Entertainment Law Update Gordon Firemark

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode144 – (view transcript)







CCB FINAL RULE IS OUT







https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-25/pdf/2022-06264.pdf







https://ccb.gov/?fbclid=IwAR3xBED4nXZxJdTzh0aD3TkkebNNUW2qJ9xiRDFvxxMAacS9WXG4Xf9-rpQ















WARHOL GRANTED CERT IN PRINCE PAINTING FAIR USE CASE.







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warhol-prince-series-headed-for-supreme-court-1235121152/







https://www.natlawreview.com/article/supreme-court-to-consider-fair-use-and-transformative-works-art







https://www.natlawreview.com/article/copyright-dispute-over-andy-warhol-s-portraits-prince-heading-to-us-supreme-court https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/03/28/high-court-grants-warhol-petition-asking-guidance-fair-use-doctrine/id=147934/















COURT REVERSED OVER DEFINITION OF “PHOTOPLAY” IN COLUMBO CASE







https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2022/b303161.html















US COPYRIGHT OFFICE REJECTS PROPOSAL TO KEEP MECHANICAL ROYALTY FOR CDS AND DOWNLOADS UNCHANGED







https://completemusicupdate.com/article/us-copyright-royalty-board-rejects-proposal-to-keep-mechanical-royalty-on-discs-and-downloads-unchanged/







https://thetrichordist.com/2022/03/30/copyright-royalty-judges-reject-settlement-extending-freeze-on-physical-mechanicals/ 







https://thetrichordist.com/2022/04/04/whats-next-for-unfrozen-mechanicals-one-proposal/















PUBLICRESOURCE.ORG AND THE ABILITY TO  POST PUBLIC LAWS







Public.Resource.Org Can Keep Freeing the Law: Court Allows Posting Public Laws And Regulations Online







https://www.eff.org/document/astm-v-publicresourceorg-summary-judgment-opinion















* PRACTICE POINTER/QUICK TAKE: DRAFTING WORK MADE FOR HIRE AGREEMENTS







https://completemusicupdate.

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode143 – (view transcript)















AI CANNOT BE AN AUTHOR WITH COPYRIGHT PRIVILEGES







https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/21/22944335/us-copyright-office-reject-ai-generated-art-recent-entrance-to-paradise















SCOTUS DETERMINES ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED TO INVALIDATE COPYRIGHT APPLICATION







Unicolors, Inc v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP – SCOTUSblog 







Justices require actual knowledge that application was erroneous to invalidate copyright filing – SCOTUSblog  







https://casetext.com/statute/united-states-code/title-17-copyrights/chapter-4-copyright-notice-deposit-and-registration/section-411-registration-and-civil-infringement-actions







https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/595/20-915/?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-02-25-us-supreme-court-a6e64f2a8d&utm_content=text-case-title-1







https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-you-don-t-know-can-t-hurt-you-4985104/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link







https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-supreme-court-reverses-ninth-circuit-holding-mistake-law-can-excuse-inaccurate







https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-915_pol1.pdf















RESTRICTION AGAINST TRUMP TOO SMALL ™ IMPERMISSIBLE







https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/first-amendment-trumps-statutory-ban-on-9379862/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link







PRACTICE POINTER: NEW GUIDANCE FROM USPTO







https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/initiating-proceedin...

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode142 – (view transcript)















LADY A TRADEMARK DISPUTE SETTLES (QUICK TAKE)







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lady-a-anita-white-lawsuit-dropped-1235085535/







https://completemusicupdate.com/article/lady-as-trademark-battle-is-over/















INSTAGRAM SERVER-TEST SUIT (Hunley v. Instagram) DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND  







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-defeats-embedding-suit-1235087411/















CARDI B WINS DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST YOUTUBER







https://completemusicupdate.com/article/cardi-b-wins-defamation-case-against-youtuber/







https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/cardi-b-wins-3-million-more-defamation-case-youtuber-1235022792/







Cardi B Wins Million-Dollar Libel Verdict Against YouTuber Tasha K – Billboard







Cardi B Wins Million-Dollar Defamation Verdict Against YouTuber







ttps://apple.news/ATSaadZaIQbWA3Ou_h7LXqg 







https://youtu.be/OPn7WEhUc6E







https://www.law360.com/media/articles/1457799/cardi-b-wins-at-least-1-25m-in-youtuber-defamation-case















SARAH PALIN LOSES DEFAMATION CLAIM AGAINST NY TIMES, FOLLOWING EXTRAORDINARY REMARKS FROM JUDGE







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sarah-palin-new-york-times-legal-1235094885/







https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/business/sarah-palin-new-york-times.html







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sarah-palins-ny-times-lawsuit-editor-testifies-he-didnt-intend-link-politician-shooting-1030287/















TRADEMARKS IN OUTER SPACE – Article recommendation 







https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2021/04/article_0005.html

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode141 – (view transcript)















PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2022







https://www.ksl.com/article/50320590/winnie-the-pooh-and-more-22-notable-creative-pieces-head-to-public-domain-in-2022







Public Domain Day 2022 | Duke University School of Law















EMERGING SPLIT OF AUTHORITY REGARDING ORIGINALITY DETERMINATIONS







DISNEY STILL HAS TO LITIGATE OVER ORIGINALITY OF JACK SPARROW







Disney Can’t Sink ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Suit Over Jack Sparrow Character







COMPARE W/







THE  “DARK TOWER” CASE – CERT DENIED







SCOTUS Shelves Request to Review 11th Circuit Dark Tower Decision, Ending Copyright Saga























ERIC CLAPTON GOES AFTER BOOTLEG SALE







https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/17/eric-clapton-bootleg-cd-lawsuit-germany/







https://variety.com/2021/music/news/eric-clapton-lawsuit-germany-bootleg-1235142542/















NEVERMIND BABY COMES BACK WITH AMENDED COMPLAINT







https://ew.com/music/nirvana-nevermind-child-pornography-lawsuit-dismissed/?fbclid=IwAR3LbA7bqjo6cfj_NXq0vb378T2OOHGp2QNQWGhx1Rz77bn1hikU_u_Vw6c







https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nevermind-baby-is-still-suing-nirvana-1284031/







https://completemusicupdate.com/article/nevermind-baby-refiles-child-pornography-lawsuit-against-nirvana/







https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6304092?fbclid=IwAR23slmLgDq_uyYwmKdLwIboyCFk7KPZr3dIhzwfq63pkj1vSKNTPNMTV7M















SPOTIFY WINS TRADEMARK LITIGATION AGAINST POTIFY







http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2022/01/precedential-no-1-ttab-sustains.html







https://www.digitalmusicnews.

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode140 – (view transcript)















COMEDY REMOVED FROM SPOTIFY IS NO LAUGHING MATTER







https://copyrightlately.com/spotify-removes-comedy-tracks/















MIRAMAX WINS OVER PULP FICTION POSTER







https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/miramax-wins-lawsuit-over-pulp-fiction-movie-poster/ar-AARgaxN







https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21119224-zahedi-opinion















MEGAN MARKLE WINS AGAINST BRITISH TABLOID ON RIGHT TO PRIVACY







https://www.eonline.com/news/1266103/meghan-markle-wins-another-legal-victory-against-british-tabloid-over-letter-to-dad















Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. v. Lovland







https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ninth-circuit-refuses-to-adopt-ordinary-4919728/















FOX (NOW DISNEY) WINS AGAINST NETFLIX ON POACHING SUIT 







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/appeals-court-netflix-poaching-1235056525/















TAYLOR SWIFT CASE FOR THE NEW YEAR RE: PLAYAS GONNA PLAY 







https://completemusicupdate.com/article/judge-again-refuses-to-dismiss-shake-it-off-song-theft-lawsuit-against-taylor-swift/







https://www.marketplace.org/2021/12/16/taylor-swift-unable-to-shake-off-copyright-lawsuit/















INTRO: 







ASSOCIATION SUES MARYLAND FOR ENCROACHMENT INTO COPYRIGHTS.







https://publishers.org/news/the-association-of-american-publishers-files-suit-against-the-state-of-maryland-over-unprecedented-encroachment-into-federally-protected-copyrights/







(related) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/supreme-court-copyright-infringement-1235049171/ 















YEAR IN REVIEW







https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tmJo-9pVbxOI5VINWdLiUnLvaJYixGhR8YDMils7uKs/edit?usp=sharing

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode139 – (view transcript)















ASTROWORLD LITIGATION







https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/750-million-lawsuit-filed-travis-scott-drake-behalf-astroworld-victims-rcna5850https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/750-million-lawsuit-filed-travis-scott-drake-behalf-astroworld-victims-rcna5850 















RUST FOLLOW-UP







Marnie Mitchell







https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alec-baldwin-sued-rust-shooting-script-supervisor-1235114467/ (Intentional Torts-MM)







https://deadline.com/2021/11/alec-baldwin-lawsuit-new-rust-fatal-shooting-mamie-mitchell-gloria-allred-1234876099/ (MM)







Serge Svetnoy







https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-alec-baldwin-serge-svetnoy-lawsuit-1235109520/  (HEY, THIS ONE IS FOR NEGLIGENCE-SS)







https://deadline.com/2021/11/alec-baldwin-rust-lawsuit-fatal-shooting-halyna-hutchins-serge-svetnoy-1234871615/ (SS) 







Claims of “Sabotage”







https://deadline.com/2021/11/rust-alec-baldwin-movie-sabotage-bullet-halyna-hutchins-attorneys-hannah-gutierrez-reed-1234867081/ (Intentional Torts-MM)







Completion Guarantee and Bankruptcy. 







https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/rust-shooting-producers-may-choose-bankruptcy-next-1235037702/







https://www.forbes.com/sites/schuylermoore/2019/06/23/the-importance-of-completion-guarantees-for-films/?sh=84910ea666be (for background on completion guarantees) 















TAYLOR SWIFT RE-RELEASED ALBUM- STIMULATES INDUSTRY CONTRACTING PIVOT







https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/11/17/taylor-swift-umg-contracts/







https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/11/12/in-case-youre-wondering-this-is-why-taylor-swift-is-re-recording-her-old-hits/







https://www.cnn.