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Agents
- Ari Emanuel has a fan site [Ari Emanuel]
- Anyone headed to the Edinburgh International Film Festival? [Hollywood agents to play starring role in hunt for Scots talent]
- Olivia Metzger will be representing news talent, hosts and on-air personalities out of the agency’s New York office [NBC Exec Joins Talent Agency CAA].
- A lot of WMA employees have been fired since the merger with Endeavor [Good for Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, bad for William Morris employees in merger]
Music
- Former CAA music agent answers some questions about the business [Seven Questions with Paola Palazzo, Senior Director of Talent for Nederlander Concerts].
Film
- Filming in India sometime soon? [Choice of Law & Fair Use]
Copyright
- The Associated Press may soon be launching more attacks [All's Fair Under Fair Use?].
- The U.S. wants Canada to start getting serious about its piracy problems [New media, old rules].
Entertainment Business
- Is the economy killing Cannes? [Subdued Market at Cannes]
