Archive for May, 2007
« Previous EntriesNo Permit Required - Handheld Filming & Photogaphy in NYC
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007The City of New York has agreed to relax its film permit requirements.
According to the Associated Press, Filmmakers and photographers using handheld equipment on city streets will no longer be required to obtain permits.
In January, 2006 The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of an award-winning filmmaker detained by police while […]
Copyright and Contract in conflict?
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007Professor Eric Goldman’s Technology & Marketing Law Blog has an interesting article about the simmering dispute over copyrights in photographs of public-domain works of art.
It seems a public interest group recently downloaded scores of photographs from the Smithsonian Institution and posted them on the photo-sharing site flickr. The problem is… the […]
Student Sues Board of Education for showing ‘Brokeback Mountain’ in class.
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007The Wall Street Journal reports that a 12-year-old girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education alleging that a substitute teacher showed “Brokeback Mountain†in class. The complaint claims that Jessica Turner was traumatized after viewing the movie in her 8th grade class last year. They want $500,000 in damages for the […]
Our Newest Client!
Monday, May 14th, 2007Congratulations to Naoko and Bob Marino on the birth of their baby girl, Hana. Hana was born on April 4th, 2007!
Bob is a musician, musical director and teacher. He’s also Gordon’s best friend of over 25 years, and partner in Fierce Theatricals, Inc.
New Jersey joins the club: passes a “Truth In Music” law.
Monday, May 14th, 2007Did you know that in ten states it’s against the law to impersonate a music band?
New Jersey recently became the tenth state to pass a “Truth in Music” bill. Led by a lobbying effort from vintage singing groups like the Drifters and Sha Na Na, musicians have pushed for legislation making it illegal to use […]