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IRFA Analysis: Section 2
Music Technology Policy
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Reblogged from The Trichordist: Here at The Trichordist, we’re taking a look at the Internet Radio “Fairness” Act all week. As a service to readers, we’re firing up the LegalTron 3000 to take a closer look at the bill, analyzing it section by section. Both the House version, H.R. 6480 , introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), and the Senate version, S.3609 , introduced by Sen. Read more… 837 more words. Good work on the actual language of IRFA
Aretha Franklin Judge Shows No R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for First Amendment (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Why a decision to block a film at the Telluride Film Festival marks a disturbing precedent. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Music Business THR Online
Beebe and Fromer on Immoral or Scandalous Marks: An Empirical Analysis @Jeanne Fromer
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 23, 2019
Fromer, both of New York University School of Law, have published Immoral or Scandalous Marks: An Empirical Analysis. Barton Beebe and Jeanne C. Here is the abstract. This article reports the results of a systematic empirical study of how the
Whelan on a Dispositive Analysis of Google and Copyright
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 26, 2017
Glen Whelan, Copenhagen Business School, is publishing Born Political: A Dispositive Analysis of Google and Copyright in Governance of Digital Technology, Big Data and the Internet, a special issues of Business & Society. Here is the abstract. Google is a
Aereo to Face Uphill Battle in Supreme Court Next Week, Experts Say (analysis)
Digital Media Law
APRIL 15, 2014
For a detailed analysis, see more at The Hollywood Reporter. Next week’s Supreme Court argument will be difficult for cable-competitor Aereo, legal experts agree, as the company faces off against not just broadcasters but also the influential U.S. Solicitor General’s office and the Copyright Office.
Summary and Analysis: Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Challenge Survey
Media Law
JANUARY 25, 2019
Today, they offer their summary and analysis of the survey results. Some key statistics include: a) 40% of respondents had never used Office 365 eDiscovery, b) only a small number (<25%) felt that processing or review could performed within Office 365, and c) less than 1 in 7 reported performing eDiscovery analysis in Office 365.
Hollywood Guilds Fight to Save Residuals in Relativity Bankruptcy (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2015
Will residuals be paid? It’s complicated. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Home Movies Business THR Online DGA Relativity Media SAG-AFTRA WGA Labor
Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Taken Off YouTube (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 17, 2011
Eriq Gardner Black and Ark Music are fussing over who owns which rights, which will help determine the slicing of the royalty pie. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Tech Rebecca Black
Does Warner Bros. Own the Batmobile? (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 6, 2014
Holy copyright fight, Batman! The studio''s DC Comics heads for an appeals-court showdown over knockoff cars. read more. Movies Warner Bros. THR, Esq. THR Weekly Magazine Heat Vision Business
In Defense of Shia LaBeouf (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2013
The actor is being accused of plagiarizing Daniel Clowes'' graphic novel to create a short film. His explanation has fallen on deaf ears. Here''s why people shouldn''t rashly assume LaBeouf is guilty of infringement. read more. Shia LaBeouf Movies THR Online THR, Esq
Analysis: How the Guilds Lost the 'Hobbit' War
Digital Media Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
The analysis is in my THR piece. -. Will entertainment workers of the world unite? Probably not any time soon. They just tried, and it blew up in their faces. But why? Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email.
Should Sharing Netflix Passwords Be Illegal? (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 2, 2011
Eriq Gardner Before you share your Netflix password, read this. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech
Is ABC's 'Wipeout' a Rip-Off? (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 30, 2011
Matthew Belloni After mediation fails, a copyright case -- in which the series is accused of copying original elements of six Japanese shows, including "Takeshi's Castle" and "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" -- is headed to a key hearing. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television ABC
Viacom's Appeal in the YouTube Case - Analysis
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2010
Eriq Gardner ANALYSIS: Viacom not only attacks the basis for the dismissal of key claims, but says that if Stanton's interpretation of the law were to stand, it would immunize "avowedly piratical Internet businesses" from being pursued by content owners.
Moscon and Hilty on Digital Markets, Rules of Conduct and Liability of Online Intermediaries--Analysis of Two Case Studies @maxplancklaw @GCFrosio
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Valentina Moscon and Reto Hilty, both of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition, University of Trento Faculty of Law, are publishing Digital Markets, Rules of Conduct and Liability of Online Intermediaries—Analysis of Two Case Studies: Unfair Commercial Practices
AI-Driven Brief Analysis Comes to Westlaw, But Does It Differ From Competitors?
Media Law
JULY 12, 2019
CARA won recognition as new product of the year from the American Association of Law Libraries and inspired other legal research companies to develop brief-analysis products of their own, including EVA from ROSS Intelligence , Clerk from Judicata and Vincent from vLex. For security, TR says, it immediately encrypts the uploaded document and then, once the analysis is completed, deletes it from the system.).
Aereo Ruling: The Winners and Losers (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 26, 2014
Hollywood’s elated, Aereo’s defeated as THR examines why the Supreme Court reached the decision it did. read more. Home Aereo THR Online THR, Esq. Television Behind the Screen Tech Business
An Analysis of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 5, 2013
Daniel Butler is publishing Avoiding the First Amendment''s Crosshairs: An Analysis and Critique of the Legal Strategies Used in Brown v. An analysis and critique of Entertainment Merchants Association in the University of Miami Law Review. Here is the abstract.
Rupert Murdoch Divorce Filing: What's Next (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 13, 2013
Look for the 82-year-old to alter his will -- and if he dies before the divorce is finalized, a quirk of divorce law would award most of his assets to Wendi. read more. The Business Rupert Murdoch THR, Esq. News Corp. Wendi Deng Business
Wolters Kluwer Brings Machine Learning to Legal Invoice Analysis
Media Law
MARCH 29, 2017
The post Wolters Kluwer Brings Machine Learning to Legal Invoice Analysis appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Corporate legal departments and insurance claims organizations that receive large numbers of outside-counsel invoices now have a new tool available to them to help review invoices and ensure that they accurately and consistently adhere to billing guidelines.
Robot Wars Round 2: Faux Face Off of the AI-Driven Brief-Analysis Tools
Media Law
JULY 21, 2019
In this corner: CARA, the original AI-powered brief-analysis tool introduced in 2016 by the legal research company Casetext. In the other corner: Well, no one really, except empty seats behind name cards bearing the names of other brief-analysis products and an audience of curious onlookers. Last year, after ROSS Intelligence unveiled its brief-analysis tool EVA, Casetext challenged ROSS to a robot fight during Legaltech in New York.
With New Products from Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg Law, Brief Analysis Goes Mainstream
Media Law
JULY 23, 2019
Within the last 10 days, two major legal research companies have launched brief-analysis tools. But brief analysis is hardly a new technology. Launched in 2016 , its CARA — short for Case Analysis Research Assistant — uses artificial intelligence to analyze users’ uploaded briefs and memoranda and find relevant cases the document omits.
How a New Studio-Backed Union Contract Hurts Independent Producers (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Without apparent input from indies, the major studios and IATSE agreed to a provision that appears to hike residuals for small-budget producers while leaving majors untouched. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Business THR Online IATSE Labor
Hollywood Gender Imbalance, Even if Suspect, May Be Difficult to Challenge (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 26, 2015
Legal experts point to a host of barriers to change. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Culture Business THR Online Hirings-firings
Tourkochoriti @IoannaTourkocho on a Comparative Analysis of Speech, Privacy, and Dignity in France and in the United States
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2016
A Comparative Analysis at 38 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review 101 Ioanna Tourkochoriti, Harvard Law School and National University of Ireland School of Law, has published Speech, Privacy and Dignity in France and in the U.S.A.:
Joan Rivers Faces Potential Fine, Expulsion in WGA East Trial (Analysis)
Digital Media Law
JULY 15, 2013
Normal. false. false. false. The penalties could be severe – but Rivers may have some unexpected defenses. With the WGA East sending Joan Rivers off to a trial board for alleged violations related to Fashion Police, the star will be facing what’s likely to be a tough tribunal – and a fine that could be as high as all the money she’s made on the hit show in the last year, plus expulsion from the union. What’s more, she may have to face her accusers without an attorney present.
A Serious Legal Analysis of the Rebecca Black 'Friday' Controversy
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 5, 2011
THR staff “Friday” now appears to be at the center of a legal showdown over who owns the copyright. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music
MPAA Document Appears to Bolster Case Against VFX Subsidies (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
The filing in a non-entertainment trade case has ramifications for an effort to end foreign subsidies that benefit the major studios. read more. THR Online THR, Esq. MPAA Behind the Screen Tech Business
‘Aereokiller’ Hearing May Portend Difficulties for Networks (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 28, 2013
A three-judge appellate panel is considering Alki David''s service, now called FilmOn, which is expanding across the country -- as is litigation designed to stop it. read more. THR, Esq. Television Behind the Screen Tech Business
FanDuel Faults New York AG for "Flawed" Analysis of Website's Legality
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
As the daily fantasy sports operator is told to stop operations in New York, media companies have a direct stake in the outcome. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
Why TV Broadcasters Should Get Behind NCAA Athlete Unionization (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 17, 2014
Here are three reasons — though not very obvious ones — why CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN should play the long game by switching sides and supporting a plan for athlete compensation. read more. The Business THR, Esq. Television Labor THR Weekly Magazine Business
Rebecca Black 'Friday' Controversy: A Serious Legal Analysis
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 5, 2011
THR staff “Friday” now appears to be at the center of a legal showdown over who owns the copyright. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music
And Here is One More AI-Powered Brief Analysis Product, CaseIQ from Casemine
Media Law
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
I wrote yesterday about the launch of Attorney IO, a new brief-analysis product in the vein of CARA from Casetext, Clerk from Judicata, and EVA from ROSS Intelligence. India-based legal tech startup Casemine launched the brief-analysis product CaseIQ 1.5 The post And Here is One More AI-Powered Brief Analysis Product, CaseIQ from Casemine appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
How Talent Loses if Aereo Wins (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 24, 2013
THR follows the money and discovers an unstated reason the guilds weighed in with briefs opposing the new service. read more. The Business WGA DGA THR, Esq. Television Barry Diller Behind the Screen SAG-AFTRA Labor Tech Business
Abercrombie & Fitch Slams 'The Situation' in Detailed Lawsuit Response (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Eriq Gardner The "substantial" offer for "Jersey Shore" cast member Mike Sorrentino to NOT wear Abercrombie clothing was $10,000 and came after the retailer had put out a press release. Will the First Amendment and Sorrentino's trademark inadequacies protect the company from a $4 million lawsuit over an alleged publicity stunt? read more. THR, Esq. Television Television
Legal Fight Brewing Over CBS' New Sherlock Holmes Adaptation (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 23, 2012
Eriq Gardner The network's planned series depicting a modern-day Sherlock could be taken to court by BBC, which also has a modern Sherlock, or the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television Business BBC CBS Sherlock Holmes
'Desperate Housewives' Jurors Shed Light on Mistrial (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 19, 2012
Alex Ben Block Two jurors, Beverly Crosby and Johnny Huynh, both said the case came down to the credibility of the witnesses. There were a lot of people the jurors found not credible,” said Crosby. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television ABC Marc Cherry Nicollette Sheridan Desperate Housewives
Katherine Heigl Lawsuit to Explore Nature of Corporate Tweets (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 10, 2014
The actress is suing a drug store chain for posting pictures of her carrying its shopping bags. read more. The Business Movies THR Online THR, Esq. Katherine Heigl Tech Business
Hot New Hollywood Trend: Crazy Defamation Lawsuits (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 23, 2011
Eriq Gardner Multimillion-dollar libel claims by and against celebrities are on the rise. So what if they're not winnable? A guide to what's happening lately and whether there are any solutions to a heavy court docket. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Business Arnold Schwarzenegger Courtney Love Lindsay Lohan Rachel Maddow
Why Fox News Shouldn't Sue Over the 'Fox Mole' (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 12, 2012
Eriq Gardner Yeah, Fox probably has a claim or two. But here are some reasons why the O'Reilly network should let this one go. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Business Fox Cable Networks Fox News Channel
Some Analysis of the Phone Hacking Fallout
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 17, 2011
From today's New York Times, an article dissecting Scotland Yard's failure to investigate the phone hacking scandal at News of the World. On CNN's Reliable Sources, an excellent discussion led by host Howard Kurtz on the future of Rupert Murdoch's
Is Tom Brady's Victory Over the NFL a Game-Changer for Hollywood? (Analysis)
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Many talent-side litigators believe studios have rigged the arbitration process. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Business THR Online
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