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
I read an interesting blog post by Emily Bushaw and Shannon McDermott in the Perkins Coie blog about a law in Washington State and independent contractor musicians. The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has...more
On September 10, 2021, the City of West Hollywood issued an Emergency Executive Order (the “Order”) implementing vaccine verification requirements for some businesses throughout the City. The West Hollywood City Council first...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Honolulu City and County Mayor Rich Blangiardi has announced “Safe Access O‘ahu,” a strategy developed in concert with local business leaders to “aggressively counteract” a nascent surge of COVID-19 while avoiding further...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. This legislation provides additional pandemic relief for small businesses, adds grants for restaurants, increases funding for grants for...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued a “Modified Stay at Home” order. His new Executive Order 181(link is external), among other things, requires people to stay at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. It also requires...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper extended and modified North Carolina’s Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions effective through 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2020. His new Executive Order 176 extends and modifies the Phase 3 restrictions that...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper extended North Carolina’s Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions through 5 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2020. His new Executive Order 170(link is external) extends the Phase 3 restrictions that were first detailed...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 169(link is external) moving North Carolina to Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions. The new Order is effective Oct. 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2020. ...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 163(link is external) moving North Carolina to a “Safer at Home” Phase 2.5. The new Order is effective Sept. 4, 2020 at 5 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2020...more
District of Columbia Business Support Grant program to benefit businesses where people gather. District of Columbia enacts legislation to provide up to $100 million in grants to eligible businesses for up to 15% of revenue...more
On July 13, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a significant rollback of California’s reopening and ordered 30 of the most populous counties in the state to cease indoor operations. The order includes closing indoor...more
In his press conference on July 1, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered restaurants in Los Angeles County and 18 other CA counties to cease indoor dining operations for at least the next 3 weeks. The order was in response to a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the U.S. economy so deeply that it will take a long time for businesses to recover, if they can recover at all. Many commercial industries have been turned upside down in the course of just...more
All counties in Pennsylvania have moved out of the red phase, with most counties in the green phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan. The Governor and Secretary of Health have issued green phase orders concerning counties...more
On May 5, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a phased, regional plan for reopening the State’s economy, entitled Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen Our State (the “Plan”). The Plan is...more
On June 27, 2017, City of Vancouver Staff updated City Council on new strategies to reduce single-use items like disposable cups, plastic and paper shopping bags, foam food packaging and take-out containers. City Staff...more
In the last few years, there have been multiple headlines noting that celebrities are being sued for their (or their businesses’) failure to pay wages in accordance with applicable state and/or federal law. Two such recent...more
Procedural and Administrative Changes and Clarifications - AB40 - A key administrative change effected by AB40 is to change the name of the “State Gaming Control Board” to the “Nevada Gaming Control Board.”...more