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This past 16 months have been hard for everyone… with the pandemic-related shutdowns and restrictions, so many business have been hit hard. When it all began, I was fearful. I knew that film, television and theatre production ( my most significant law practice areas) would basically be dormant… and that meant my practice could well be stagnant (or worse) for who knows how long? They say that Variety is the spice of life! Well, I'm a believer! MORE
Just released, from the U.S. Attorney General's Office: a memo "to restrict the use of compulsory process to obtain information from or records of members of the news media." It reads in part: The Department of Justice will no longer MORE
The cloud-based practice management platform MerusCase is today launching an integration with CalendarRules to provide rules-based calendaring of court deadlines. MORE
Subscribers to Cheetah for Corporate Counsel, a legal research platform from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. , now have direct access to Lawgood , a practice tool for drafting contracts and clauses using market standards. MORE
I'm working on something new… Recently, I've had conversations with several information product and online-course creators who've faced copycats and knockoff artists who steal their programs and content. It's a frustrating problem… and it's growing! Registering your copyrights and trademarks provides a degree of protection, but unless the owner of the material is prepared to pursue costly legal action, there's not much of a remedy available. MORE
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. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/135. MORE
Subscribers to Lexis+. the premium legal research platform that LexisNexis launched last year , will now have access to breaking legal news headlines across 76 practice areas with the introduction today of the Legal News Hub. MORE
MPs call for a ‘complete reset’ of music streaming to fairly reward performers and creators . Successful artists see ‘pitiful returns’ from streaming while some performers are frozen out of payments altogether. MORE
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. MORE
While the regulatory deadlines in August may be a bit lighter than other months, there are still several important regulatory dates to keep track of, some of which are detailed below. MORE
Yesterday, I reported that law practice management company Clio acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. This was Clio’s second acquisition, after its 2018 acquisition of Lexicata , which it developed into its CRM platform Clio Grow. MORE
Hello Divorce , a California startup whose platform facilitates low-cost do-it-yourself and attorney-assisted divorces, has raised a seed investment of $2 million to help fuel its expansion to all 50 states. MORE
Last week, we wrote about two dissenting opinions in a Supreme Court decision that highlight the debate that is underway on the principles that govern defamation liability in the United States. MORE
Priori Legal , a marketplace for in-house legal teams to find and hire outside counsel, is expanding to also serve as a marketplace for legal technology and alternative legal services providers. MORE
[The great David Poe was among the first songwriters to post a comment opposing freezing the mechanical royalty rate for physical and downloads promoted by the NMPA and the Nashville Songwriters Association International. We’re going to be posting the comments, but wanted to start with David Poe’s passionate and well-reasoned comment that you can download here.]. July 12, 2021. Via Electronic Delivery. Chief Copyright Royalty Judge Jesse M. Feder. Copyright Royalty Judge David R. MORE
The practice management platforms Tabs3 and CosmoLex, both of which share a common owner, have each launched their own payment processing services to allow their customers to accept credit card and electronic check payments, Tabs3Pay and CosmoLexPay. MORE
[Note: This is the first of an exclusive two-part series on lawyer marketplace UpCounsel, which – 16 months after new owners rescued it from shutting down – is now launching a crowdfunding campaign. MORE
I recently had the great honor to be interviewed by Ivy B. Grey , vice president, strategy & business development, at WordRake , about lessons learned in journalism that can be applied in law. MORE
Earlier in 2021, Apperio released a report on the findings from our survey of 160 in-house lawyers in private equity: Responsibility without control? Legal spend challenges facing private equity leaders in 2021. MORE
With his contract-management company having just raised $40 million in Series B funding, Linksquares cofounder and CEO Vishal Sunak is aiming for some big goals, including “to build legal tech solutions that simply weren’t possible before.”. MORE
Last week, it was announced that the FCC would be considering some changes to its political broadcasting rules at its monthly open meeting in August. MORE
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. MORE
The AI-driven contract review technology company LawGeex has named legal industry veteran Sameena Kluck to the newly created position of director of brand evangelism. Kluck, who has been with LawGeex since April 2020 as a strategic account executive, said that her new position is her dream job. MORE
We’ve written many times about the perils of posting a photo on your website without getting permission from the photo’s owner (see, for instance, our articles here and here ). Copyright protects photos, even when they are shared on the Internet. MORE
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. MORE
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Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo School of Law, has published The Rise and Fall of Morris Ernst, Free Speech Renegade (University of Chicago Press, 2021). Here from the publisher's website is a description of the book's contents. In the 1930s MORE
If you are wondering where the innovators are in law, look no farther than the Fastcase 50, the annual award doled out by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”. MORE
Lou Andreozzi , the former chairman of Bloomberg Law and CEO of LexisNexis North American Legal Markets, has been appointed to the board of directors of global managed services provider Integreon , the company said today. MORE
Clio Grow is growing its global market. Legal practice management company Clio last week said that Clio Grow , its client intake and client relationship management product, previously available only to customers in the United States and Canada, is now available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. MORE
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns "Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning. MORE
[Editor Charlie sez: This post demonstrates that no single songwriter group–including NSAI–speaks for every songwriter in the world and that songwriters around the world do not want their incomes smashed. So that’s a bit of a pickle.]. COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD (CRB). In re DOCKET NO. 21-CRB-0001-PR-(2023-2027). Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords IV). Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re: 37 C.F.R. Part 385 Subpart B. MORE
LawSites
JULY 29, 2021
Hello Divorce , a California startup whose platform facilitates low-cost do-it-yourself and attorney-assisted divorces, has raised a seed investment of $2 million to help fuel its expansion to all 50 states.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 29, 2021
Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo School of Law, has published The Rise and Fall of Morris Ernst, Free Speech Renegade (University of Chicago Press, 2021). Here from the publisher's website is a description of the book's contents. In the 1930s
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Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 15, 2021
I'm working on something new… Recently, I've had conversations with several information product and online-course creators who've faced copycats and knockoff artists who steal their programs and content. It's a frustrating problem… and it's growing! Registering your copyrights and trademarks provides a degree of protection, but unless the owner of the material is prepared to pursue costly legal action, there's not much of a remedy available.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 16, 2021
We’ve written many times about the perils of posting a photo on your website without getting permission from the photo’s owner (see, for instance, our articles here and here ). Copyright protects photos, even when they are shared on the Internet.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 19, 2021
Just released, from the U.S. Attorney General's Office: a memo "to restrict the use of compulsory process to obtain information from or records of members of the news media." It reads in part: The Department of Justice will no longer
Music Technology Policy
JULY 29, 2021
[The great David Poe was among the first songwriters to post a comment opposing freezing the mechanical royalty rate for physical and downloads promoted by the NMPA and the Nashville Songwriters Association International. We’re going to be posting the comments, but wanted to start with David Poe’s passionate and well-reasoned comment that you can download here.]. July 12, 2021. Via Electronic Delivery. Chief Copyright Royalty Judge Jesse M. Feder. Copyright Royalty Judge David R.
Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 21, 2021
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. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/135.
Entertainment and Media Law brings together the best content for Entertainment and Media Law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 13, 2021
Last week, we wrote about two dissenting opinions in a Supreme Court decision that highlight the debate that is underway on the principles that govern defamation liability in the United States.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 14, 2021
MPs call for a ‘complete reset’ of music streaming to fairly reward performers and creators . Successful artists see ‘pitiful returns’ from streaming while some performers are frozen out of payments altogether.
Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 15, 2021
This past 16 months have been hard for everyone… with the pandemic-related shutdowns and restrictions, so many business have been hit hard. When it all began, I was fearful. I knew that film, television and theatre production ( my most significant law practice areas) would basically be dormant… and that meant my practice could well be stagnant (or worse) for who knows how long? They say that Variety is the spice of life! Well, I'm a believer!
LawSites
JULY 22, 2021
Lou Andreozzi , the former chairman of Bloomberg Law and CEO of LexisNexis North American Legal Markets, has been appointed to the board of directors of global managed services provider Integreon , the company said today.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 21, 2021
Last week, it was announced that the FCC would be considering some changes to its political broadcasting rules at its monthly open meeting in August.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2021
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns "Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 30, 2021
[Editor Charlie sez: This post demonstrates that no single songwriter group–including NSAI–speaks for every songwriter in the world and that songwriters around the world do not want their incomes smashed. So that’s a bit of a pickle.]. COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD (CRB). In re DOCKET NO. 21-CRB-0001-PR-(2023-2027). Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords IV). Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re: 37 C.F.R. Part 385 Subpart B.
LawSites
JULY 21, 2021
The practice management platforms Tabs3 and CosmoLex, both of which share a common owner, have each launched their own payment processing services to allow their customers to accept credit card and electronic check payments, Tabs3Pay and CosmoLexPay.
LawSites
JULY 20, 2021
The cloud-based practice management platform MerusCase is today launching an integration with CalendarRules to provide rules-based calendaring of court deadlines.
LawSites
JULY 15, 2021
Subscribers to Cheetah for Corporate Counsel, a legal research platform from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. , now have direct access to Lawgood , a practice tool for drafting contracts and clauses using market standards.
LawSites
JULY 28, 2021
Priori Legal , a marketplace for in-house legal teams to find and hire outside counsel, is expanding to also serve as a marketplace for legal technology and alternative legal services providers.
LawSites
JULY 29, 2021
Yesterday, I reported that law practice management company Clio acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. This was Clio’s second acquisition, after its 2018 acquisition of Lexicata , which it developed into its CRM platform Clio Grow.
LawSites
JULY 21, 2021
With his contract-management company having just raised $40 million in Series B funding, Linksquares cofounder and CEO Vishal Sunak is aiming for some big goals, including “to build legal tech solutions that simply weren’t possible before.”.
LawSites
JULY 12, 2021
Subscribers to Lexis+. the premium legal research platform that LexisNexis launched last year , will now have access to breaking legal news headlines across 76 practice areas with the introduction today of the Legal News Hub.
LawSites
JULY 15, 2021
The AI-driven contract review technology company LawGeex has named legal industry veteran Sameena Kluck to the newly created position of director of brand evangelism. Kluck, who has been with LawGeex since April 2020 as a strategic account executive, said that her new position is her dream job.
LawSites
JULY 30, 2021
I recently had the great honor to be interviewed by Ivy B. Grey , vice president, strategy & business development, at WordRake , about lessons learned in journalism that can be applied in law.
LawSites
JULY 13, 2021
Clio Grow is growing its global market. Legal practice management company Clio last week said that Clio Grow , its client intake and client relationship management product, previously available only to customers in the United States and Canada, is now available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 28, 2021
While the regulatory deadlines in August may be a bit lighter than other months, there are still several important regulatory dates to keep track of, some of which are detailed below.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 25, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
LawSites
JULY 28, 2021
Earlier in 2021, Apperio released a report on the findings from our survey of 160 in-house lawyers in private equity: Responsibility without control? Legal spend challenges facing private equity leaders in 2021.
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
LawSites
JULY 23, 2021
[Note: This is the first of an exclusive two-part series on lawyer marketplace UpCounsel, which – 16 months after new owners rescued it from shutting down – is now launching a crowdfunding campaign.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 31, 2021
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 31, 2021
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 18, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 29, 2021
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