Media & Entertainment Law

Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 1

By Gordon Firemark

Entertainment Law Update Podcast

I’ve been talking about this quite a bit lately, and it’s finally here… My new podcasting venture is a reality.

Episode 1 of the  Entertainment Law Update Podcast, hosted by yours truly, along with Tamera Bennett is now online .

In this episode

• SAG & AMPTP have arrived at a deal?
• The competing ?Octomom? trademark registrations
• Is giving a (loaded) iPod as a gift an act of copyright infringement? (First Sale and Fair Use) (President?s gift to Queen ElizabethII)
• Copyright and Defamation issues in new social media? Twitter, Facebook, etc. Courtney Love being sued.. a cautionary tale for anybody who uses the Web? 1st Circuit won?t review defamation ruling in Noonan vs. Staples.
• Copyright holders taking action against content ?scraping? websites. (Hot News doctrine)
• Fair Use, YouTube, DMCA takedowns, etc. -YouTube says 37% of DMCA takedown notices are not valid copyright claims, etc.
• Wish Upon a star? - Fox?s ?Family Guy? ?parody?/?satire?
  Litigation: ?Push? lawsuits - When is a deal a deal?
• Featured Topic: Ownership of partners? and principals? intellectual property contributions to a business in the absence of employment agreements.

CLE Credit for attorneys who listen to the podcast is pending approval in California and Texas.  Attorneys from other states should check the rules for out-of-state programs.  We’ll add more States as demand arises.

Full post as published by Entertainment Law Update on April 21, 2009 (boomark / email).