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LAWCLERK , a legal services marketplace where solo and small-firm attorneys can hire freelance lawyers for short-term projects, has launched a new service targeted at corporate counsel, LAWCLERK for General Counsel. Like the company’s standard service, LAWCLERK for General Counsel allows corporate counsel to post one-off projects to the LAWCLERK marketplace for short-term help from freelance lawyers. MORE
The suit claims the service is harming competitors, customers and copyright owners. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online MORE
As president of the Legal Services Corporation since 2011, he oversees an organization that funds free civil legal services to more than 130 legal aid programs throughout the country. MORE
Adele’s decision to not stream her new CD “ 25 ” on services like Apple Music and Spotify has been the talk of the entertainment press pages – like this article from the New York Times. These articles make it sound like, if you listen to any Internet music service, you’ll not hear a song from the new record. The legal distinctions that allow these services to play Adele’s new music is often not recognized or even acknowledged by the popular press. MORE
Legility , a Nashville-based provider of legal operations services for legal departments and law firms, has acquired Inventus , a Chicago- and London-based, international provider of e-discovery services, with locations across Europe, Asia and North America. MORE
The 2nd Circuit rejects copyright fair use arguments made by the media monitoring service TVEyes. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
Warner, Fox and Disney want an injunction against VidAngel, which sells films for $20 before buying them back for $19. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
In a blog post today, Atrium founder Justin Kan confirmed the news first reported on this blog yesterday, that the company is letting go most of its legal services staff and that it will now pivot its focus towards “building a professional services network dedicated to founders.” MORE
The Utah Supreme Court voted unanimously yesterday to approve the recommendations of a work group that called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.”. MORE
In July, six months after acquiring Avvo , Internet Brands said it was shutting down Avvo Legal Services , the controversial program that provided fixed-fee, limited-scope legal services through a network of attorneys and that had raised the ire of many an ethics regulator. MORE
Songwriters and music publishers will get a higher payout from on-demand subscription services like Spotify and Apple Music for the next five-year period. MORE
ReliefWeb » Document » Iraq / Wikileaks: statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights GENEVA (26 October 2010)– "The files reportedly indicate that the US knew, among other things, about widespread use of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi forces, and yet proceeded with the transfer of thousands of persons who had been detained by US forces to Iraqi custody between early 2009 and July 2010. MORE
By Matthew Belloni There's a new player in town for resolving Hollywood disputes. Launching March 8, the Entertainment Mediation Institute is billing itself as "the first-ever organization dedicated exclusively to resolving disputes among parties in the entertainment industry." Co-founded by. MORE
vLex is an international legal research service with materials from more than 100 countries, including many civil law jurisdictions. In addition to giving vLex a greater foothold in the UK legal market, the acquisition combines Justis’s case law collection with vLex’s AI-powered tools and services, such as Vincent and Iceberg AI, thereby providing contextual research and access to global legal resources to the UK and other key markets covered by Justis, LaChance said. MORE
A commonly used, but often misunderstood type of contract used throughout the entertainment industry is the Production Services Agreement. What is a Production Services Agreement? When would I use a Production Services Agreement? MORE
” The post has been widely read in the artist community and stimulated conversation about the current model of royalty allocation by streaming services that artists like Sharky Laguana have led the debate on. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking. MORE
The filtering company is in a legal battle with several Hollywood studios. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online MORE
Here’s a summary of the Fair Play Fair Pay Act from the Congressional Research Service–just so you can see what it is that is enough to scare companies with over $2 trillion in market power: Introduced in House (04/13/2015). MORE
"[B]y telling its users that its new service is lawful, VidAngel threatens to confuse consumers regarding the legitimate streaming market," Disney's attorney Kelly Klaus writes. MORE
In August, a Utah task force on access to justice issued a report that called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.”. MORE
Faced with an ever-widening gap in access to legal services, a Utah task force has called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.” Simultaneously establishing a new regulatory body, under the supervision of the Supreme Court, to advance and implement a risk-based, empirically-grounded regulatory process for legal service entities. MORE
In a default judgment, a California judge ruled against the companies behind the TVPad device. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
A website launched this week, Barterball, enables lawyers and others to barter their services in exchange for other services they may need, such as accounting or website design. MORE
If you had to guess which legal research service law students prefer, you’d probably answer Westlaw. Asked to indicate their agreement with the statement, “X is an excellent citation service,” 77% gave Shepard’s scores of 5, 6 or 7, while 72% gave scores in that range to KeyCite. MORE
The comedienne says she's been bullied by the Trump family following her shocking bloody photo stunt — which was inspired by his comments regarding Megyn Kelly during his campaign. read more. THR, Esq. Politics Politics THR Online MORE
A Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Service launched today by global legal services provider Integreon is intended to help law firm and corporate security cyber-security professionals accomplish that quickly and accurately. MORE
The post How Technology is Helping Deliver Legal Services to the Poor appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. MORE
Jean-Pierre Blais, head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), announced today that access to a minimum level of fixed broadband and mobile speed is a basic service for all Canadians. MORE
Companies that provide services for accessing federal court dockets were caught off guard last week when a number of federal courts began sending notices to attorneys urging them to exercise caution when using such services. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma said in part: Attorneys should be cautious when using third-party services and software (e.g., A third-party service also might resell or republish the case documents and information that they obtain. MORE
The company sues affiliates of Disney, Warner Bros. and Fox. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
The National Journal on growing resistance to the FCC's plan to regulate online TV services MORE
Goodman, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, has published Public Service Media Narratives in the Routledge Handbook of Media Law (Monroe E. The emergence of public service media Ellen P. Price & Stephaan Verhulst, eds., 2012). Here is the abstract. MORE
With its much-ballyhooed launch in 2017 and its backing by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Twitch founder Justin Kan , Atrium said it would “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of a law firm and a separate-but-connected entity to provide back-end services and technology. The company this week reportedly notified numerous lawyers and others who work in its legal services entity that they will be let go. MORE
Disney is seeking an injunction to prevent Redbox from disassembling "combo packs" and selling movie download codes separately. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
In what it is positioning as a relaunch of the company, Axiom Managed Solutions, one of two companies spun-off last year from alternative legal services provider Axiom , is changing its name to Factor and launching a new website at www.factor.law. MORE
We’re honored to have Kerry Muzzey back again to tell his story of how one composer is working with music detection services and his US PRO to catch thousands of unlicensed uses in China and elsewhere. It ’ s about my dramas with China, and it ’ s about why you should be using detection services to track your music on YouTube and on TV. CCTV didn’t license my music for their TV shows which then went onto their on-demand services and onto YouTube, where the shows were monetized. MORE
In one of those year-end decisions that got lost in the holiday rush, in late November, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its final ruling on the rates to be paid to SoundExchange by “business establishment services” for the ephemeral copies of sound recordings when these music services transmit programming to their customers. Business establishment services are the companies that provide music to businesses to play in retail stores, restaurants and other commercial establishments. MORE
Google codenamed its music service "Shakedown"?Those Does anyone know if the rumor is true? Those crazy kids at Mountain View! What's next? Singularity University?! And they said it couldn't be done MORE
The meeting of the Task Force on Access through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) of the State Bar of California is just a first step in what is likely to be a drawn-out process of consideration and debate over the proposed changes. MORE
"Star Wars is still Star Wars, even without Princess Leia’s bikini scene," states the opinion. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
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DECEMBER 8, 2015
A commonly used, but often misunderstood type of contract used throughout the entertainment industry is the Production Services Agreement. What is a Production Services Agreement? When would I use a Production Services Agreement?
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 2, 2019
This is from the UK Insolvency Service regarding the PledgeMusic debacle in response to my tweet yesterday: We really appreciate the Insolvency Service taking the time to respond so quickly We got the first straight answer that we’ve ever heard about PledgeMusic.
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Media Law
JANUARY 21, 2020
Just last week, I reported here about the name change of Axiom Managed Services, one of two companies spun off last year from alternative legal services provider Axiom.
Media Law
JANUARY 15, 2020
In what it is positioning as a relaunch of the company, Axiom Managed Solutions, one of two companies spun-off last year from alternative legal services provider Axiom , is changing its name to Factor and launching a new website at www.factor.law.
Media Law
DECEMBER 17, 2019
As president of the Legal Services Corporation since 2011, he oversees an organization that funds free civil legal services to more than 130 legal aid programs throughout the country.
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
” The post has been widely read in the artist community and stimulated conversation about the current model of royalty allocation by streaming services that artists like Sharky Laguana have led the debate on. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The suit claims the service is harming competitors, customers and copyright owners. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online
Media Law
JANUARY 12, 2020
With its much-ballyhooed launch in 2017 and its backing by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Twitch founder Justin Kan , Atrium said it would “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of a law firm and a separate-but-connected entity to provide back-end services and technology. The company this week reportedly notified numerous lawyers and others who work in its legal services entity that they will be let go.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 24, 2017
"Star Wars is still Star Wars, even without Princess Leia’s bikini scene," states the opinion. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
Media Law
JANUARY 13, 2020
In a blog post today, Atrium founder Justin Kan confirmed the news first reported on this blog yesterday, that the company is letting go most of its legal services staff and that it will now pivot its focus towards “building a professional services network dedicated to founders.”
Media Law
AUGUST 29, 2019
The Utah Supreme Court voted unanimously yesterday to approve the recommendations of a work group that called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.”.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 3, 2017
"[B]y telling its users that its new service is lawful, VidAngel threatens to confuse consumers regarding the legitimate streaming market," Disney's attorney Kelly Klaus writes.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
If you had to guess which legal research service law students prefer, you’d probably answer Westlaw. Asked to indicate their agreement with the statement, “X is an excellent citation service,” 77% gave Shepard’s scores of 5, 6 or 7, while 72% gave scores in that range to KeyCite.
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2015
The National Journal on growing resistance to the FCC's plan to regulate online TV services
Media Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
A Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Service launched today by global legal services provider Integreon is intended to help law firm and corporate security cyber-security professionals accomplish that quickly and accurately.
Media Law
JANUARY 7, 2020
Legility , a Nashville-based provider of legal operations services for legal departments and law firms, has acquired Inventus , a Chicago- and London-based, international provider of e-discovery services, with locations across Europe, Asia and North America.
Media Law
JUNE 25, 2019
The meeting of the Task Force on Access through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) of the State Bar of California is just a first step in what is likely to be a drawn-out process of consideration and debate over the proposed changes.
Media Law
OCTOBER 15, 2019
In August, a Utah task force on access to justice issued a report that called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.”.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
In a default judgment, a California judge ruled against the companies behind the TVPad device. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Tech Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 29, 2018
Songwriters and music publishers will get a higher payout from on-demand subscription services like Spotify and Apple Music for the next five-year period.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
The 2nd Circuit rejects copyright fair use arguments made by the media monitoring service TVEyes. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Tech Business THR Online
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2010
ReliefWeb » Document » Iraq / Wikileaks: statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights GENEVA (26 October 2010)– "The files reportedly indicate that the US knew, among other things, about widespread use of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi forces, and yet proceeded with the transfer of thousands of persons who had been detained by US forces to Iraqi custody between early 2009 and July 2010.
Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 13, 2020
We’re honored to have Kerry Muzzey back again to tell his story of how one composer is working with music detection services and his US PRO to catch thousands of unlicensed uses in China and elsewhere. It ’ s about my dramas with China, and it ’ s about why you should be using detection services to track your music on YouTube and on TV. CCTV didn’t license my music for their TV shows which then went onto their on-demand services and onto YouTube, where the shows were monetized.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 5, 2010
By Matthew Belloni There's a new player in town for resolving Hollywood disputes. Launching March 8, the Entertainment Mediation Institute is billing itself as "the first-ever organization dedicated exclusively to resolving disputes among parties in the entertainment industry." Co-founded by.
Media Law Prof Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Jean-Pierre Blais, head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), announced today that access to a minimum level of fixed broadband and mobile speed is a basic service for all Canadians.
Media Law
AUGUST 27, 2019
Faced with an ever-widening gap in access to legal services, a Utah task force has called for “profoundly reimagining the way legal services are regulated in order to harness the power of entrepreneurship, capital, and machine learning in the legal arena.” Simultaneously establishing a new regulatory body, under the supervision of the Supreme Court, to advance and implement a risk-based, empirically-grounded regulatory process for legal service entities.
Broadcast Law Blog
JANUARY 11, 2019
In one of those year-end decisions that got lost in the holiday rush, in late November, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its final ruling on the rates to be paid to SoundExchange by “business establishment services” for the ephemeral copies of sound recordings when these music services transmit programming to their customers. Business establishment services are the companies that provide music to businesses to play in retail stores, restaurants and other commercial establishments.
Media Law
MARCH 28, 2019
vLex is an international legal research service with materials from more than 100 countries, including many civil law jurisdictions. In addition to giving vLex a greater foothold in the UK legal market, the acquisition combines Justis’s case law collection with vLex’s AI-powered tools and services, such as Vincent and Iceberg AI, thereby providing contextual research and access to global legal resources to the UK and other key markets covered by Justis, LaChance said.
Media Law Prof Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Goodman, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, has published Public Service Media Narratives in the Routledge Handbook of Media Law (Monroe E. The emergence of public service media Ellen P. Price & Stephaan Verhulst, eds., 2012). Here is the abstract.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Companies that provide services for accessing federal court dockets were caught off guard last week when a number of federal courts began sending notices to attorneys urging them to exercise caution when using such services. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma said in part: Attorneys should be cautious when using third-party services and software (e.g., A third-party service also might resell or republish the case documents and information that they obtain.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 17, 2018
Disney is seeking an injunction to prevent Redbox from disassembling "combo packs" and selling movie download codes separately. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 10, 2016
Warner, Fox and Disney want an injunction against VidAngel, which sells films for $20 before buying them back for $19. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
The company sues affiliates of Disney, Warner Bros. and Fox. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 2, 2017
The filtering company is in a legal battle with several Hollywood studios. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online
Media Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
LAWCLERK , a legal services marketplace where solo and small-firm attorneys can hire freelance lawyers for short-term projects, has launched a new service targeted at corporate counsel, LAWCLERK for General Counsel. Like the company’s standard service, LAWCLERK for General Counsel allows corporate counsel to post one-off projects to the LAWCLERK marketplace for short-term help from freelance lawyers.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 22, 2010
Google codenamed its music service "Shakedown"?Those Does anyone know if the rumor is true? Those crazy kids at Mountain View! What's next? Singularity University?! And they said it couldn't be done
Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Adele’s decision to not stream her new CD “ 25 ” on services like Apple Music and Spotify has been the talk of the entertainment press pages – like this article from the New York Times. These articles make it sound like, if you listen to any Internet music service, you’ll not hear a song from the new record. The legal distinctions that allow these services to play Adele’s new music is often not recognized or even acknowledged by the popular press.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 25, 2018
"I don’t want [divorce] to be regarded as a failure or a nightmare," says Wasser. It's an evolution of the way your family functions." read more. THR, Esq. Culture Culture THR Online
Media Law
AUGUST 13, 2014
The post How Technology is Helping Deliver Legal Services to the Poor appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
In July, six months after acquiring Avvo , Internet Brands said it was shutting down Avvo Legal Services , the controversial program that provided fixed-fee, limited-scope legal services through a network of attorneys and that had raised the ire of many an ethics regulator.
Music Technology Policy
MAY 23, 2015
Here’s a summary of the Fair Play Fair Pay Act from the Congressional Research Service–just so you can see what it is that is enough to scare companies with over $2 trillion in market power: Introduced in House (04/13/2015).
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 2, 2017
The comedienne says she's been bullied by the Trump family following her shocking bloody photo stunt — which was inspired by his comments regarding Megyn Kelly during his campaign. read more. THR, Esq. Politics Politics THR Online
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