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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

THQ Goes Down

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 12/28/2012

As 2012 winds down and we all recover from what I’m sure was a wonderful Festivus celebration (I know I’m still feeling the effects of a particularly bloody Feats of Strength and an overly ambitious Airing of Grievances...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- August 22, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 8/23/2012

Table of Contents: - Pearson Education Inc. v. Almgren - Eighth Circuit affirms bankruptcy court’s order striking textbook publishers’ demand for jury trial on copyright infringement damages, granting minimum...more

The Legal Canvas - Summer 2012

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/21/2012

In This Issue: - Dealing in Hidden Risk: Agency and Fiduciary Liability in the Dealer-Seller Relationship 3 - Censorship: Silencing Art 7 - Quick Update - Consigned Art and Bankruptcy 11 - Thinking About...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - February 16, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/17/2012

Table of Contents Frerck v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Stan Lee Media, Inc. v. Conan Sales Co., LLC Frerck v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USDC N.D. Illinois, February 7,...more

Sports Law Newsletter - July 30, 2009

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/30/2009

IN THIS NEWSLETTER: *Jim Brown v. Electronic Arts: Can Hall of Fame Football Player Jim Brown Score a Touchdown Against EA for Scrambling His Image? *A New Marketplace for Sports Franchises: Bankruptcy Court Please...more

Manatt Sports: Maryland's Bad Track Record

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/6/2009

No sooner did the ink dry on my celebration of the 25th anniversary of the erstwhile Baltimore Colts' midnight departure to Indianapolis, when Maryland has provided us with more eminent domain related stuff for our gristmill....more