In this Episode: Follow Ups:  Justin Bieber; Tenenbaum, Kate Plus 8. Fleeting Expletives. JayZ wins. few Fair Use cases. Copyrights, Trademark cases. Some BIG wins for plaintiffs in profit participation suits. GET CLE CREDIT for this episode. SHOW NOTES. FOLLOW UPS AND QUICK TAKES. Justin Bieber’s use of Twitter has him in the news again. Tenenbaum.

Q: As a TV/film screenwriter I’ve sent short pitches and query letters to several agents. Some have responded with requests to see my work, but other have returned my queries with a “no unsolicited&# material letter from the submissions department. Some agencies may not be taking on new clients, so they’re not reading any queries.

Q: What’s required to protect the rights to a screenplay written under a pseudonym? A: Good news. You don’t have to do anything special to protect the rights. According to the Register of Copyrights, a pseudonym or pen name may be used by an author of a copyrighted work. Give the pseudonym on the associated line.

I am a bit late in posting this, given that the class started Aug. 26, but it is not too late to join in. The University of Iowa College of Law is offering free online access this semester to a colloquium on the health care reform act. Starting Aug. 26 and ending Dec. 2, class sessions are presented live every Thursday from 2:20 to 4:20 p.m.

DeVoy via That’s Some Fuckery. Filed under: lulz.

With today’s episode of the  Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, we reach a milestone: our 250th episode and the end of our fifth year of weekly shows. This makes Lawyer2Lawyer the longest continually running legal podcast. Our first show was on  Aug. 31, 2005. Our guests for that first show were Michael S. We’ve also won several awards.