Entertainment Law Update Podcast

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In this Episode:

• Follow up on Hot News
• Viacom loses suit against YouTube.
• Hurt Locker Suit(s)
• Idea Theft
• Tribute Band Names
• Celebrity Rights of publicity

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In this Episode:

• Ethics and the non-practicing attorney… a long tail
• Zorro draws its sword against M&M candies
• “Free Scooter!” cries Justin Bieber.
• Dramatic vs. Non-Dramatic rights in musical works
• Ride-along producer : Ride-along defendant?
• Bryant v. Media Right, Orchard
• Arista v. Lime Group
• Hot News Misappropriation

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California CLE credit now available for all episodes.

It’s official! We’ve been approved as a California CLE ‘Multiple Activity Provider’.

What this means is that California CLE credit will now be available for all of our Entertainment Law Update podcast episodes… no more waiting for individual approval of each episode (after the fact).

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• Intellectual Property protection of movie memorabilia, replicas, etc.
• Big trouble over Big Boy statue
• Avatar, Hurt Locker draw the inevitable lawsuits
• Beyonce’s underwear gets designer’s panties in a twist.
• and, more…

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• Quick Takes
• IP and the Olympics
• Sculptural works, photographs and subsequent uses
• Album Integrity in the age of digital downloads

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• Dick v. Google
• Vanessa Hudgens nude photos
• Taco Bell domain name issue,
• and more

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Due to an unexpected “error between keyboard and chair“, the recording of Episode 7 cannot be published. For those interested, however, the show notes for what would have been our December 2009 episode are here.

SHOW NOTES

Entertainment Law Update podcast episode 7

First, a word about Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com This service from google offers a wealth of legal research tools for folks interested in the law. Case law from state and federal courts is online, and a rudimentary “how it’s cited” feature gives a good sense of whether a case is ‘good law’. Not a substitute for ‘True’ legal research tools, but a great starting point, if you don’t want to incur charges. I use it to get started on things for clients, and in preparing for this podcast. SCHOLAR.GOOGLE.COM

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Approximate Running Time: 01:07

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