November 17, 2009

Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 6

Once again, my thanks to entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark for asking me to co-host the Entertainment Law Update Podcast. Episode 6 is available for downloading here. Make sure to take a look at the show notes, which I have summarized below.

Noonan v. Staples - Jury: Truthful E-Mail Sent About Fired Staples Manager Wasn’t Libelous
Disney settles with Luxo over the Luxo Jr. Lamp
Carly Simon is suing her record label & starbucks over poor marketing of record
FTC New Guidelines For Bloggers
Vent v. Mars Snackfood U.S., LLC — idea submission case in New Jersey
The Weinstein Co. v. Smokewood Entertainment: Decision reached in “Push” case regarding writing required to transfer exclusive rights.
Jon Gosselin has countersued TLC
California’s new anti-paparazzi statute
Beatles music catalog finally available online.. but is it legal?
Radio Station liable for wrongful death of contestant
ASCAP lost Public Performance lawsuit on ringtunes; ASCAP and BMI may bring case for Public Performance in film/tv downloads
Copyright Termination of Transfers under §203 and §304.
Celebrity Identity Theft with guest Samantha Rothaus.

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One Response to “Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 6”

Jay Moffitt
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Enjoyed the podcast. As always, enjoyed the new information, but it was really great to get the updates on the older cases, especially the Beatles. Liked the Britney Twitter case given by Ms. Rothaus as well.

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