Entertainment Law Update Episode 025 – What’s with all the Zombies?

Entertainment Law Update is brought to you by Clio, the best way to manage your practice online. Clio allows you to manage your matters, clients, time, bills, trust accounts and more all through a a secure, easy-to-use, web-based interface. For a free 30-day trial and 25% off your first 6 months of Clio, sign up at www.goclio.com and enter promotional code [ENTLAW]” Or, just visit http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/clio

FOLLOW – UPS

Righthaven — almost dead, but not quite
Vegas Inc.: http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/oct/21/another-judge-doubtful-righthavens-standing-sue/

Hollywood eyes fate of copyright law (Golan v. Holder update)
THREsq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/supreme-court-argument-copyright-public-domain-244528

Link to mp3 of the entire oral argument: http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_10_545

Public Domain Info Project
http://www.pdinfo.com/

Middle Tennessee State University Center for Popular Music:
http://popmusic.mtsu.edu/

Monroe Publicity Rights 
Law360: http://www.law360.com/ip/articles/276881

George Clinton dispute regarding digital downloads.
http://ipandentertainmentlaw.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/george-clinton-v-umg-royalty-disptues-and-more/

ReDigi – can you legally resell your music?
TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/14/what-if-you-could-legally-resell-your-digital-music-redigi-may-have-found-the-solution/

Does Warner Bros. Really Have Exclusive Movie Rights to a Story Posted on Reddit?
THREsq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/does-warner-bros-have-movie-250726
Can MTV Sue New Jersey For Nixing ‘Jersey Shore' Tax Credit?
NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/nyregion/christie-blocks-tax-credit-for-jersey-shore.html
THR: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/can-mtv-sue-new-jersey-shore-241609
NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/gov_christie_vetoes_jersey_sho.html

80’s Hair Band Poison sued for allegedly stealing songs twenty-five years ago
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/hair-band-war-did-poison-steal-80s-hits-1005429832.story

Could Ben Affleck be liable for The Town-inspired robberies?
FindLaw: http://blogs.findlaw.com
FindLaw: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hilden/20030602.html

Power Rangers Halloween Costumes – Can They Be Copyrighted?
THREsq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/power-rangers-halloween-costumes-morph-254742

‘Hurt Locker' Case Dismissed on Anti-Slapp motion
THREsq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/read-judges-decision-hurt-locker-248276?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Casp.net: http://www.casp.net/california-anti-slapp-first-amendment-law-resources/statutes/

Man claims that The Hangover II was based on his life story
THR: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/man-sues-claiming-hangover-ii-249303

Quarterback’s suit against EA dismissed
Lexology: http://www.lexology.com

Actress Sues iMDB for revealing age
THREsq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/actress-sued-imdb-identity-250664