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"End Scene" is a podcast dedicated to discussing the legal parameters of the entertainment industry. Hosted by lawyers Evan Naar and Tony Iliakostas, "End Scene" will deep dive into the biggest and most important entertainment law stories on a weekly basis.
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Episode 42 - Chili Crunch Trademark Battle/The ELVIS Act/Kiss Sells Music Catalog AND Personality Rights for $300 Million
Welcome to Episode 42 of End Scene, a very special edition as we celebrate Tony's birthday! This week, Tony and Evan talk about celebrity chef David Chang's Momofuku going after competitors for selling products bearing the "Chili Crunch" trademark. Next, Tony and Evan discuss the ELVIS Act which recently passed in the state of Tennessee and protects celebrities against unauthorized uses of their personality rights through the use of generative AI. Later, Tony and Evan talk about Kiss selling their music catalog and personality rights for $300 to Pophouse Entertainment. Is it a good deal or not? And finally, in honor of Tony's birthday, Tony and Evan share their favorite birthday memory.
We're on Shayk! You can download Shayk on the Apple App Store and use referral code endscene for exclusive access to bonus End Scene content! You can find Tony on Shayk at @theipprof and Evan at @evannaar3. Many thanks to our partners at Shayk!
Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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Episode 41 - Talking Bad Bunny and Celebrity Licensing with Entertainment and IP Attorney Nicole Dolgon
Hello End Scene fans! Tony and Evan are excited to welcome the very first guest of 2024 to the pod: entertainment and IP attorney Nicole Dolgon. Nicole is a partner at ESCA Legal and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the celebrity and IP licensing space. This week, Nicole joins Tony and Evan to talk about Bad Bunny's copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan who recorded full-length songs and uploaded them on YouTube (08:40). Later, Nicole shares her background in celebrity licensing, what she looks for in accepting clients, and shares her legal takeaways on celebrity licensing in Super Bowl commercials (21:35). Later, Tony, Evan, and Nicole wrap up by sharing their favorite celebrity collaboration with a brand (45:46).
Special thanks to Nicole for joining End Scene! You can follow her on Instagram, and you can learn more about ESCA Legal on their website and on Instagram. Also, if you're in the NYC area on Friday, April 5, 2024, you can purchase tickets to this year's Escapades event, a panel and networking event catered to those in the IP and entertainment law space!
We're on Shayk! You can download Shayk on the Apple App Store and use referral code endscene for exclusive access to bonus End Scene content! You can find Tony on Shayk at @theipprof and Evan at @evannaar3. Many thanks to our partners at Shayk!
Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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Episode 40 - "Roadhouse" Copyright Termination Lawsuit/Willy's Chocolate Experience and the Nightmare of Unlicensed Location-Based Experiences
Happy Episode 40 everyone! Evan and Tony are back from some time off and the entertainment law news cycle didn't sleep while they were gone. This week, Tony and Evan discuss an interesting copyright assigment termination lawsuit between MGM Studios and David Lee Henry, the screenwriter of the original "Roadhouse" screenplay from the 1980s (05:58). After assigning copyright ownership over to MGM, David Lee Henry is seeking to terminate the assignment and have the copyright ownership reverted back to him as per the Copyright Act of 1976. Tony and Evan break down the legal implications and what the outcome could be. Next, Tony and Evan talk (and laugh) about an insanely horrible Willy Wonka location based experience that was created by a company in Glasgow, Scotland that was falsely advertised to be an amazing experience when it was far from one. Tony and Evan discuss the legal nature of using the copyright and trademark rights of Willy Wonka in an unauthorized fashion as well as the false advertising implications with this event (17:50). Finally, with the release of Dune 2 in theaters. Tony and Evan share who they would have dinner with the cast of Dune and why (29:23).
We're on Shayk! You can download Shayk on the Apple App Store and use referral code endscene for exclusive access to bonus End Scene content! You can find Tony on Shayk at @theipprof and Evan at @evannaar3. Many thanks to our partners at Shayk!
Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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Episode 39 - ESPN, Fox Sports, and WB Discovery's New Sports Streaming Service/Disney's Investment Stake in Epic Games/Snoop Dogg Sues Walmart Over...His Cereal?!
Happy Friday everyone! This week's End Scene is a licensing heavy podcast but we've got a nice lineup of great topics for all of you. First, Tony and Evan discuss The Walt Disney Company's loaded Q1 earnings call where it was announced that Disney, Fox Sports, and WB Discovery would join forces to create a sports streaming service (04:59). In the same Q1 earnings call, Disney announced that they would invest $1.5 billion into Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite. Tony and Evan discuss the business and legal strategy with a move of this nature (12:46). Later, Tony and Evan talk about an interesting lawsuit filed by Snoop Dogg against Walmart for failure to appropriately sell or showcase his brand of cereals. What does this lawsuit mean? Tony and Evan discuss (20:54). And finally, in light of Usher performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas this year, Tony and Evan share their favorite Usher song that features a collab from another singer (29:55).
We're on Shayk! You can download Shayk on the Apple App Store and use referral code endscene for exclusive access to bonus End Scene content! You can find Tony on Shayk at @theipprof and Evan at @evannaar3. Many thanks to our partners at Shayk!
Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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Episode 38 - Kristin Juszczyk's NFL Licensing Deal/UMG v. TikTok/Possible Erin Moriarty Defamation Lawsuit?
Happy Friday and happy Episode 38! Tony and Evan have a packed episode for all of you, beginning with a great story about how Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of 49ers fullback and all-pro Kyle Juszczyk, securing a licensing deal with the NFL after going viral for "modding" NFL jerseys into coats, most notably for Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, and Brittany Mahomes (04:15). Next, Tony and Evan discuss the contract feud between Universal Music Group and TikTok and the legal signficance of UMG's music no longer available on the TikTok music library (14:32). Later, Tony and Evan discuss the news of "The Boys" star Erin Moriarty completely deactivating her social media over public comments made by conservative commentator Megyn Kelly, suggesting that Moriarty received plastic surgery (24:07). Finally, Tony and Evan share their favorite Super Bowl Halftime Show performances (34:09).
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Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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Episode 37 - Alec Baldwin Charged Again for Involuntary Manslaughter/"Better Call Saul" Trademark Dispute/The Rock Joins TKO Board of Directors/Possible Taylor Swift Deep Fake Litigation
Happy Friday, End Sceners! Tony and Evan are back with a brand new episode that is jam-packed with tons of great entertainment law topics. First, Tony and Evan discuss the news of New Mexico prosecutors charging actor Alec Baldwin once again for involuntary manslaughter and what these new charges mean (06:30). Next, Tony and Evan talk about the news of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joining the Board of Directors of TKO Sports, the group that owns WWE and UFC, and his acquisition of the trademark rights to "The Rock" trademark (16:35). Later, Tony and Evan discuss a somewhat recent trademark infringement lawsuit in the SDNY between AMC Network and Liberty Tax Service over the use of the fictional business "Sweet Liberty Tax Service" in the AMC hit show "Better Call Saul" (24:09) and how the Grimaldi test under trademark law afforded a win for AMC. Tony and Evan also discuss the proliferation of sexually provocative deepfakes of Taylor Swift on the Internet and how Taylor Swift may gear up for litigation (32:40). Would Taylor Swift bringing forth a personality right infringement lawsuit *FINALLY* lead to personality right legislation at the federal level? And finally, Tony and Evan share their biggest Oscar snubs following the announcement of Oscar nominations this week (43:23).
We're on Shayk! You can download Shayk on the Apple App Store and use referral code endscene for exclusive access to bonus End Scene content! You can find Tony on Shayk at @theipprof and Evan at @evannaar3. Many thanks to our partners at Shayk!
Special thanks to P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, and Podcast Studio (located at 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002) for allowing us to host our podcast in their incredible studio! You can check them out at https://www.ptknitwear.com/. Additional thanks to Hunter Zarin for creating our intro/outro song! You can check out all his music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A44z4SsaOKgSVDjS1jFEK.
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