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GORDON P. FIREMARK SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 Asked and Answered: Should I have a Loan Out Company? “Asked and Answered&# will be a new occasional feature of this blog. From time to time, I’ll answer some of the most frequently asked questions I receive in my practice. This is intended as general information only and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW JUNE 10, 2009 Trademark Protection and Facebook User Names Trademark protection just got a slightly more complicated, but in a good way. Starting now, there’s a new step that trademark holders or their attorneys should take to protect their trademarks or service marks. You probably already know that registering domain names corresponding to your marks gives you important practical protection. | CURRENT TRENDS AUGUST 20, 2009 Oprah, Oz Fight Acai Berry False Endorsements Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Memhet Oz do not endorse all those açaí berry products on the market that include their name and/or likeness. Winfrey and Oz, through their business entities, filed a lawsuit against 40 companies for false association and misrepresentation. The case styled as Oz. FWM Laboratories, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
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THE LEGAL SATYRICON | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 “Getting What She Deserves”: Stories of Vengeful Women Expand Cyberlaw Regulations
By Lateigra C. Cahill A few weeks ago, Missouri officials arrested Elizabeth Thrasher (40), for posting a fake No-Strings-Attached-Sex ad on the Craigslist “Casual Encounters” section. The sex ad included the photograph, cell phone number, and place of employment of a 17-year-old girl (Thrasher’s ex-husband’s girlfriend’s daughter). MORE >> -
THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD | TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009  TIFF: Galas and Specials Include Coens, Barrymore, Moore
Toronto International Film Fest announcements are coming fast. Here are the latest galas and special presentations, including Joel and Ethan Coen's A Serious Man , Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story , and Drew Barrymore's directing debut, Whip It. Ticket packages for the Festival are now available for purchase by cash, debit or Visa †. MORE >> -
DEALFATIGUE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009  Patching Up Negotiations
Last year, procrastination got the best of me and by the time I got around to the annual pumpkin purchase on October 30th, the supermarkets were out of all but the most damaged pumpkins. was left with no alternative than to deal with the local Pumpkin Patch Guy (a/k/a the Christmas Tree Lot Guy). He was ripping me off. SAG and the AMPTP). MORE >> -
MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 Court Dismisses Rather Lawsuit Against CBS
An appellate court has dismissed former CBS anchor Dan Rather's lawsuit against the network, citing Mr. Rather's failure to demonstrate "a single opportunity with specified terms that was actually available to him and which he declined to accept because of MORE >> -
COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009  NPR makes copyright claim over anti-same-sex-marriage ad; another political fair use fight
Another day, another news organization trying to suppress political speech it doesn't like through a suspect copyright claim. This time the victim is Stand for Marriage Maine , a group that supports Question 1, a Nov. ballot measure that would overturn the Maine legislature's legalization of same-sex marriage. See Monitor Patriot Co. Roy , 401 U.S. MORE >>
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- Risky Business at UCLA February 20, 2009 ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
- What’s the REDBOX flap really about? GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
- Independent New Media Productions DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Protecting Twitter with T(w)ademark CURRENT TRENDS | MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009
- Celebrity sex tapes: a legal history THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
- “Twenty-Something Arrested at Twilight Movie” or “State Law Copyright Enforcement?” THE LEGAL SATYRICON | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2009
- Star Trek Opens Strong; Kurtzman and Orci Talk THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD | SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009
- My Intern’s Reading (and Viewing) List Part I DEALFATIGUE | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
- Another Look at Regulating Broadcast Speech MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
- SoundExchange and Corporation for Public Broadcasting Settlement on Internet Radio Royalties for 2011-2015 BROADCAST LAW BLOG | SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2009
- HBO backs off YouTube takedowns of inaugural concert footage COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009
- Blawg Review #213 CYBERLAW CENTRAL | MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009
- Reflections on the fate of the music business as we know it. GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
- No More Sounds of Silence on the Music Composition Front? DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
- Producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show Sued For Copyright Infringement CURRENT TRENDS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
- Glenn Beck loses 'raped and murdered' arbitration THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
- R.I.S. - Judith Krug - First Amendment Warrior THE LEGAL SATYRICON | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009
- Cannes: Von Trier's Antichrist is Arthouse Horror THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD | MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009
- Loose Lips Syncing Shifts DEALFATIGUE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2009
- Online Privacy MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
- Details of Webcasting Royalty Settlements for Noncommercial Webcasters Including Educational and Religious Internet Radio Operators BROADCAST LAW BLOG | SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2009
- ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: UPDATE ON ROGER CLEMENS' DEFAMATION LAWSUIT ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009
- Court in Viacom v. YouTube rules on availability of statutory damages for foreign works; why you should always read the opinion itself COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009
- ALERT: Don’t use work email to communicate with your personal attorney. You may waive Attorney-Client privilege. GORDON P. FIREMARK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
- Handel appointed Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Law to teach entertainment unions & guilds course DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009
- Bud Battle Continues in Czech Court CURRENT TRENDS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
- And the most-pirated film of 2009 is. THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009
- Professional Strugglers and the News Czar: The latest future of news according to Free Press founders MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009
- Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Plays Cannes THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009
- Waiting For The Dough DEALFATIGUE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
- Identity and Privacy In an Age of Online Advertising MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009
- FCC to Revisit Newspaper-Broadcast Cross Ownership Restrictions - Maybe the Rule Will Die Before the Newspaper Does BROADCAST LAW BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
- Hitler on Fair Use and Viral Marketing THE LEGAL SATYRICON | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
- Major copyright owners, unions urge Congressional support for ACTA COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
- Who owns a play that’s partly improvised? GORDON P. FIREMARK | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2009
- TV Series Pickups Favor AFTRA 5 to 1 DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009
- Music Attorney Tamera H. Bennett To Speak On Music Piracy Panel CURRENT TRENDS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009
- Record labels sue Vimeo, claim social network encourages infringement THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009
- No Special Rules for Internet Defamation, Says New York Judge NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY LAW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009
- Do Women *Really* Earn Less Than Men? THE LEGAL SATYRICON | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
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