The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
(Podcast) The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
The Briefing: IOC Goes For Gold In Trademark Suit Over Logan Paul - Kevin Durant Sports Drink
The Briefing: IOC Goes For Gold In Trademark Suit Over Logan Paul - Kevin Durant Sports Drink (Podcast)
The Briefing: No Copyright Protection in Fitness Routines for Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson [PODCAST]
California Employment News: Is The FTC Recent Rule on Non-Competes a New Reality for Reality Stars
California Employment News: Is The FTC Recent Rule on Non-Competes a New Reality for Reality Stars (Podcast)
The Briefing: Scarlett Johansson vs Chat GPT What the Legal Claims Would Look Like
The Briefing: Scarlett Johansson vs Chat GPT What the Legal Claims Would Look Like (Podcast)
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute (Podcast)
The Briefing: How “Knockoff” Furniture Landed Kim Kardashian in an IP Lawsuit
The Briefing: How “Knockoff” Furniture Landed Kim Kardashian in an IP Lawsuit (Podcast)
The Briefing: Truth Maybe Crazy, But Truth Just Got Kanye West Out of a Defamation Case
(Podcast) The Briefing: Truth Maybe Crazy, But Truth Just Got Kanye West Out of a Defamation Case
Writer's Strike Ends, Actor's Strike Continues, Ed Sheeran, The MLC, NIL and more in Episode 161-Entertainment Law Update Podcast
Podcast: The Briefing - Deepfakes vs Right of Publicity: Navigating the Intersection Between Free Speech and Protected Rights
The Briefing - Deepfakes vs Right of Publicity: Navigating the Intersection Between Free Speech and Protected Rights
Once Removed Episode 13: It’s 5 o’Clock: Do You Know Where Your Will Is? A Lesson From Aretha Franklin
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos
A New York Judge dismissed former Rep. George Santos’ lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel Live over the late-night host’s use of personalized Cameo videos in one of his segments. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss this decision...more
Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlo explore the US Olympic Committee's lawsuit against Prime Hydration, co-founded by Logan Paul, for using Olympic trademarks in their ad campaign with Kevin Durant. Discover...more
Tracy Anderson, the mastermind behind the Tracy Anderson Method, sued ex-trainer Megan Roup for allegedly stealing her routines and licensing them to Equinox. The US District Court just ruled against Anderson’s copyright...more
Bette Midler. Vanna White. Marylin Monroe. Each of these women has undoubtedly shaped pop culture in some meaningful way. Perhaps what is lesser known is that litigation surrounding each of these women has shaped the legal...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! As we cross the Summer solstice and melt under the Sun’s searing rays of light, we at the Spotlight would like to remind you that too much light can be a bad thing (don’t forget your...more
Did Scarlett Johansson's voice inspire 'Sky'? Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg of Weintraub Tobin unpack the controversy between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI's Chat GPT. Explore potential legal claims and the intricacies...more
“A voice is as distinctive and personal as a face. The human voice is one of the most palpable ways identity is manifested. We are all aware that a friend is at once known by a few words on the phone. . . The singer manifests...more
The recent decision on Hayden vs. 2K Games is a big win for video game publishers. Dive into the fascinating world of copyright disputes over tattoos in video games. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg from Weintraub Tobin...more
The 1970s were the heyday of the now-extinct television genre known as the variety show: a weekly extravaganza headlined by a well-known entertainer, generally accompanied by a supporting cast of singers, dancers and...more
Laws prohibiting the use of a person’s likeness for commercial gain have been in effect for some time, testing everything from the value of an influencer’s endorsement to “freemium” reports by people search companies....more
Major League Baseball announced Friday that it has opened an investigation following allegations involving Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, who has been at the center of a potential theft and sports betting scandal...more
The City of Pittsburgh hopes to bring a legal dispute over its sports facility usage fee to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The city has stopped collecting the fee in the meantime, which could put new strains on an already...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! We’re barely into the New Year and it has been an eventful one already. First, (and you would be forgiven for not knowing this, but…) the Golden Globes took place this past Sunday. The theme...more
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
Think about some of your favorite brands, and how each is recognized. Everyone knows what a WHOPPER is and who sells it. A very particular shade of blue has been associated with TIFFANY because of the boxes the jewelry is...more
The rise of Deepfakes is a growing concern within the entertainment industry. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this and the intersection between free speech and protected rights on this episode of The Briefing....more
Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden recently filed class-action lawsuits against Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI (backed by Microsoft Corp.) for...more