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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

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“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - April 2021

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March is over, a new month begins. Congrats on the Final Four to the Zags, Cougars, Bears and Bruins. Opening Day is upon us, it’s time to play ball, And battle for the World Series title deep into the fall. Enough setting...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Happy Birthday to All

On September 22, 2015, a California district court issued an opinion that may change birthday celebrations forever. In Rupa Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., the court held that Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. does not own a...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Intellectual Property: Happy Birthday to You (10/15)

If you have ever been to a Chili’s restaurant, odds are you have heard this birthday jingle. Perhaps you have also heard different birthday greetings at other chain restaurants. More likely than not, you have not heard any...more

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Music Publisher Caught in Birthday Suit

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In 2013, Good Morning to You Productions Corp., Rupa Marya and Robert Siegel (collectively “GMTY”) filed a class action suit against Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., one of the largest music publishing companies in the world and...more

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District Court Finds No Valid Copyright in “Happy Birthday” Lyrics

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A U.S. District judge for the Central District of California has determined that Warner/Chappell Music Inc. does not own a valid copyright to the lyrics of the song “Happy Birthday.”...more

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