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Category Archives: Entertainment Law
In the Immortal Words of Gary Gilmore and NIKE, “[Just] Do It.”
“Just do it.” This is one of the world’s most famous trademarks, and any reader will know that products bearing the phrase are NIKE products. However, not many people know where this phrase comes from. The phrase, “Just do it,” … Continue reading
Newzbin Loss is a Win for All
In a court case between The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Newzbin, the High Court has ruled in favor of the MPA and provided much needed clarity to UK copyright law. In a court case similar to those against Kazaa … Continue reading
Gamer Technology Law Conference
What: A Comprehensive Two-Day Conference When: March 25 & 26, 2010 Where: San Francisco, CA (Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf) View the program agenda here. Cutting edge legal and business issues for finance, development, publishing and distribution including: The future of the industry: … Continue reading
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Tagged gaming law, law conference, law symposium, video games
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Colorado Entertainment Law Symposium
My friend Steve Erwin is hosting (ast the Chair of the Colorado Bar Entertainment & Sports Law Section) the following event, which offers CLE credits. When: April 2, 2010 9:00 AM – 12:45 PM Where: CLECI Large Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Entertainment Law, symposium
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European Parliament Votes to Lower ACTA Opacity
Social networking is great. How else would a third-year law student become “friends” with a member of European Parliament (MEP) if not for Facebook? An MEP from Scotland happens to be my Facebook friend. After Nick Sarkozy implemented his “three-strikes” … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTA, European Parliament, European Union
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Australia Rules Against Hollywood
Recently, the Australian Federal Court decided that the ISP iiNet was not liable to a group of the largest Hollywood studios including Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Disney. This was … Continue reading
WoW is more interesting than Spiderman 4
Recently, Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst, and Tobey Maguire pulled out of the upcoming Spiderman 4 movie. The movie, to begin shooting in February, was scrapped when the director, Raimi, pulled out, citing scheduling problems as well as problems with the … Continue reading
One Way to Pay Off the National Debt
On January 5, 2010, a company called CYBERsitter LLC, a Santa Barbara software company, sued the People’s Republic of China, two Chinese software makers – Zhendzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Ltd. and Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Ltd., and … Continue reading
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They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara. You Didn’t Reserve Your Rights.
In 1968, George Romero finished his film “Night of the Living Dead.” While first theatrical distribution of the movie was taking place, the title of the movie was changed from “Night of the Flesh Eaters” to “Night of the Living … Continue reading
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Tagged Copyright, Eric Eldred, Night of the Living Dead, Public domain
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Laying the SMACKDOWN…
On December 4, 2008, Philadelphia Wine School sought to register the trademark SOMMELIER SMACKDOWN with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). On June 2, 2009, the mark was published by the USPTO for opposition, which means that any entity … Continue reading
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