Monthly Archives: May 2009

Orlando Theme Park Sued For Trade Secret Theft and Breach of Contract

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Ryan Webber

On April 27, 2009, ICC Designs, an Orlando based company, sued Universal Orlando, its parent company, and two studios for alleged breach of contract and trade secret theft. The suit stems from a Halloween Horrors Nights attraction at Universal. The … Continue reading →

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Entertainment, Pornography, and Representation

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ryan Richman

Pornography is a multi-billion dollar per year moneymaking machine. The porn industry generates more income than the MLB, NBA, and NFL combined – impressive. Many people have a hard time talking about porn or admitting that they visit porn sites, … Continue reading →

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So You Want to be a Talent Agent?

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Harry Takhar

In Hollywood, talent agents act as the middlemen between the actors and the studios. Talent agents came into existence because actors had many financial and legal disputes with the big studios and needed someone to represent them. Today, major studios … Continue reading →

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Agencies Trending Toward the Central United States

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Nicholas Ahlering

The recent re-location of top CAA sports agents to St. Louis will begin a growing trend of similar moves toward the central United States. Although the majority of Entertainment Agencies are located in cultural hot-spots such as Miami, Los Angeles, and … Continue reading →

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Booting the Bootleggers

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Nick DeSiato

France has certainly upped the ante in the battle against pirated copyrighted material. A new law bans internet access for violators. Apparently, after your third violation (just warnings for the first two), a third-party agency intervenes between the violator and … Continue reading →

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Cable News Network, Inc., et al. v. CSC Holdings (and other interesting Supreme Court cases)

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Nick DeSiato

Perusing through the United States Supreme Court’s docket, I came across an interesting entertainment law case that could significantly impact the film industry. The case is captioned: Cable News Network, Inc., et al. v. CSC Holdings, Inc, et al. But, … Continue reading →

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A Crash Course on Becoming an Entertainment Lawyer

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Nick DeSiato

First of all, welcome to the entertainment law subsection of Entertainment Agent Blog. Hopefully we’ll have a good run… So you want to be an entertainment lawyer? The only problem is you don’t really know what an entertainment lawyer does. … Continue reading →

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A New Star Is Born

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Darren Heitner

On December 31, 2005, SportsAgentBlog.com was created.  On May 20, 2009, Entertainment Agent Blog was formed.  I am excited to announce the birth of a new blog that hopes to keep you informed of the latest Entertainment Agent, Law, and … Continue reading →

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