The Briefing: Diana Copeland – “Surviving R. Kelly” But Not Netflix’s Motion to Dismiss
(Podcast) The Briefing: Diana Copeland – “Surviving R. Kelly” But Not Netflix’s Motion to Dismiss
Harassment in the Celebrity Workplace: Insights From It Ends With Us — Hiring to Firing Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Based on a (NOT) True Story – The Baby Reindeer Defamation Case
The Briefing: Based on a (NOT) True Story – The Baby Reindeer Defamation Case
SCOTUS and federal court rulings on TTAB decisions on granting trademarks and trademark renewals; Netflix settling an anticipated defamation case with a disclaimer and donation
The Briefing: Netflix Defamation Lawsuit About Inventing Anna – Not an Imposter
The Briefing: Netflix Defamation Lawsuit About Inventing Anna – Not an Imposter (Podcast)
The Briefing: Defamation by Docudrama – Inventing Anna ARCHIVE (Podcast)
The Briefing: Defamation by Docudrama – Inventing Anna ARCHIVE
“They Said What?! I’ll Sue!” – Litigating Defamatory Claims – Speaking of Litigation Video 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
(Podcast) The Briefing: Nirvana Stuck in Lawsuit Over “Nevermind” Album Cover
The Briefing: Nirvana Stuck in Lawsuit Over “Nevermind” Album Cover
(Podcast) The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
Podcast: The Briefing - Is Linda Fairstein’s Portrayal in Netflix’s “When They See Us” Fair?
The Briefing: Is Linda Fairstein’s Portrayal in Netflix’s “When They See Us” Fair?
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Netflix Settles Defamation Dispute with Docu Film Subjects
Join us for an insightful session on the most pressing legal developments affecting the entertainment industry today. This presentation will cover key updates in copyright and trademark law, the impact of artificial...more
Lawyers involved with a proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and the Power Five conferences filed documents on Thursday that included small, but potentially...more
ADVERTISING INJURIES: DEFAMATION AND RIGHT OF PUBLICITY - Advertising injuries occur when a business injures another party during the course of advertising its products or services. The Insurance Services Office (ISO)...more
Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss two topics in this episode of The Briefing. First, they talk about the defamation lawsuit that GEO Group, a private prison and detention center operator, brought against Netflix over the...more
Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss two topics in this episode of The Briefing. First, they talk about GEO Group's defamation lawsuit against Netflix over the show "Messiah," just dropped. Then, at 8:20, they move on to...more
A federal district court in California has added to the small body of case law addressing whether it’s permissible for one party to use another party’s trademark as a hashtag. The court held that, for several reasons, the 9th...more
For those of you in desperate need of Christmas present ideas for a New England Patriots fan, you can rest assured that your ironic backup option – a copy of the romance novel, A Gronking to Remember – is still available for...more
In 2016, the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued important opinions interpreting California’s anti-SLAPP statute (C.C.P. § 425.16 et seq.), once again broadly construing its application. See...more
The Ninth Circuit has confirmed that right of publicity claims purporting to arise from expressive works, like films, are content-based restrictions on speech that are presumptively unconstitutional, and generally should not...more
42, 127 Hours, Act of Valor, Argo, Dolphin Tale, Fair Game, Green Zone, I Love You Philip Morris, Moneyball, People Like Us, Sanctum, Secretariat, Soul Surfer, The Bling Ring, The Fighter, The Runaways, The Whistleblower,...more
NBC just seems to know when it’s my scheduled turn to blog reactions to The Office. Rather than face my intense scrutiny and the inevitable backlash from all of my loyal followers (i.e., my mom), the network punted, airing a...more