbitrators aim for the highest level of quality control, errors occur. Sometimes these errors are pretty egregious, which is why we always recommend using a trusted and well-respected ADR provider and arbitrator....more

Third-Party Software Providers— Will the DGE Take a Hard Look at Them?

by Frank DiGiacomo, Eric D. Frank | Duane Morris LLP on 4/16/2013

Unlock your iPhone and today you can swipe through the plethora of apps from the multitude of independent software providers available at your fingertips. As our phones have transformed into ‘smart phones,’ other forms of...more

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