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25 Articles match "2008","Hollywood","Issues"
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Entertainment Law Update Podcast, Episode 10
In 2008, the case moved to the UK, where LucasFilms sought to enforce the $20 million dollar judgment. 8220;Adventures of Shoney’s Big Boy&# comic book – 76 issues from 1976-1980. Vancouver man files first ‘Avatar’ rip-off lawsuit–The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. Also, issues of common origin, idea v.
Gordon P. Firemark
- Thursday, April 1, 2010
Marijuana Isn’t Legal in the States…Is It?
license will be issued within thirty-five days and that person will then be able to stroll down to the neighborhood store, i.e., California, obtaining marijuana legally was not quite yet an option for the average citizen. However, times change. And quickly. 8211;then perhaps something more restrictive will happen soon. Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Exclusive: SAG-AFTRA New Media Battle?
Although no one else has publicly raised this issue to my knowledge, buried in the SAG deal on the table are the seeds of a scathing fight for control of the future of new media. The issue is which union has jurisdiction over original programming made for new media. When (if?) Answer: probably not.
Digital Media Law
- Thursday, December 11, 2008
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The Middle East International Film Festival
MEIFF Director of Programming Jon Fitzgerald (who was also the founder of the Slamdance Film Festival) put together a fabulous line-up of Hollywood films, Bollywood Films, and student films, which shared the venues with a smorgasbord of films from the Middle East. The new provisions are retroactive to January 2008
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Report from SAG Town Hall Meeting
The next Town Hall meeting in LA will be at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel, next Wednesday, December 17. SAG handed out an information sheet that presented the union’s point of view on what a Yes or a No vote on authorization means, and that listed outstanding negotiation issues. I visited the SAG Town Hall meeting in LA tonight.
Digital Media Law
- Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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SAG & The Studios: What Are They Fighting Over?
Today, let’s drill down on the key issues that separate the two parties and ask, what are they fighting about, and which issues truly matter today and in the next few years? SAG should drop this issue and move on. Thus, each side says the other should concede on this issue that, as far as I can tell, means very little.
Digital Media Law
- Sunday, December 7, 2008
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SAG Strike Authorization Ballots Delayed
d guess that the opposition letters from the NY and Chicago boards had an effect as well, and that the Hollywood moderate Unite for Strength faction had an effect also (they met with Allen earlier in the day, per the LA Times). Although they’d probably send alternates, this dilution may increase the ability of MF to control the agenda.
Digital Media Law
- Monday, December 22, 2008
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSES WREAK HAVOC ON TALENT DEALS
STUDIOS INVOKE FORCE MAJEURE TO JETTISON TALENT DEALS AS WRITERS STRIKE CONTINUES As the strike by Hollywood's writers enters its third month, studios have started to terminate overall talent deals with producers and writers. Given the potential stakes, that could be an issue worth litigating. TV followed suit with their own cuts.
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Hollywood Labor Roundup
Keeping you up to date on miscellaneous goings-on in the world of Hollywood labor, here’s what’s happened in the last week or so: SAG Commercials Negotiations. Already planning for thee 2011 labor negotiating cycle, the forward-looking Directors Guild has hired new media consultancy Wolzien LLC to study the issues. No news to report.
Digital Media Law
- Friday, February 27, 2009
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Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead
And a heads up: the rest of this article is pretty much insider baseball, so proceed if you want the nitty-gritty details on what the year ahead may hold for Hollywood labor, and SAG in particular. AFTRA reached agreement on its current deal by June 30, 2008, and received a 3.5% The SAG source’s timing suggests a somewhat later date.)
Digital Media Law
- Saturday, January 9, 2010
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SAG Letter re Force Majeure Claims
Also, the Guild is hosting informational meetings regarding this settlement proposal for affected series regulars, including one in Hollywood on May 18, 2009 and one in New York on June 1, 2009. Hollywood CA 90028 NEW YORK : June 1, 2009 at 5:00 pm NY Board Room, 14th Floor Screen Actors Guild 360 Madison Avenue New York NY 10017.
Digital Media Law
- Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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CAA Memo Makes Rounds
Hollywood is being challenged on multiple fronts – labor uncertainty, paradigm shifting and the great recession. Remember from November of 2007 to March of 2008, due to the Writers Strike, again there were no feature films shot. An email purportedly from CAA has been going the email rounds. The full-length memo is on the jump. link].
Thompson On Hollywood
- Sunday, April 12, 2009
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