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The government asserts that funding for Red Granite films came from stolen Malaysian funds and that Leonardo DiCaprio was gifted artwork purchased with embezzled money. The actor has already turned over a Marlon Brando Oscar. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Business THR Online International MORE
Brown, Columbia University, have published Control of Museum Art Images: The Reach and Limits of Copyright and Licensing in The Structure of Intellectual Property Law 269-284 (Annette Kur and Vytautas Mizaras, eds Kenneth D. Crews, Columbia University, and Melissa A. MORE
A New York adult nightclub lost by a 4-3 margin its appeal that it should qualify for a tax exemption given to musical arts performances. read more. The Business Home Music THR, Esq. Style Business MORE
Eriq Gardner Judge is told about possible settlement in case involving deals with the NFL and NCAA a day after the video game publisher files a notable SEC statement. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Business MORE
Charlotte Waelde, University of Exeter School of Law, Smita Kheria, University of Edinburgh School of Law, and Nadine Levin, University of Exeter, have published Copyright and Publicly-Funded Arts and Humanities Research: Identifying and Developing Sustainable Exploitation Models in the Digital MORE
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, has published Art's First Amendment Status: A Cultural History of The Masses in volume 50 of the Arizona State Law Journal (2018). MORE
The latest entertainment law news including Duke University''s reaction to a lawsuit from John Wayne''s heirs. read more. John Wayne The Business Miramax Films Kanye West Music Sara Bareilles Movies THR Online THR, Esq. Business MORE
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Why Art Does Not Need Copyright in volume 86 of the George Washington Law Review (2018). This Article explores the escalating battles between visual art and MORE
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Eriq Gardner Lawsuit against celebrity artist raises eternal question, "What is the meaning of authenticity?" read more. THR, Esq. Style Television Style MORE
Jani McCutcheon, University of Western Australia, is publishing Digital Access to Culture: Copyright in Photographs of Two-Dimensional Art Under Australian Copyright Law in volume 7 of the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property (2017). MORE
TOP COURTROOM MOTION PICTURES In the spirit of the many lists of "top" whatever in the entertainment industry, I decided to write about my favorite courtroom films. Before doing so, I decided to do "research" -- so I purchased some movies that I had not seen before and some others that I had not seen in a while. It was gruesome research watching all these films. But someone had to do it. MORE
Jani McCutcheon, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, is publishing Shape Shifters: Searching for the Copyright Work in Kinetic Living Art in the Journal of the Copyright Society of USA. MORE
IGN has some cool new art , including an international poster. It was cool to see all the footage from new movies at the end of the Oscar show, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. MORE
District Court judge Dolly Gee looks at different pieces of art in a copyright infringement case involving appropriation art. read more. Music THR, Esq. MORE
TOP COURTROOM MOTION PICTURES In the spirit of the many lists of "top" whatever in the entertainment industry, I decided to write about my favorite courtroom films. Before doing so, I decided to do "research" -- so I purchased some movies that I had not seen before and some others that I had not seen in a while. It was gruesome research watching all these films. But someone had to do it. MORE
Learning how to create and enjoy art for art’s sake, if you will. Tags: arts education ed vaizey An excellent speech by UK MP Ed Vaizey "We remember the sheer joy a good cultural education can bring. I believe this is a vital part of growing into a happy, functional citizen in adult life. MORE
Zahr Said, University of Washington School of Law, has published Copyright's Illogical Exclusion of Conceptual Art at 39 Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts 335 (2016). This Essay argues that copyright illogically excludes conceptual art MORE
Enrico Bonadio, City University London, Law School, is publishing Copyright Protection of Street Art and Graffiti Under UK Law in the Intellectual Property Quarterly (2017). MORE
At the close of Sundance, Arthouse Films grabbed worldwide rights to Surfwise director Doug Pray's ad world doc Art & Copy, which debuted in the fest's doc competition. Tags: Sundance Art & Copy Arthouse Films Sundance MORE
I’m pleased to announce that the good folks at California Lawyers for the Arts have asked me to present a workshop. On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, I’ll be presenting The Law Of Performing Arts: Business, Legal and Practical Deals for the Stage. MORE
The controversial film producer allegedly owes $1.3 million to a restructuring firm. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Business THR Online MORE
Smita Kheria, University of Edinburgh School of Law, has published Copyright and Digital Art: Through the Looking Glass. Here is the abstract. This chapter explores the interaction between copyright and everyday life of artists in the digital environment. It focuses MORE
Will other big-name artists get the same from art collectors and auction houses? Eriq Gardner Artist Mark Grotjahn gets what he was owed under a California law in a closely watched case. read more. THR, Esq. Style Style Business MORE
Eriq Gardner Judge rules there's enough in allegations that EA has conspired to not pay former student-athletes to continue forward in the lawsuit. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Business MORE
by Jason Fischer Artist Michael D’Antuono was scheduled to publicly unveil his painting (pictured below) in New York’s Union Square Park this morning, to commemorate Obama’s 100th day in office. However, due to “thousands of emails and phone calls; online blogs and other public commentary received in the first 48 hours following its release&# , the [.]. MORE
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It was interesting to see how the Illinois law (as well as a similar Texas law) influenced Google’s offering of a new facial recognition feature on the Google Arts & Culture app. (It Note: My classical art doppelgänger is “Portrait of a Gentleman in Red” by Rosalba Carriera. MORE
But from an artist’s point of view, there is no greater corrupting power, no greater threat to their free expression and survival, than the commoditization of art, and there is no greater commoditizer of art than Google. VERBAL. …anybody could have worked for Soze. MORE
There are many worthy nonprofits in Austin that participate in Amplify Austin, but the one we are supporting is Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (“TALA”). Amplify Austin Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts MORE
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By Dr. Marty Klein Remember playing with photos and scissors as a young teen? You’d make collages: your scrawny face on a caveman’s body, your friend’s body with the head of a dog, you and a movie star on a beach in Hawaii. Silly adolescent stuff, harmless. Now what about putting your head on a movie star’s [.]. MORE
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Fair Use and the Future of Art in volume 91 of the New York University Law Review (2016). MORE
Brett Freudenberg, Griffith University, has published "Report #1: The Current Australian Tax Treatment of the Arts Industry" (Series: Tax: Contributing to a Sustainable Arts Industry). Here is the abstract. This Report contains an overview of the current Australian tax treatment MORE
Big thanks to Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts and Norton Rose Fulbright for hosting my presentation on the “address unknown” loophole and what to do about it. MORE
In this case, the art of the machine seems adequate for consumption. With the art digitized, it could be studied. Is it fake art? If a machine could simulate the art of humans, with any degree of success, it would certainly shift some power in the music and tech industry. MORE
Matthew Sag, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, and Jake Haskell, Independent, are publishing Defense Against the Dark Arts of Copyright Trolling in the Iowa Law Review. MORE
Nandita Saikia has published Art and Indian Copyright Law: A Statutory Reading. A look at how the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, as amended in 2012, interacts with art (other than films and sound recordings), and MORE
The Cultural Affairs Commission of the City of Dallas and the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition will be hosting Dallas Arts Advocacy Day on August 20th. Arts Advocacy Day is an opportunity for everyone interested in the arts to learn more about new media marketing and the economic impact of the arts. Sonntag, Director of Dance, National Endowment for the Arts. MORE
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Fair Use and the Future of Art in volume 91 of the New York University Law Review (2016). MORE
Electronic Arts Tech Business The ruling covers games sold between 1990 and 1996. The damages could climb as a new phase of the trial begins over titles sold more recently. read more. The Business THR, Esq. MORE
An appeals court rules a portion of the California Resale Royalties Act is unconstitutional. What's the impact of removing six words from the law? read more. THR, Esq. Culture Culture Business THR Online MORE
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AUGUST 4, 2017
In this case, the art of the machine seems adequate for consumption. With the art digitized, it could be studied. Is it fake art? If a machine could simulate the art of humans, with any degree of success, it would certainly shift some power in the music and tech industry.
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JANUARY 14, 2019
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, has published Art's First Amendment Status: A Cultural History of The Masses in volume 50 of the Arizona State Law Journal (2018).
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AUGUST 19, 2013
I’m pleased to announce that the good folks at California Lawyers for the Arts have asked me to present a workshop. On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, I’ll be presenting The Law Of Performing Arts: Business, Legal and Practical Deals for the Stage.
Music Technology Policy
MARCH 3, 2017
There are many worthy nonprofits in Austin that participate in Amplify Austin, but the one we are supporting is Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (“TALA”). Amplify Austin Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
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DECEMBER 22, 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Who owns the cover art for a novel? The post Who owns the cover art for a novel? AUDIO: ?. link]. Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level.
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 1, 2018
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Why Art Does Not Need Copyright in volume 86 of the George Washington Law Review (2018). This Article explores the escalating battles between visual art and
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APRIL 22, 2015
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Music Technology Policy
JULY 10, 2017
Big thanks to Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts and Norton Rose Fulbright for hosting my presentation on the “address unknown” loophole and what to do about it.
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 16, 2012
Smita Kheria, University of Edinburgh School of Law, has published Copyright and Digital Art: Through the Looking Glass. Here is the abstract. This chapter explores the interaction between copyright and everyday life of artists in the digital environment. It focuses
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 26, 2013
Electronic Arts Tech Business Can you copyright football plays? One game designer suing EA over one of the most popular sports games ever -- a $4 billion franchise -- is about to find out. read more. The Business THR, Esq.
Entertainment Litigation Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
TOP COURTROOM MOTION PICTURES In the spirit of the many lists of "top" whatever in the entertainment industry, I decided to write about my favorite courtroom films. Before doing so, I decided to do "research" -- so I purchased some movies that I had not seen before and some others that I had not seen in a while. It was gruesome research watching all these films. But someone had to do it.
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Fair Use and the Future of Art in volume 91 of the New York University Law Review (2016).
Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 8, 2016
Nandita Saikia has published Art and Indian Copyright Law: A Statutory Reading. A look at how the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, as amended in 2012, interacts with art (other than films and sound recordings), and
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 23, 2016
Amy Adler, New York University School of Law, is publishing Fair Use and the Future of Art in volume 91 of the New York University Law Review (2016).
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 24, 2013
Electronic Arts Tech Business The ruling covers games sold between 1990 and 1996. The damages could climb as a new phase of the trial begins over titles sold more recently. read more. The Business THR, Esq.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 28, 2015
The controversial film producer allegedly owes $1.3 million to a restructuring firm. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 15, 2017
The government asserts that funding for Red Granite films came from stolen Malaysian funds and that Leonardo DiCaprio was gifted artwork purchased with embezzled money. The actor has already turned over a Marlon Brando Oscar. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Business THR Online International
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 5, 2015
An appeals court rules a portion of the California Resale Royalties Act is unconstitutional. What's the impact of removing six words from the law? read more. THR, Esq. Culture Culture Business THR Online
Music Technology Policy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
But from an artist’s point of view, there is no greater corrupting power, no greater threat to their free expression and survival, than the commoditization of art, and there is no greater commoditizer of art than Google. VERBAL. …anybody could have worked for Soze.
Entertainment Litigation Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
TOP COURTROOM MOTION PICTURES In the spirit of the many lists of "top" whatever in the entertainment industry, I decided to write about my favorite courtroom films. Before doing so, I decided to do "research" -- so I purchased some movies that I had not seen before and some others that I had not seen in a while. It was gruesome research watching all these films. But someone had to do it.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
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Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 29, 2010
Learning how to create and enjoy art for art’s sake, if you will. Tags: arts education ed vaizey An excellent speech by UK MP Ed Vaizey "We remember the sheer joy a good cultural education can bring. I believe this is a vital part of growing into a happy, functional citizen in adult life.
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 18, 2012
Brown, Columbia University, have published Control of Museum Art Images: The Reach and Limits of Copyright and Licensing in The Structure of Intellectual Property Law 269-284 (Annette Kur and Vytautas Mizaras, eds Kenneth D. Crews, Columbia University, and Melissa A.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 9, 2012
Eriq Gardner Judge is told about possible settlement in case involving deals with the NFL and NCAA a day after the video game publisher files a notable SEC statement. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Business
The Legal Satyricon
DECEMBER 15, 2009
By Dr. Marty Klein Remember playing with photos and scissors as a young teen? You’d make collages: your scrawny face on a caveman’s body, your friend’s body with the head of a dog, you and a movie star on a beach in Hawaii. Silly adolescent stuff, harmless. Now what about putting your head on a movie star’s [.].
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 4, 2017
Enrico Bonadio, City University London, Law School, is publishing Copyright Protection of Street Art and Graffiti Under UK Law in the Intellectual Property Quarterly (2017).
Media Law Prof Blog
MARCH 29, 2017
Jani McCutcheon, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, is publishing Shape Shifters: Searching for the Copyright Work in Kinetic Living Art in the Journal of the Copyright Society of USA.
Media Law Prof Blog
MARCH 28, 2017
Matthew Sag, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, and Jake Haskell, Independent, are publishing Defense Against the Dark Arts of Copyright Trolling in the Iowa Law Review.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 7, 2018
Jani McCutcheon, University of Western Australia, is publishing Digital Access to Culture: Copyright in Photographs of Two-Dimensional Art Under Australian Copyright Law in volume 7 of the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property (2017).
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Will other big-name artists get the same from art collectors and auction houses? Eriq Gardner Artist Mark Grotjahn gets what he was owed under a California law in a closely watched case. read more. THR, Esq. Style Style Business
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 25, 2009
At the close of Sundance, Arthouse Films grabbed worldwide rights to Surfwise director Doug Pray's ad world doc Art & Copy, which debuted in the fest's doc competition. Tags: Sundance Art & Copy Arthouse Films Sundance
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Charlotte Waelde, University of Exeter School of Law, Smita Kheria, University of Edinburgh School of Law, and Nadine Levin, University of Exeter, have published Copyright and Publicly-Funded Arts and Humanities Research: Identifying and Developing Sustainable Exploitation Models in the Digital
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 17, 2012
Eriq Gardner Judge rules there's enough in allegations that EA has conspired to not pay former student-athletes to continue forward in the lawsuit. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Business
The Legal Satyricon
APRIL 29, 2009
by Jason Fischer Artist Michael D’Antuono was scheduled to publicly unveil his painting (pictured below) in New York’s Union Square Park this morning, to commemorate Obama’s 100th day in office. However, due to “thousands of emails and phone calls; online blogs and other public commentary received in the first 48 hours following its release&# , the [.].
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Brett Freudenberg, Griffith University, has published "Report #1: The Current Australian Tax Treatment of the Arts Industry" (Series: Tax: Contributing to a Sustainable Arts Industry). Here is the abstract. This Report contains an overview of the current Australian tax treatment
Thompson On Hollywood
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
IGN has some cool new art , including an international poster. It was cool to see all the footage from new movies at the end of the Oscar show, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2012
A New York adult nightclub lost by a 4-3 margin its appeal that it should qualify for a tax exemption given to musical arts performances. read more. The Business Home Music THR, Esq. Style Business
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Eriq Gardner Lawsuit against celebrity artist raises eternal question, "What is the meaning of authenticity?" read more. THR, Esq. Style Television Style
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 29, 2013
District Court judge Dolly Gee looks at different pieces of art in a copyright infringement case involving appropriation art. read more. Music THR, Esq.
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 31, 2017
Patricia Aufderheide, Aram Sinnreich, and Louisa Imperiale, all of American University, and Carolyn Silvernail, Independent, are publishing Norms-Shifting on Copyright and Fair Use in the Visual Arts Community, in the Visual Arts Review (Winter 2018).
New Media and Technology Law
JANUARY 18, 2018
It was interesting to see how the Illinois law (as well as a similar Texas law) influenced Google’s offering of a new facial recognition feature on the Google Arts & Culture app. (It Note: My classical art doppelgänger is “Portrait of a Gentleman in Red” by Rosalba Carriera.
Current Trends
AUGUST 11, 2009
The Cultural Affairs Commission of the City of Dallas and the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition will be hosting Dallas Arts Advocacy Day on August 20th. Arts Advocacy Day is an opportunity for everyone interested in the arts to learn more about new media marketing and the economic impact of the arts. Sonntag, Director of Dance, National Endowment for the Arts.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 21, 2014
The latest entertainment law news including Duke University''s reaction to a lawsuit from John Wayne''s heirs. read more. John Wayne The Business Miramax Films Kanye West Music Sara Bareilles Movies THR Online THR, Esq. Business
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