Giving Thanks

EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode151 – (view transcript)

MINOR UPDATE: PANDORA’S BATTLE OVER COMEDY LICENSING HALTED

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pandoras-antitrust-suit-halted-in-comedy-licensing-legal-battle-1235250334/

NCAA GIVES CLARIFICATION ON NAME IMAGE LIKENESS POLICY

https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/10/26/media-center-di-board-approves-clarifications-for-interim-nil-policy.aspx

MARIAH CAREY NEWS

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS SUIT DROPPED

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-lawsuit-dropped-1235421495/?sub_action=logged_in

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2022/06/07/is-nothing-sacred-mariah-carey-hit-with-20-million-lawsuit-for-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/?sh=4b7c69077923 (background)

https://copyrightlately.com/pdfviewer/stone-v-carey-complaint/ (complaint)

https://youtu.be/w8HWHd0EYJA (Vance’s All I want for Christmas)

https://youtu.be/yXQViqx6GMY (Carey’s All I want for Christmas)

MARIAH CAREY DETHRONED AS QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS BY USPTO

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137714601/mariah-carey-christmas-queen-trademark

https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91276259&pty=OPP&eno=12 (Filings for Queen of Christmas claims).  

https://youtu.be/vf4ZXBzbAio (Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please come Home))

COPYRIGHT OFFICE CORNER

Termination Rights

https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination/

USPTO US Copyright Office Reverses Registration to partially AI generated work.

https://ipwatchdog.com/2022/11/01/us-copyright-office-backtracks-registration-partially-ai-generated-work/id=152451/?fbclid=IwAR03ZMY7-DgHzuOe81Rcltnov7UFKzbZajXRL5PRt8l37FD-4hNHY8ixSLA

https://jipel.law.nyu.edu/the-intellectual-property-implications-of-ai-generated-images/ (it exists/of interest)

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/11/deviantart-provides-a-way-for-artists-to-opt-out-of-ai-art-generators/?guccounter=1 (it exists/of interest) 

USPTO and US Copyright Office – Joint study  on NFTs- accepting panelists

MILLIONS IN DAMAGES AWARDED TO MUSIC LABELS AGAINST ISPS

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/us-record-industry-wins-46-8-million-in-damages-in-latest-isp-copyright-case/ (it exists/of interest) 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/major-music-labels-awarded-47m-over-piracy-suit-1235255934/

TOP GUN TRIAL SURVIVES MOTION TO DISMISS

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/top-gun-copyright-lawsuit-motion-dismiss-denied-1235429838/amp/