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Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 16, 2013 Auction houses typically do not disclose the identity of the seller on their sales contracts. A recent New York trial court decision may drastically change that longstanding practice.
| | "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Profit-Sharing Verdict Upheld by Ninth Circuit
David A. Charapp; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 8, 2013, previously published on January 4, 2013 On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Celador International, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. upheld an interesting jury verdict, resulting in a $319 million judgment against Disney relating to an agreement for ABC to obtain the North American...
|  | "Reinstating" Canadian Film Tax Credits - Why Marky Mark Was Off The Mark
David Zitzerman; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article December 27, 2012, previously published on December 21, 2012 During a recent charity event in Toronto in early December, 2012, well known Hollywood actor and producer, Mark Wahlberg made a public plea to the Canadian government to “reinstate” film subsidies for U.S. originated film and TV productions filming in Canada. In an interview with the...
| | Court Flags Historical Use of NFL Team’s Former Logo in Video Game as Infringing
David S. Greenberg, C. Andrew Keisner, Marc J. Rachman; Davis & Gilbert LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 26, 2012, previously published on December 2012 Copyright law has long recognized that an artist’s right to protect his or her creation is somewhat limited by others’ rights to make fair use of a work in a reasonable manner. Courts frequently hold that copyrighted works can be used without liability, as “fair use,” in...
| | Till Death Do Us Part: Joint Authorship Agreements for Co-Authors and Co-Creators
Kaiser Wahab; Wahab & Medenica LLC;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2012 The rise of collaboration technologies has led to more authors collaborating on screenplays, articles, books, and various other creative works. This free exchange of ideas can lead to timely, efficient, and lower-cost works, but also inadvertently lends itself to copyright infringement and legal...
| | Cult of Personality: Celebrity Photography and the “Right of Publicity”
Kaiser Wahab; Wahab & Medenica LLC;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2012 After the film has been developed, every photographer dealing with live subjects must face legal issues that may not be visible to their trained eye. One of the prickliest issues is the friction between the rights of the photographer and those of the individuals photographed. This battle often...
| | Rock, Pizza and Power Tools: A Song on How to Use Musical Works in Advertising
Vincent Bergeron; ROBIC, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2012 The duo The Black Keys, one of the most popular rock band these days with more than 840 000 copies sold of its last album El Camino, which was released in December 2011, is taking the illegal use of its songs very seriously.
| | Disco Lives - With Termination of Copyright Grants?
Timothy J. Lockhart; Willcox & Savage, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 10, 2012, previously published on Fall 2012 A little-known provision of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Act) may soon acquire major importance. Under Section 203 of the Act (17 U.S.C. § 203) a copyright assignment or license may, under certain circumstances, be terminated 35 years after being granted. Because the Act became effective on...
| | Public Art Programs: 1% for the 99% - Part Three
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 7, 2012, previously published on December 3, 2012 We conclude our series on public art and percent-for-art programs by focusing on a recent case involving the respected American sculptor, Alice Aycock. The artist’s sculpture, Star Sifter, was created in 1998 for the John F. Kennedy Airport, New York City. The recent lawsuit was prompted by...
| | Federal District Court Refuses to Enjoin Dish Network’s Advanced DVR and Ad-Skipping Services
Seth A. Davidson, Alan L. Friel, Arthur H. Harding; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 3, 2012, previously published on November 29, 2012 he United States District Court for the Central District of California has denied a motion by Fox Broadcasting Company, Inc. for a preliminary injunction against Dish Network’s advanced DVR service and its associated ad-skipping functionality. The court found that Fox was not likely to...
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