The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
Lately I’ve been thinking about the many ways by which members of the public transfer funds to government and the many reasons for which such transfers are made. After all, we’re still in the “season of giving.”...more
When you do what we do, you get a lot of calls and a lot of questions. Many of the calls and questions are not fruitful. Quite honestly, some of the calls are from folks whose interest in and experience with cannabis is, we...more
On February 2, 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation authorizing cannabis for medical use. Mississippi is now the 37th state to legalize medical cannabis. The passage of SB 2095 (the "Act") comes more than...more
Only days ago, we discussed the prospects for cannabis reform in Tennessee. And lawmakers are already pushing such reform in the early days of this legislative session. On the hemp front, Rep. Chris Hurt filed House Bill...more
Over the last few weeks, Washington, Arizona, and Wyoming released regulations and opened applications for sports betting operators to apply for licenses. Sports betting is now legal in 32 states and the District of Columbia....more
Minnesota’s new Assisted Living License goes into effect August 1, 2021. With less than five months remaining before the deadline, providers need to act immediately to make sure they are prepared for the new requirements,...more
At heart, and still, I am a non-singing Jersey Boy, and one who grew up reading Sherlock Holmes stories and watching Star Trek, the Original Series (before it even needed that modifier), in reruns in the 1970s while also...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s stay of a permanent injunction against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation, permitting the infringer to continue use of an...more
This alert focuses on the position for onshore businesses in the UAE as well as in the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (the “ADGM”) free zones.It sets out the measures being...more
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved a 90-day deferral of all annual fee invoices that would have been issued to NRC licensees (including holders of reactor, fuel cycle facility, and materials...more
Kentucky employers will need to get acquainted with a new state law just signed into effect Monday, March 30, that addresses a number of coronavirus-related issues that are relevant to the workplace. After passing the state...more
From coast to coast, both state and local tax authorities are rapidly responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). And while many of the relief efforts are appropriately aimed at supporting individuals who have been impacted by...more
Vermont enacted legislation pertaining to initial and renewal applications and setting licensing fees to supplement legislation enacted earlier this year. Effective July 1, 2019, the following application fees apply in...more
N.D. California federal judge Lucy Koh sided with the FTC in its antitrust suit against semiconductor-industry giant Qualcomm, finding that the company “abused its position . . . to harm competition and charge cellphone...more
Once a copyright is created, protection generally lasts for 70 years after the death of the author and in some cases 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation. That’s a long time! After that time, the copyright...more
The pharmaceutical industry is facing new limits on payments to prescribers in New Jersey. Earlier this month the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs finalized sweeping new rules prohibiting some types of payments and...more
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services published its annual licensing fees under the Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act as follows...more
Next generation automated fare collection systems (AFC) typically characterized by open architecture designs, open payment approaches, and contactless card readers, are being installed in an increasing number of public...more
Brevets - Sort des redevances de licence de brevet et nullité du brevet Le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris applique les règles dégagées par le CJUE dans l'arrêt Genentech Inc c. Hoechst GmbH et Sanofi-Aventis...more
In March 2016, the popular music streaming service, Spotify, reached a settlement with the National Music Publishers Association (“NMPA”) to cover billions of unlicensed streams from member publishers dating back to the...more
On May 23, 2016 the South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act was amended to remove a fifty percent cap applicable to the income tax credit provided by the Act. L. 2016, H5009. This taxpayer-friendly amendment...more
The new Virginia Fantasy Contests Act regulates consumer privacy on fantasy sports game websites, like DraftKings and FanDuel, and also requires fantasy sports companies to pay a licensing fee in Virginia to pay for the cost...more
Montana has adopted a temporary rule to reduce certain licensing renewal fees by 50 percent for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The Department of Administration believes that adopting the Uniform...more
This week, in Rupa Marya, et al. v. Warner/Chappel Music, Inc., et al., No. CV 13-4460-GHK (C.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2015), U.S. District Judge George H. King ruled that defendant Warner/Chappel Music has no enforceable copyright...more