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Australia Rules Against Hollywood

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,... 

WoW is more interesting than Spiderman 4

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... 

One Way to Pay Off the National Debt

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... 

They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara. You Didn’t Reserve Your Rights.

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... 

Laying the SMACKDOWN…

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... 

12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

The ELI Essay Competition invites law students focusing on the entertainment practice to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry today. The contest culminates with... 

Settlement of Suit Paves Way for “Hobbit” Prequel

Settlement of Suit Paves Way for “Hobbit” Prequel

My very first post on EAB back in May dealt with ICC Design suing NBC Universal, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema over its concept of Halloween-themed attractions.  While there... 

Harvard Launches Sports and Entertainment Law Journal

Harvard Launches Sports and Entertainment Law Journal

Harvard recently announced that it has launched an online sports and entertainment law journal.  The students received approval from the school in August and hope to have the inaugural issued published... 

Free Like Speech – and Like Beer…

Free Like Speech – and Like Beer…

I am making a resolution. I will no longer listen to a CD, or even a song, twice in a row. I think the reason that I listen to music on repeat is because it costs so much money – it is too much... 

Eminem Settles Case Against iTunes for Improperly Using His Music

Eminem Settles Case Against iTunes for Improperly Using His Music

I was literally just about to post about the current state of litigation between Eminem’s Eight Mile Style (his music publisher) when I got an email from Darren informing me that the case was settled. ... 

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