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    Idea Submissions - how to protect the material you submit

    Thursday, June 12th, 2008

    Barry Neil Schrum is an entertainment lawyer in Nashville.   On his Law on the Row website (reference to Nashville’s ‘Music Row’), he’s posted a very good article about idea protection when making submissions.
    He’s addressed not only copyright protection and the usual quasi-contract approach to idea protection, but also trademarks.  He also offers some good […]

    360 deals - some basics from M.E.L.O.N.

    Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

    My friend and colleague Tony Berman is at it again, preparing a useful and comprehensive blog post about the growing phenomenon of so-called 360 deals, where record companies participate not only in revenues from an Artist’s record sales, but also from merchandise, touring, ticketing, online presence, marketing, sponsorships, endorsements, and the like.  Essentially, any money […]

    Some legal guidelines for Photographers

    Monday, March 17th, 2008

    While surfing the net tonight, I discovered this article on Photojojo, which has some interesting tidbits of legal information for photographers.
    Most of the tips apply to amateur and professional photographers alike, but if your photos will be used for commercial purposes, don’t forget that some jurisdictions have stronger rights of publicity and privacy laws than […]

    Law and Video entertainment law Podcast for March 4, 2008

    Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

    The latest episode of The Law and Video Podcast is now available at http://www.lawandvideo.com.
    This week we discussed:

    Smoking Bans vs. the First Amendment - Minnesota bars and restaurants casting themselves as theatres. Patrons as “performers”, with smoking as theatrical performance.
    Copyright Ownership of public access broadcasts of city council meetings
    Legality of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) style videos […]

    Supreme Court orders Arbitration of Manager/Artist dispute

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    (Preston v. Ferrer) Congratulations to my friend and colleague Joe Schleimer, who successfully argued the case of Preston v. Ferrer before the United States Supreme Court. The Court ruled today in favor of Joe’s client Arnold Preston (also an entertainment attorney), holding that when parties agree to arbitrate all questions arising under a contract, […]

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