Top Entertainment Law Cases of 2021 - And What Are the Top Trademark and Copyright Cases for 2022?
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.
Highlights from the 2021 Year End Roundup Episode:
Tamera and Gordon also review their top picks from 2021 and provide a forecast of legal issues for 2022.
Tamera H. Bennett is pleased to announce effective January 2025 she is joining the Dallas law firm of Harper & Bates LLP as a partner.
UPDATE: On December 26, 2024, the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is still enjoined.
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Originally posted by Inherited Copyright and Song Catalog lawyer Tamera Bennett in 2010 on copyright grant termination case updates. A look back at Penguin Group (USA) v. Steinbeck, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. v. Kirby, Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., and copyright “gap” grants.