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The Efforts to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey—A History

by Christopher Soriano | Duane Morris LLP on 4/16/2013

A complex and expensive battle between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the four major professional sports leagues and the state of New Jersey over whether New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks can offer...more

Bill Maher Prevails Over Donald Trump Lawsuit By Sitting and Waiting for the Donald to Figure Out to Drop It Himself

by Dan Nabel | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 4/9/2013

In February, I wrote about a particularly fake-haired boneheaded lawsuit that Donald Trump brought against comedian Bill Maher. As you may recall, Trump accused Maher of breach of contract based on a joke that Maher had made...more

Casinos Go Virtual

by Peter Hahn | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 3/12/2013

In late February 2013 the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation allowing on-line wagering, subject to certain limitations. This legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. Under the new law, licensed...more

NCAA v. Christie: Administrative Law Point May Determine Future of Sports Betting

by Kevin Braig | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/21/2013

Some of the biggest names in the legal profession wrestled with points of constitutional law on February 14 in NCAA v. Christie, the case that some have called “the fight for the future of American sports gambling.”...more

Donald Trump Sues Bill Maher for Monkeying Around on Late-Night Talk Show

by Dan Nabel | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 2/21/2013

Here at Law Law Land, there are a few pearls of wisdom we like to repeat — perhaps to a fault — just because they are so helpful and right. Copyright law doesn’t protect ideas, only the expressions of ideas. Being legally...more

California Reintroduces Bill to Legalize Sports Betting

by Dan W. Goldfine, Harsh Parikh, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/8/2013

For the second year in a row, the California State Legislature will consider Senate Bill 190 to legalize sports betting within the state. Last year’s Senate Bill 1390 passed in the California State Senate, but stalled in...more

DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/4/2013

On Friday, February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey defending the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992...more

2012 Media Year in Review Media Law Bulletin - January 2013

by John Stephens | Sedgwick LLP on 1/23/2013

Now that 2013 has arrived, we look forward to a new year of media cases. However, in order to orient ourselves for 2013, it is important to stop and take a look back at some of the relevant entertainment and media cases of...more

DOJ Plans to Intervene in N.J. Sports-Betting Case

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/23/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 22, 2013, that it plans to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA challenging a New Jersey state law that legalized...more

A Covenant Not to Sue May Avoid Invalidity Claims

by Kelly Craven, Bobby Ghajar | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/17/2013

Last week, in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. (opinion attached), the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the voluntary cessation doctrine, most often used when a defendant claims its voluntary compliance moots a case where it...more

Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case

by Jedediah Wakefield, Sean Wikner | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/15/2013

In 2007, the Supreme Court in MedImmune v. Genentech broadened the scope of declaratory judgment jurisdiction, making it easier for parties fearing IP claims to bring defensive lawsuits. Last week, the Court made it easier...more

Fraternal Order of Police Urges Congress to Update the Wire Act -- Letter to US Congressional Leaders (November 26, 2012)

by Ian Imrich on 11/26/2012

A Brief History of the Fraternal Order of Police [From the FOP website]: In 1915, the life of a policeman was bleak. In many communities they were forced to work 12 hour days, 365 days a year. Police officers didn't like...more

Court Says Lap Dancing Isn’t an Art Form

by Lawyers.com on 10/26/2012

New York’s highest court ruled on Oct. 22 that strip club patrons must pay sales tax on admission fees because the clubs’ featured entertainment does not qualify for the state’s tax exemption afforded to “dramatic or musical...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - October 25, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 10/25/2012

Table of Contents: - Claybrook v. American Broadcasting Company: District court dismisses putative class action alleging racial discrimination in casting of shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, holding that...more

Jackson Walker VIA Media postcard - July 2012

by Jackson Walker on 7/24/2012

In This Issue: - Stacy Allen Speaks: In Neely et al. v. Wilson et al., the Texas Supreme Court will decide the fate of the third-party allegation rule -- a decision that could have a substantial impact on newsrooms...more

Celebrities Protected by 'Right of Publicity'

by Jeffrey Albright | Lewis and Roca LLP on 7/10/2012

Star gazing takes on new meaning in New Mexico as the state’s film industry continues to grow. You might spot stars like Johnny Depp, Lou Diamond Phillips, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Juliet Lopez in Albuquerque since...more

Resale Right / Droit de Suite Developments

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/4/2012

As I noted previously (Forgotten corner of the copyright canvas), California has, until recently, been the only North American jurisdiction with an "artist's resale right / droit de suite" statute. However, as a result of a...more

N.J. Moves Towards Legal Sports Betting This Fall, in Time for NFL Season

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/25/2012

It appeared for some time last year as if New Jersey was about to become the first state to legalize and regulate online gaming in the form of poker. But Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed state legislation to that effect,...more

Florida Supreme Court Denies Review in Gambling Expansion Case

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/14/2012

The Florida Supreme Court recently denied a request for it to review the Florida Court of Appeal’s determination that a Florida statute is valid even though it authorizes slot machines at entities other than those that are...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - November 3, 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 11/4/2011

Table of Contents: •Bethesda Softworks, L.L.C. v. Interplay Entertainment Corp. •Tiwari v. NBC Universal, Inc. Bethesda Softworks, L.L.C. v. Interplay Entertainment Corp., USCA Fourth Circuit, October 26,...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - September 14, 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 9/15/2011

Table of Contents: •Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc. Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc., USDC District of New Jersey, September 9, 2011 District court dismisses former college football player’s right of publicity...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - July 6, 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 7/7/2011

Table of Contents: •Brown, Governor of California, et al. v. Entertainment Merchants Association et al. •Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha Brown, Governor of California, et al. v. Entertainment Merchants...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - March 9, 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/9/2011

Table of Contents: • Best v. Berard • Lapine v. Seinfeld Best v. Berard, USDC N.D. Illinois, March 3, 2011 • In right of publicity action relating to reality TV show Female Forces, court grants defendants’ motion...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - February 23 , 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/24/2011

No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc., California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, February 15, 2011 • In rock band’s right of publicity action, court finds videogame publisher’s use of band members’...more

Environmental Film Disaster, A Case for First Amendment Rights or Past Regrets?

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/20/2011

Award winning film producer Joseph Berlinger made a documentary entitled Crude, which followed the case brought against Texaco by a group of civilians who allege that the oil exploration and drilling conducted by Texaco, now...more

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