Entertainment Law Update Podcast - The Top Cases and News of 2016
Listen to Dallas-area music lawyer Tamera Bennett and Los Angeles film lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss the latest entertainment law issues on the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.
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In Episode 80 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast, Tamera and Gordon offer an unscientific take on the top copyright, trademark, film, TV and other entertainment law cases of the year. The round-up includes:
- "Happy Birthday" is Public Domain and ongoing challenges for other songs.
- DOJ - ASCAP/BMI Consent Decree (Music publishing public performance issues).
- Kirtsaeng Supreme Court Ruling on fee shifting.
- Led Zeppelin copyright infringement ruling (and lawyer ethics).
- Actor age confidentiality and First Amendment.
- Vid Angel lawsuit.
- Prince's death and the value of music icon estates.
- VIMEO lawsuit still holding on.
- Changes at the U.S. Copyright Office.
- Looking forward to the U.S. Supreme Court docket.
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“EntLaw Update does a phenomenal job of keeping you current on issues of interest to anyone working at the intersection of law and media. Hosts Gordon Firemark and Tamara Bennett are personable and engaging, presenting stories in well-organized fashion that often leaves room for humor. As an avid consumer of law podcasts, I have to say this one is my favorite — if you need a reminder that the law isn’t *always* boring, Entertainment Law Update is what the doctor ordered! ”
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