by jburns | Oct 16, 2015 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Policy, Unfair Competition
Last month, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested public comment on several issues regarding Performing Rights Organizations (PRO)’s licensing of jointly owned works.[1] The request was made as part of the Division’s review of the...
by jburns | Oct 5, 2015 | Copyright
In a sudden pursuit to protect their privacy, it appears that several of my Facebook friends and their friends, even those whom are neither lawyers, nor enrolled in law school, have become experts in copyright law. It seems that they have miraculously received their...
by jburns | Sep 28, 2015 | Copyright, Sports Law, Trademark Law
American Law versus Chinese Law has been an ongoing saga in the realm of trademark law in the sport industry. Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, is the latest victim of the differences that exist between the two countries’ laws. Back...
by jburns | Sep 14, 2015 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Internships, Sports Law
“Los Angeles is more of an idea than an actual place. People don’t realize that and I think it’s the best part about being here.” – Peter Rice, Fox Networks Chairman and CEO Cool Fact #1 about my internship this summer: I got to stuff my face with...
by jburns | Jun 9, 2015 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Sports Law
Earlier last month marked the most hyped boxing match in quite some time. Saturday, May 2, 2015 was the day that pinned Floyd Mayweather Jr. v. Manny Pacquiao, which produced 4.4 million pay-per-view purchases.[1] Mayweather Jr. was declared the winner of the fight,...
by jburns | May 27, 2015 | Copyright
On April 23, the video game company, Valve Corporation, announced that starting with Bethesda Game Studio’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Steam Workshop “now supports buying mods directly from the Workshop, to be immediately usable in game.”[1] In general, anything...
