Entertainment Law Update

Approximate Running Time: 01:07 CLE CREDIT COMING SOON! Record Date:  November 16, 2009, 2:15pm PDT SHOW NOTES TOPICS: Quick Takes: Noonan v. Staples –  Jury: Truthful E-Mail Sent About Fired Staples Manager Wasn’t Libelous Disney settles with Luxo over the … Read the rest The post Celebrity Identity Theft appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

Approximate Running Time: 01:03 CLE CREDIT COMING SOON! Show notes… after the jump Show Notes QUICK TAKES Launchcast is NOT an interactive service Launchcast is a webcasting service that provides users with individualized internet radio stations – the content of … Read the rest The post Hobbits, Lamps, Photographers and Google Books appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

CLE CREDIT COMING SOON! Show Notes Legislation & Rulemaking Copyright Office – Fees for Special Handling of registration applications will be waived for applications that have been pending for 6 months, and where the registration is needed  because the applicant … Read the rest The post The Pope and Little Mermaid turn it up to 11. appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

CLE CREDIT ($19.99) [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:5:end] SHOW NOTES In this episode: MCLE Approval – California Approved Episode 1, pending on 2 and 3.  Once we’ve got 4 under our belt, we can apply to be approved as a provider, and the process … Read the rest The post Bloggers, Journalism & Defamation appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

CLE CREDIT ($19.99) [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:4:end] SHOW NOTES In this episode: Congratulations to Maren Christensen, Executive VP and General Counsel at Universal Studios,  who’s been named Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Lawyer of the Year for 2009. Supreme Court Nominee  Sotomayor’s … Read the rest The post Entertainment Law Update – Episode 2 appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

CLE CREDIT ($19.99) [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:1:end] SHOW NOTES In this episode: SAG & AMPTP have arrived at a deal… The competing  “Octomom” trademark  registrations Is giving a (loaded)  iPod as a gift an act of copyright infringement? (First Sale and Fair Use) … Read the rest The post Are Partners’ creative efforts Works-Made-For-Hire? appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.