Gordon P. Firemark

JANUARY 28, 2013

Why you need an entertainment attorney to help negotiate your television acting deals. Not long ago, I was contacted by the manager for an actor who appears on a major network television program that's just been picked up for its second season. Typically, the employment of actors for a television series is done on an exclusive basis (meaning that the actor can't appear on other programs during the life of the contract). Entertainment Law Television

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Business Television Business THR OnlineA judge decides that Fox must face a claim for inducing prison officials to breach their duties towards incarcerated children. read more. THR, Esq.

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Entertainment Litigation Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

So those of us who live in the "tape delayed" part of NBC's coverage map have a choice: (a) cease using communication devices and social media to avoid learning of results; or (b) watching the television coverage in spite of knowing the result. Satellite and cable television provide us with dozens of channels providing 24 hour live coverage of sports and news events. Tags: News Other Media Television

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Entertainment Litigation Blog

MARCH 9, 2009

PROMOTING THE 2009 PHILIPPINE BAR ASSOCIATION DINNER Here's the video of my appearance on the "Kababayan LA" television show on KCSI-TV 18 in Los Angeles hosted by the lovely, Jannelle So.

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Gordon P. Firemark

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The other night, I was reading my Twitter feed, when I encountered this: I wish the business of television was less about “packaging & selling” a show and more about making a series you were passionate about. What an astounding lack of clarity about the nature of the television business this demonstrates. Television is a business. What the REAL product is… The television business isn’t about buying and selling Art, or even good quality programs.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Television Television THR Online Whitney HoustonThe statuette is a loan, not a gift, according to the lawsuit. read more. THR, Esq.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Business Movies Television Music Business THR OnlineThe putative class action came on behalf of those with hearing disabilities alleging misrepresentations and violations of civil rights. read more. THR, Esq.

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Gordon P. Firemark

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Introduction. This past year, I’ve been very fortunate to be asked by a few small- and mid-sized entertainment businesses to handle some or all of their Business Affairs and Legal Affairs work; Work that traditionally would be handled by in-house counsel, but is noow being outsourced to me. It’s been great for my business, and I’m grateful for the opportunities to help.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The Business Television Tech Business THR OnlineThis week, the FCC hears reaction to a controversial proposal. The MPAA says it violates the U.S. Constitution. The WGA is in favor. read more. THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Conley, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, has published The Children’s Television Act: Reasons & Practice (forthcoming in Syracuse Law Review). Scott R. Here is the abstract. An average child will have watched between 10,000 and 15,000 hours of

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APRIL 9, 2014

Did Sony Pictures Television tortiously interfere with a live tour of business personalities? The Business Sony Pictures Television THR Online THR, Esq. Shark Tank Television Business Or did a Florida lawyer infringe on the show''s intellectual property? read more.

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Media Law Prof Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

Carlo Pedrioli, Liverpool Hope University, has published Is Incitement on the Internet Easier to Punish than Incitement on Television? A Case Study of the Koran-Burning of Florida Pastor Terry Jones at Free Speech, Privacy and Media: Comparative Perspectives 49 (Russell

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Television Television Jay-Z Kanye West SportsEriq Gardner Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs' failure to game-plan an odd TV moment that soon became an Internet meme has got his lawyers scrambling. read more. THR, Esq.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Television TelevisionEriq Gardner Amid a huge Justice Department crackdown on online poker sites -- the biggest sponsors of poker shows -- channels including Fox and ESPN are yanking completed shows from their schedules ahead of their premieres. read more. THR, Esq.

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JANUARY 25, 2016

The Business Television Business THR OnlineAccording to Charles Lenhoff, minorities are being stifled because they are not the "marquee" element driving packages sold to studios. read more. THR, Esq.

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

Television Television Reba McEntireMatthew Belloni Allison Gibson, who departed the Reba McEntire sitcom after its first season, claims she was been fraudulently denied her share of revenue from the show. This is her second time suing. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Jon Garon, Shepard Broad College of Law, is publishing Hidden Hands that Shaped the Marketplace of Ideas: Television's Early Transformation from Medium to Genre in volume 19 of the University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (2016). Here is

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APRIL 20, 2016

The Business Television Business THR OnlineThe judge won't let a boutique firm move forward with a complaint that objected to packaging deals. read more. THR, Esq.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tags: Copyright Litigation Television Web/Tech

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Amy Rungpaka Hackley, Queen Mary, University of London, and Chris Hackley, University of London, Royal Holloway College, have published Television Product Placement Strategy in Thailand and the UK, in volume 3 of the Asian Journal of Business Research (2013).

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Media Law Prof Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tali Teeni-Harari and Sharon Yadin, both of the Peres Academic Center, are publishing Regulatory Literacy: Rethinking Television Rating in the New Media Age in volume 88 of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review (2019). Here is the abstract. Rating

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APRIL 19, 2011

Eriq Gardner Judge to decide whether to allow television cameras in 'Two and a Half Men' dispute. Television Televisionread more. THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Arpan Banerjee has published Television Content Regulation in India: Are News Channels Crying Wolf? at 21 Entertainment Law Review (no. 58) (2010). Here is the abstract. Comments on the Indian Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2007 and the News Broadcasting Standards

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Music Technology Policy

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The American Federation of Musicians, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Directors Guild of America, the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees and the Screen Actors Guild. (Net So speaking of thugs, why would Google have its henchmen start a union busting campaign in the entertainment industry, particularly the television business? Google Backed Netcoalition’s Anti-Union Dirty Tricks Campaign.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Television Fox Television Studios USA Network The plaintiff alleged that certain experiences of the Michael Westen character in the spy drama were "very much like" those in his own life. read more. Burn Notice THR, Esq.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The founder responds by challenging plaintiffs to a televised "lie detector challenge." Television Television PoliticsEriq Gardner A Tea Party group has erupted into dissension with financial backers of a new TV network claiming a "sham." read more. THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

AUGUST 23, 2016

Jon Garon, Nova College of Law, is publishing Hidden Hands that Shaped the Marketplace of Ideas: Television's Early Transformation from Medium to Genre in volume 19 of the University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (2016). Here is the

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MARCH 9, 2013

Television THR, Esq. Television Business CAAIt’s “so much opportunity” for some – and paycuts for others. read more. The Business Warner Bros.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

The 9th Circuit says the government was justified in attempting to preserve public television from commercial pressures. Television Business read more. The Business THR Online THR, Esq.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Television Television BusinessEriq Gardner Comcast says its satellite rival exploited the end of the NFL Lockout to conduct a broad advertising campaign that was false, misleading, and deceptive, as well as disparaging to its competitors. read more. THR, Esq.

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JULY 23, 2014

Television Business Si Robertson''s favorite color has set off a trademark lawsuit. read more. The Business Duck Dynasty THR Online THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Wilbur, Duke University, Department of Marketing, have published Local Media Ownership and Viewpoint Diversity in Local Television News. Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University, and Kenneth C. Here is the abstract. Regulators have long sought to protect viewpoint diversity

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MARCH 4, 2014

Television NFL Business The football league tells the FCC that eliminating blackouts will also make the game less TV-friendly and that the regulatory agency doesn''t actually have authority to change the rules. read more. The Business Sports THR Online THR, Esq.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

In anticipation of its July 10 open meeting, the FCC last week released its draft Order making changes to its rules requiring television stations to broadcast specific amounts of educational and informational programming directed to children. The draft Order contains many other changes – and is worth careful review by all television operators.

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APRIL 13, 2016

The Business Television Business THR OnlineThe Fox News chief finds himself in the middle of a dispute over a show that was allegedly canceled upon the revelation that one of its main gay castmembers didn't have a legal relationship with supposedly adopted children. read more. THR, Esq.

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MAY 10, 2012

The Business Television Tech Business Comcast DirecTV Major League BaseballEriq Gardner A new antitrust lawsuit alleges that the deals between Major League Baseball and cable and satellite TV companies need to be reviewed as a violation of antitrust law. read more. THR, Esq.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Television An appeals court rules that a man whose identity wasn''t concealed on a documentary series has a reasonable probability of prevailing against the cable network. read more. THR, Esq.

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APRIL 1, 2016

The Business Television Business THR OnlineSome developments in entertainment and media law news including the latest concerning the importation of infringing digital files. read more. THR, Esq.

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Media Law Prof Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The AP and the Hollywood Reporter report that Aron Abrams, who has been associated with such shows as King of the Hill, Everybody Hates Chris, Grounded for Life, and 3d Rock from the Sun, has been found dead in his

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Music Television Music American Idol Jersey Shore So You Think You Can DanceEriq Gardner Deyon Davis says that the performance rights organization is a "bully" and is taking advantage of music publishers in the way it accounts for song royalties from TV networks. read more. THR, Esq.

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AUGUST 9, 2014

Television Business In a fight over how game telecasts are distributed, a judge won''t yet let MLB, NHL, Comcast and DirecTV defeat some fans challenging the system. read more. The Business THR Online THR, Esq.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

While the FCC is planning at its July 10 meeting to change these reporting requirements to yearly ones if it adopts the draft order reforming its children’s television rules ( we wrote here about that draft order), these revisions will not be effective for many months, so stations should continue to observe this requirement. July is an important month for regulatory filings – even though it is one of those months with no FCC submissions tied to any license renewal dates.

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Media Law Prof Blog

MAY 8, 2014

Ende, Technology Law Group, LLC, Steve Tojic, Gallagher, Boland & Meiburger, LLP, have published Minority Television Project, Inc. James Ming Chen, Michigan State University College of Law, Neil S. FCC, No. 13-1124, Brief for Amici Curiae Law Professors in

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