Gordon P. Firemark

JUNE 22, 2017

The post Episode 86 – Rock, Re-runs, and Registrations originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. Show notes are located at [link] The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update , is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Here's what we talked about… Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Lenz V. Universal. The Slants is Finally Out.

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DealFatigue

JULY 31, 2008

Almost sixty years ago, Budd Schulberg wrote What Makes Sammy Run, a novel about an agent who lies to get ahead in the movie business. There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations.

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DealFatigue

JULY 31, 2008

Almost sixty years ago, Budd Schulberg wrote What Makes Sammy Run, a novel about an agent who lies to get ahead in the movie business. There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations.

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DealFatigue

JULY 31, 2008

Almost sixty years ago, Budd Schulberg wrote What Makes Sammy Run, a novel about an agent who lies to get ahead in the movie business. There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations.

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

JULY 3, 2018

Trump running a base-only strategy - but will it work? " (Via.)

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2017

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Digital Media Law

OCTOBER 5, 2010

For details, see my THR piece: [link]. ——————. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out this 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. Or, follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook. If you work in tech, check out my book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets

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The Legal Satyricon

APRIL 27, 2015

Horizon v. Marvel: Copyright in the Three-Point Landing? I love copyright law, usually. Why is it there? It is there to ensure that authors and artists can profit from their work. Great idea. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line, the concept got polluted. Originally, copyright protected works for 14 years, with a renewal period of 14 […]. copyright

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Media Law

MARCH 29, 2016

Speaking of Fastcase, one interesting bit of news about the company is that its cofounder, Phil Rosenthal, is running for Congress in New York’s 10th Congressional District. Rosenthal — a physicist, lawyer and entrepreneur — is running as a Republican against Democrat Jerrold Nadler, the incumbent who has held the office for 24 years. The post Fastcase Cofounder Phil Rosenthal is Running for Congress in New York appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.

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Media Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The post LawToolBox365 Wins Microsoft App Award; In Running for People’s Choice Award appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. This week is the Microsoft Ignite conference for IT professionals in Atlanta, Ga., and one legal-specific app will be honored there from out of the over 1,700 apps and add-ins available through the Office Store. The legal calendaring and docketing application LawToolBox365 has won a Microsoft 2016 Office App Award, which it will receive at […].

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Music Technology Policy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

When Pandora doesn’t like the royalty rates they have to pay to artists, they use their lobbying power to run to the Congress to give them a better deal. The monopolist webcaster runs to the antitrust law for protection.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 24, 2014

It’s political season, and somewhere, some on-air broadcast air personality is making the decision that they really want to change careers – and run for political office. So it is time for a little refresher on the issues that arise when an on-air personality runs for political office. . We wrote about the issue last year, when a Chicago-area on-air talk show host decided to run for local office.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JULY 11, 2016

An attorney explores the hard questions being raised by augmented reality games. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Culture Tech Business THR Online

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The Legal Satyricon

DECEMBER 5, 2010

by Randazza We really must be at the verge of tipping into Idiocracy. It was once believed that you could spot a pedophile just by looking at him. This theory is now proven scientific fact. Now I’m not saying that I have evidence that TSA Administrator John Pistole is a practicing pedophile, but he certainly [.]. ass hat Civil Liberties flunkies imbeciles

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

A documentarian says the company didn’t submit his film for awards as agreed — and now won't stop claiming rights. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online Ava DuVernay Selma

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 15, 2013

Fines against noncommercial stations may that are primarily student run may not be as harsh as they have been in the past under a ruling issued by the FCC’s Media Bureau earlier this week. The FCC also announced, as part of its decision in the case, that it would apply this policy of more leniency in other cases involving student-run stations in the future. FCC Fines Noncommercial Broadcasting noncommercial radio fines public inspection file student run radio station

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

A documentarian says the company didn’t submit his film for awards as agreed — and now won't stop claiming rights. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online Ava DuVernay Selma

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JULY 14, 2014

UPDATED: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions have reached a deal to end the nearly 4-year-old litigation over who controls rights to produce the annual awards show. read more. Golden Globes 2014 THR Online THR, Esq. Television Dick Clark Productions

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

MARCH 18, 2014

The resolution ends a nearly seven-year-old case that was closely followed in both the entertainment and tech sectors. read more. The Business THR Online THR, Esq. Television YouTube Google Tech Viacom Business

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2014

The road to the big event this year in New Orleans could be making an unexpected stop at a federal appeals court thanks to a surprising decision concerning bootleggers. read more. The Business THR Online THR, Esq. Television Business

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

If you do, and get hurt, don't blame the haunted theme park. A public service advisory from The Hollywood Reporter. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television Culture Business THR Online

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Broadcast Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

As we enter the 2010 election season, questions are beginning to arise about broadcast station on-air employees who decide to run for political office , and what a station needs to do about such employees to avoid issues under the FCC political broadcasting rules. So what is a station to do when an on-air employee decides to run for office? Also, a move to a sister station with a service area that does not reach the district in which the candidate is running is another alternative.

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In yet another sign of how deeply NBC News has managed to get under his skin, Donald Trump has, in recent days, taken to saying that the network is ‘run by morons,’ two sources who have spoken to the president told The Daily Beast.

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Media Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The post LawToolBox365 Wins Microsoft App Award; In Running for People’s Choice Award appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. This week is the Microsoft Ignite conference for IT professionals in Atlanta, Ga., and one legal-specific app will be honored there from out of the over 1,700 apps and add-ins available through the Office Store. The legal calendaring and docketing application LawToolBox365 has won a Microsoft 2016 Office App Award, which it will receive at […].

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

The panel finds the merchandiser's summary judgment win on issues of willful infringement was premature. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Matthew Belloni The trade newspaper claimed The Vandals breached a deal to stop using an album cover that contained lettering similar to its trademarked logo. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. Music Music

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The Legal Satyricon

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Tesla reports that two apparent Reno Gazette Journal reporters trespassed on Tesla’s property, and then ran their car into a Tesla employee who was trying to take down their tag number. source) This is all Tesla’s side of the story, so I’ll see if there’s more to it. But, here’s a free protip: if you’re […].

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

And it seems like that brings many to contemplate moving from behind the microphone to being in front of it – by running for public office. We have written about this issue many times before, including coverage of when well-known local or national personalities have contemplated runs for office – see our stories here , here and here. So what is a station to do when an on-air employee decides to run for office?

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 17, 2016

Almost immediately, I received several questions about on-air employees who decide to run for political office , and how they are treated for purposes of the equal opportunities rule. a newscaster who runs for office triggers equal time when he delivers the news even though a candidate’s appearance as a subject of that news program would be exempt). So what is a station to do when an on-air employee decides to run for office?

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

MAY 6, 2010

By Eriq Gardner We could be on the verge of a wave of litigation targeting Hollywood's current obsession: derivative movies. The latest case involves Viacom's foray into the world of Bollywood. According to a new lawsuit filed yesterday in New.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2010

By Eriq Gardner Two cases on the court docket show that it's not so easy for entertainment companies to promote shows and movies without running into legal trouble. The first case involves a promotion run by A&E Television to showcase.

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Music Technology Policy

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Maybe you’ve heard how Google is providing staff for the “tech surge” to fix the Obamacare website? Here’s an interesting development in that campaign.

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Pixelization

MAY 20, 2011

In the coming days or weeks, I'll be moving this blog from its current host, Typepad , to my own server account, running WordPress server software.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2013

In the case written about in the Tribune, a former Chicago Bear, an on-air host of a sports program, was forced off the air when he decided to run for mayor of a Chicago suburb and his opponent indicated that he would seek equal time from the station if the candidate continued to do his program. Political Broadcasting Section 315 equal opportunities equal time on air performer running for office political window

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Music Technology Policy

JULY 2, 2015

For more than a year Congress has been holding hearings for the drafting of a brand new US Copyright Act. At its heart is the return of Orphan Works. Twice, Orphan Works Acts have failed to pass Congress because of strong opposition from visual artists, spearheaded by the Illustrators Partnership. Because of this, the Copyright Office has now issued a special call for letters regarding the role of visual art in the coming legislation.

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Media Law Prof Blog

JUNE 21, 2012

The New York Times reports on the life and times of the French bookstore, which seems to be thriving as English and US bookstores are withering away. Here's a link to the French Ministry of Culture report mentioned in the

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2016

Republicans Run From Donald Trump's Orlando Response - NBC News"WASHINGTON — Top Democrats, including President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, challenged Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to defend Donald Trump's response to the terrorist attack on Orlando Sunday morning that claimed 49 lives. Few took up the call.

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2016

Jailing of Rape Victim Could Spur Criminal-Justice Reform in Texas - Hit & Run : Reason.com

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Music Technology Policy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Shownotes: Google-funded group mad that US Copyright Office hasn’t abolished copyright yet by Andrew Orlowski. Public Knowledge: Captured: Systematic Bias at the Copyright Office.

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Media Law Prof Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The Supreme Court is rehearing the "Hillary: The Movie" case today. It's newly appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor's first chance to hear oral argument, being streamed by CSPAN here

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