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MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY JUNE 4, 2012 A casual example of how Google profits from lyric piracy and screws songwriters I just happened to get a call from a songwriter about an illegal use of the lyrics from his songs. Served by? Google, of course. MORE >>	MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY JUNE 22, 2012 Example of “New Boss” Contracts: The YouTube covenant not to sue In case you needed some proof, here is an excert from a “New Boss” contract, being Google’s indie publisher license for YouTube (Google’s heavily subsidized and dominant entry into the video and video advertising verticle). Clauses like this define onerous, over reaching and misuse of bargaining position. Because they can. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS MAY 14, 2013 \| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY The Copyright Principles Project: Selflessness, Valley Style Amongst A Dedicated Group of Likeminded People MAY 14, 2013 \| MEDIA LAW Lexis for Office Now Integrates with Lexis Advance MAY 14, 2013 \| GORDON P. FIREMARK 9 Tips to keep your podcast legal MAY 12, 2013 \| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY The Copyright Principles Project: The Arrogant Thimblerig of Contrived Consensus MAY 11, 2013 \| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY The Copyright Principles Project Misses the Point on Copyright Registration–we have registration now, where is the benefit? MAY 10, 2013 \| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY The Return of The Man 2.0: Why are artists excluded from next week’s IP Subcommittee hearing?
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BIZMEDIALAW APRIL 11, 2010 Wordle.net—Beautiful WordArt Example of Creative Commons Tech License for NY and Elsewhere There are few things that can lawyers to smile. As a blogger and columnist, this one got me not only to smile but to think about printing some tees. Wordle is a java web app MORE >>	THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG FEBRUARY 6, 2012 Judge Forbids Musician's Use of 'The Platters' Name After 40 Years of Lawsuits Here's one example. Eriq Gardner When bands split up and reform with new members, custody of the band name often becomes sticky. read more. MORE >>	THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG JANUARY 12, 2010 Hollywood Docket: Studios vs. merch; Sony vs. disabled gamer; UMG vs. Grooveshark For example, Warner Bros. Entertainment law news this morning: Call it a sign of the times: we're seeing Hollywood studios get more aggressive in cracking down on online shops selling DVDs and other trademark-infringing merchandise. has filed a lawsuit against. MORE >>	BIZMEDIALAW JULY 15, 2010 New York Businesses and Others Beware—Those Movie Terms you want as Brands May already be Trademarks Recently, two Android OS bearing phones have quietly created an interesting example to all business owners of the power of trademarks. The two brand names in question are “Nexus 1” for the so called Google MORE >>
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BIZMEDIALAW | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
Can New York Design Better Tax Credit Law to Stimulate High Tech Business Growth-Pt.2? Lessons From AMD

By: Kyle Devine Picking Billion Dollar Incentive Figures out of German Hats A prime example of a company qualifying for QETC is Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a micro-chip fabrication company (“chip-fab”). And AMD is a prime MORE >>

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BIZMEDIALAW | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Live From New York It’s Social Media Labor Day—As for Social, Google Knows Privacy is Still the Legal Boogeyman

On this day of national respite from the rigors of business, it is a good opportunity to look at not another example Proving once again that the privacy boogieman plagues all businesses operating online, large MORE >>

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THE LEGAL SATYRICON | MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011
Weddings and pole dancing don’t really mix

But, this is definitely an example of doing it wrong. Well, there’s nothing wrong per se with pole dancing at a wedding. T: Dan Filed under: misc. MORE >>

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THE LEGAL SATYRICON | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
The New Victorians Strike Campus Yet Again (VIDEO)

Take, for example, the case of Isaac Rosenbloom, a student whose quest to complete college so he could become a paramedic was nearly ended after he complained to another student about an assignment after class. [.]. censorship Student Speech MORE >>

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GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Front Money – what it is, how it works

For example, suppose an investor’s contribution of $50,000 would (if ordinary investment funds) entitle the investor to 1% of net profits. New York, for example, places strict limitations on the number of front money investors and the amount of front money relative to the overall project). What is Front Money? High Risk Capital. MORE >>

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Not all animal testing is cruel THE LEGAL SATYRICON | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
Rachel Maddow: Santorums incorrect correction on UC schools COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW BLOG | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
UT's IP Bullying PIXELIZATION | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
News from the Goolag: Google Music Search, or so you think you can filter? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010
Pirate Site Isohunt Selling Dead Kennedys Tickets MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
Using Psychology To Illuminate Copyright Doctrine MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
The Main Theory of Intellectual Property is Wrong PIXELIZATION | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
Pearl Harbor Day – Never Forget THE LEGAL SATYRICON | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012
How Much For A Geist Puff Piece on [YOUR COMPANY HERE] MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
Justice Stevens, the man who saved Hollywood from itself THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
Viacom Bars Google TV Users From Access To Its Content MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Xerox asks Hollywood to stop saying 'Xerox' (picture) THR, ESQ. ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA LAW BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010
An iOS Law Dictionary for English as a Second Language MEDIA LAW | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
A New Twist in my Content Theft Saga MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
How To Remove Your Private Information From The Internet GORDON P. FIREMARK | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
TSA Agents DO have a choice THE LEGAL SATYRICON | MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: WHEN THE CLIENT AND LAWYER TURN ON EACH OTHER ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
Hiring a Legal Asistant 101 THE LEGAL SATYRICON | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009
No Green M&Ms in the Dressing Room and no Ads for the Show on Pirate Sites MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
Scientific and Critical Editions of Public Domain Works In the European Legal Regime MEDIA LAW PROF BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
Marijuana really brings out the asshole statist in everyone, doesn’t it? THE LEGAL SATYRICON | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011
Is your trademark "fanciful"? TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT, AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW FORUM | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012
News from the Goolag: Does Creative Commons Corporation help you enforce your rights? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
Geist goes after Canadian labels group for "access" MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
Can an iPhone App Improve Your Legal Writing? MEDIA LAW | FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013
Pirate Bay comes home to Lessig pals the Swedish Pirate Party: What's in a Flag? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
App Will Let Lawyers Pick Pro Bono Cases MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
Big Tech’s Inverted “Bump”: When demand goes up, royalties go down MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again DIGITAL MEDIA LAW | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Whose Fingerprints are on IRFA? Is Pandora the Stalking Horse for Someone Else? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
Why Equal Rights in Sports is Sexist THE LEGAL SATYRICON | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: 2010 NINTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010
John Pointer Interview at SXSW MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2013
ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: THE ART OF A TRIAL ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
An Overlooked Brookings Institute Study on Fighting Piracy at the Corporate Level MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012
HBO backs off YouTube takedowns of inaugural concert footage COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009
‘TheFormTool’: Smart, Simple Document Assembly MEDIA LAW | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
NOT an Enforceable Trademark THE LEGAL SATYRICON | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
Twenty More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 5: Proration MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Is Spiderman working without a net (profit) on Broadway GORDON P. FIREMARK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010
Kagan's RIAA brief revealed: 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be' fails to 'physically excite,' 'arouse' COPYRIGHTS & CAMPAIGNS | THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010
An iPhone App for IP Lawyers MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
Popular Legal Directories, Ranked by Traffic MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
The WordRake Editing Program Takes on Scalia, Kagan and El Pollo Loco MEDIA LAW | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
Supreme Court News Site Looks Nice, But Disappoints on Content MEDIA LAW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
Is your trademark "fanciful"? TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT, AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW FORUM | THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
Subsidiary Rights Clauses in Theatrical Production Contracts. What’s the big deal? GORDON P. FIREMARK | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
Protecting The Brand- Trademark 101 CURRENT TRENDS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
Ninth Circuit Ruling Trimming CFAA Claims for Misappropriation Reminds Employers that Technical Network Security is the First Defense NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY LAW | FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
The Return of The Man 2.0: More excuses on direct licensing at Sirius MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
The Fallacy of “Incremental Revenue” Part 1 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
Need a Screencast? I’ve Got Your Guy MEDIA LAW | FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
Asked & Answered: Copyright duration and the public domain. GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010
Can Sponsors Draft Agreements to Account For Potential Lockouts of Professional Sports Leagues? FILM AND TELEVISION LAW BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Create a Legal Archive of Websites and Social Media MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013
Trustees for Dennis Hopper’s Estate Find No Agreement with His Wife LAW OF HOLLYWOOD LAND | THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010
Google Unveils Realtime Search for Twitter, Blogs and More MEDIA LAW | THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010
20 More Questions for Artists: License fee splits for film and TV MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012
Fastcase Mobile App Now Syncs with Desktop MEDIA LAW | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Reader questions: Digital Aggregator Deals–Is the New Boss Worse than the Old Boss? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
FindLaw Launches Legal News Site: ‘Legal Pulse’ MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Not a very smart cookie – Kardashian cookie libel suit THE LEGAL SATYRICON | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
Virtual Lawyering Earns Lawyer a Bar Reprimand MEDIA LAW | THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
ACLU takes the bait and helps EFF with its delaying tactics MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
Even I wouldn’t take these “First Amendment” cases THE LEGAL SATYRICON | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
Twenty More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 3, Recoupment to “Record One” MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Plays Cannes THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009
Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 030 – The JOBS Act, Crowdfunding, and more GORDON P. FIREMARK | SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012
Welcome to State Sponsored Theft: Iceland is Becoming a Pirate Utopia MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013
Asked and Answered: Can I use a famous movie line in my new screenplay? GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
Asked and Answered: Using Pseudonyms, and getting paid. GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
Chain of Title: What it is, why it matters. GORDON P. FIREMARK | FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012
European Commission to Google: Evil is not Relative MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
Deep Thoughts from SF Music Tech MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
VoxIndie.org Welcome to the Blogroll! @voxindie MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Two Books Help Lawyers Get LinkedIn MEDIA LAW | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: WHEN THE CLIENT AND LAWYER TURN ON EACH OTHER ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
Tickle Your Clients from the Cloud with NotifyWorks MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
Adword Search: How Many People are Searching for Free Movies? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Twenty More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 5: Proration MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
What's Behind A Surge In Anti-Muslim Rhetoric? : NPR COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW BLOG | SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010
New Site Puts Spotlight on Exemplary Lawyers MEDIA LAW | SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011
Arbitration in Entertainment Contracts: Worth fighting about? GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
Defense Bar Launches Web Portal MEDIA LAW | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010
The Lawyer’s Deskbook Goes Mobile MEDIA LAW | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
Twenty More Questions for Artists: Record producer agreements, Part 2 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Asked and Answered: Do I need to re-register and register my copyright in other countries? GORDON P. FIREMARK | FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010
Asked & Answered: Mechanics of copyright infringement suit. GORDON P. FIREMARK | THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
What does an entertainment lawyer do? (Part I) GORDON P. FIREMARK | FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012

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