Category Archives: Entertainment Law

WoW is more interesting than Spiderman 4

Posted on January 12, 2010 by David Greene

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 →

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One Way to Pay Off the National Debt

Posted on January 10, 2010 by David Greene

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.

Posted on October 29, 2009 by David Greene

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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Laying the SMACKDOWN…

Posted on October 22, 2009 by David Greene

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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12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Darren Heitner

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 the winning student authors presenting their essays at the … Continue reading →

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Settlement of Suit Paves Way for “Hobbit” Prequel

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Ryan Webber

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 isn’t any new information to report on that … Continue reading →

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Harvard Launches Sports and Entertainment Law Journal

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ryan Webber

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 in the spring of 2010.  The journal’s founders hope … Continue reading →

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Free Like Speech – and Like Beer…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by David Greene

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 – … Continue reading →

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Eminem Settles Case Against iTunes for Improperly Using His Music

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Ryan Webber

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.  Eight Mile Style originally sued … Continue reading →

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Pixar Sued Over a Light Fixture

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Ryan Webber

There was big intellectual property news last week as Disney was sued because of its subsidiary, Pixar, for trademark infringement.  The plaintiff, Luxo, is a Norwegian company that makes swivel lamps.  Pixar’s first film, “Luxo Jr.”, was a 2 minute … Continue reading →

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