The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
(Podcast) The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
The latest on: NFL Anti-Trust decision; Record Labels Sue Over Generative AI; Copyright Office clarifies Termination Rights, Royalties, Transfers, Disputes, and the MMA.
The Briefing: No Copyright Protection in Fitness Routines for Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson
The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties
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: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute (Podcast)
The Briefing: Paramount Splashes Top Gun Maverick Copyright Lawsuit
The Briefing Filmmakers Express Concern Over Impending Death of ‘Biographical Anchor’ Fair Use Basis (Podcast)
The Briefing Filmmakers Express Concern Over Impending Death of ‘Biographical Anchor’ Fair Use Basis
The Briefing: Brandy Melville Doubles Down Against Redbubble
AI Update: ELVIS Act Passes, SAG-AFTRA Agree with Record Labels. FTC Non-compete Ban Analyzed By Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett.
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: Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Isn’t What You Think (Podcast)
The Briefing: Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Isn’t What You Think
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 9 – Copyright Counseling and Protection
(Podcast) The Briefing: Writers, Actors, AI: The AI Centric Changes to the WGA and SAG Agreements
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of December 13, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of November 8, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of October 25, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing awards. As of September 20, 2021, the SBA had made decisions on 95% of all...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing awards. As of September 7, 2021, the SBA had made decisions on 93% of all...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of April 7, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of March 18, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] - Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of March 10, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding,...more
Almost a year ago now, the pandemic outbreak disrupted the worldwide entertainment industry – and in particular, film and television production. Similar to the US, European audio-visual productions were halted, movie theaters...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Section 324 of Title III of the CAA, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit...more
Signed into law at the end of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) — often referred to as the COVID-19 stimulus package — earmarked $15 billion in federal grants for certain live venue operators and other...more
On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act. ...more
Some very welcome help for theaters, music venues, museums and similar “shuttered venues” and promoters is buried in the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by Congress and signed by the President (the “Act”)....more
A recently passed relief bill will provide $15 billion in federal funding toward grants for “shuttered venue operators,” making funding available to an industry that has been particularly impacted during the COVID-19...more
When Congress passed its second COVID-19 relief package on December 21, it was welcome news to countless individuals throughout the country who have struggled in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. Within the package was the...more
Many businesses in the live music and entertainment space have been uniquely affected by the pandemic and continue to face dire financial challenges as closure and social distancing mandates persist. Further, when the economy...more
Certain provisions of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 economic stimulus legislation are subject to the issuance of government regulations and other government action; thus, certain details regarding the legislation may be clarified...more
Federal measures specifically targeted at the entertainment sector, including event organizations: ..Right to temporarily not refund: if the same event is organized at a later date within a reasonable period (except if the...more
Federal measures specific targeted at the entertainment sector, including event organization: ..Right to temporarily not refund: if the same event is organized at a later date within a reasonable period (except if the...more
- The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), contained within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, creates a $349 billion loan facility...more