2015 Top Cases from Entertainment Law Update Podcast
California film/TV lawyer Gordon Firemark and Dallas music/trademark lawyer Tamera Bennett, wrap up and count down the top entertainment law cases of 2015 on Episode 69 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.
The countdown includes:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Copyright Grant Termination ruling
Happy Birthday Copyright - Case Settled
Lenz v. Universal - Dancing Baby - Must Make Fair Use Determination
Blurred Lines Case - on Appeal
Innocence of Muslims Ruling (and possible en banc review)
Pre ‘72 Copyrights – Turtles - Class Action claimants settle without the Turtles
Copyright Office Music Licensing Study – the history and the future
Point Break Live ruling - stage performance (not the new movie)
Monkey Selfies
Listen and watch for updates on copyright infringement cases, AI training rights and wrongs, and more.
Listen and watch for updates on copyright infringement cases, AI training rights and wrongs, and more.
Episode 179 inlcudes: McGucken v. Valnet on embedding images, to Thaler v. Perlmutter on AI authorship, Stone v. Carey on copyright infringement, Shuster v. DC Comics on copyright grant terminations outside the United States.
Episode 178 covers Podcasthon, Sony’s “Ultra” trademark win, Disney’s Moana copyright lawsuit, FCC payola probe.
Is Vetter v. Resnik making new copyright grant termination law - again? AI Corner Update with Case Law, Copyright Office Report, and Legal Ethics.
Supreme Court’s ruling on the TikTok ban; major musical compositions, films, books and sound recordings entering the public domain; M. Night Shyamalan’s copyright victory; the latest in AI copyright disputes.
Tamera Bennett Joins Harper & Bates LLP; Look and feel are trade-dress issues, not copyright; Top Entertainment Law Cases of 2025.
