Communications & Media Law, Art, Entertainment & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts

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

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In Capital Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 12 Civ. 95, (Mar. 30, 2013) (“Capital Records v. ReDigi”) Judge Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that the copyright “first sale doctrine is limited to ‘material...more

What Is Deposition In CA?

by Doron Eghbali on 4/2/2013

What is a deposition? Who may be deposed? Who may not be deposed? What is the time frame for deposition? Where could deposition be taken? These are only some of the questions confronting parties and non-parties alike in a...more

Boot Camp #4: Travel companions

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 3/21/2013

When someone wins a trip in a sweepstakes or contest, they usually expect that the prize will be for two people so they can bring a travel companion along on their journey. If your promotion requires winners to fly solo, you...more

The Terms [Of Trade] They Are A-Changin' (?)

by Stephen Zolf | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/7/2013

Barely two years after the ink dried on the Terms of Trade Agreement entered into between Canada's five largest broadcasters and independent television producers, Canadian broadcasters have signaled that they want to...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

Levick Weekly - February 8, 2013: Spotlight On OutSourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Dan Rene | LEVICK on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: - Spotlight On Outsourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs - Labor Unions Seek To Stop The Bleeding - Threat Management - Handicapping The Tech Brand Wars - Sequestration - Athlete Endorsers...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

Release of Liability Contained in Event Entry Form Held to Apply To a Subsequently Added Event Sponsor

by Williams Venker & Sanders on 1/23/2013

On any given week, most of us are asked to sign at least one or two releases of liability for various sporting and recreational events. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District recently held those releases may...more

President Signs Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/22/2013

On January 10, President Obama signed H.R. 6671, which amends the Video Privacy Protection Act to facilitate compliance for modern video service providers. The Act was originally passed in 1988 to limit the disclosure of...more

Don’t Lose Your Trademark When Licensing It (…or How Not to “Run Naked”)

by Wahab & Medenica LLC on 1/8/2013

For established brands, trademark licensing can be a very lucrative enterprise. It allows the brand to expand its existing markets or venture into new ones with little additional risk or investment. This was not always the...more

End of the Dark Ages? Lawsuits Put Sports TV Blackout Rules to the Test

by Jeremy Lacks | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/4/2013

Could the New York Yankees sell the broadcasting rights to their games to cable companies and subscribers in Mississippi? Could a Los Angeles Kings fan living on the East Coast pay to watch a crucial, late-season game live...more

More Teams Try Out Dynamic Ticket Pricing for Regular Season Games

by Douglas N. Masters, Seth A. Rose | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 12/28/2012

Originally published in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on December 18, 2012. Sports teams have long experienced challenges in setting ticket prices in the traditional way — months in advance of the season and with only few...more

The Royal Phone-Hoax: The Canadian Context

by Stephen Zolf | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 12/12/2012

Worldwide media coverage of the hoax call made last week by Syndey radio co-hosts to the London hospital continues. Pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, co-hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian of the morning show...more

Around the Virtual World - November 12, 2012

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 11/12/2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Cypress Hill Singer's Grand Theft Likeness Suit Put To Rest - VCs invest $150m in mHealth during...more

Privacy Commissioner Releases Videogame Guidance

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/7/2012

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a Guidance Document for videogames, with particular relevance to online games which require users to provide personal information as a condition of accessing the...more

Top Sports IP Plays of the Year - Part 2

by Emily Bayton | Lewis and Roca LLP on 10/24/2012

Today we bring you Part Two of an article authored by our partner Ms. Emily Bayton and published by Law360 on October 16, 2012... As an intellectual property lawyer and avid sports fan, I’m always interested in a case...more

Gaming Legal News - October 19, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 22: What’s In A Name? Everything!

by Dickinson Wright on 10/23/2012

Brand equity consultants and marketing gurus have for years preached the importance of having a distinctive brand name as it is one of the most important factors that differentiates or distinguishes one product from another....more

Top Sports IP Plays of the Last Year - Part 1

by Emily Bayton | Lewis and Roca LLP on 10/17/2012

Today we post Part One of an article authored by our partner Ms. Emily Bayton and published by Law360 on October 16, 2012. Please check back next week for Part Two! As an intellectual property lawyer and avid sports...more

CASL Enforcement Bulletins Released by CRTC: Increased Compliance Burden on Business

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 10/16/2012

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) dashed hopes that it will be sensitive to the needs of businesses when enforcing Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL). On October 10, 2012 it published...more

Google Settles Long-Running Copyright Dispute with Book Publishers

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 10/5/2012

Yesterday Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced that they have settled the litigation filed in 2005 by the AAP challenging the Google Books Library Project. As we have previously reported, Google...more

Game On!

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/27/2012

As companies are presented with the ever-challenging goal of achieving and maintaining brand recognition, many fashion companies are now attempting to engage consumers in both the real and virtual worlds. Gaming represents...more

CRTC Rejects Challenge to CBC Music

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 9/5/2012

On August 14, 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released Broadcasting Decision 2012-442, in which it rejected the argument advanced by Stingray Digital Group that the CBC, in...more

EA Sports Gives Up Its Exclusive License to Make College Football Games

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 8/29/2012

For many avid sports gamers, December 13, 2004 is a day that will live in infamy. On that date, EA Sports, makers of the longstanding Madden franchise, inked a deal with the NFL that would allow EA, and only EA, to produce...more

August 2012: Entertainment Litigation Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 8/21/2012

In This Issue: Quirk v. Sony Pictures; FCC v. CBS; and Dish Network v. ABC....more

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