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How Love Is Directed Behind Closed Doors: Contested Litigation And The Lack Of Employment Distinction Within Reality TV

by Kamila Ramos | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Labor and Employment | 0 Comments

In the Netflix series titled Love is Blind, contestants are put together in separate “pods” in search of love in an unorthodox manner. Without ever meeting and talking through a wall, couples get engaged to see if love is truly blind and can withstand the testament of...

Better Than Revenge: Taylor’s Version and the Modernization of Musical Copyright

by Punit Motiwala | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Music Law | 0 Comments

Copyright Background of Taylor Swift’s Masters Dispute In 2013, Taylor Swift signed a thirteen-year recording contract with Big Machine Records. [1] In that time, Swift recorded 6 Studio Albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation. [2] After...

Famous Faces and Legal Cases: The Precautions for Co-Branding and Licensing Endorsement’s with Brands and Celebrities

by Anthony Hayek | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Trademark Law | 0 Comments

According to Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse, a celebrity endorsing or co-branding with a consumer product, on average, will increase the revenue of the products sales by 4%, correlating with a $10 million in further sales each year. Some major recent...

Not Sorry: Despite Fair Use Ruling for Leaked Song, Minaj Settles to Avoid More Litigation

by Jane Honerlaw | Mar 25, 2021 | All, Copyright, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Music Law

If the rumors are true, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman is on a “do not sample” list, an unofficial warning to fellow musicians not to mess with her copyrighted works.[1. Eriq Gardner, Tracy Chapman Wins $450K in Copyright Suit against Nicki Minaj, Billboard (Jan. 8,...

The Final Showdown: The Current Status of Google v. Oracle

by Danielle Manahan | Feb 9, 2021 | All, Copyright

For many, 2020 brought more surprises and tumultuous moments than they could have imagined. For the copyright world and the software industry, however, the thought of 2021 may be even more nerve-racking. Oracle v. Google (now titled Google v. Oracle), arguably the...

“My Way or the Highway”: Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Untimely Copyright Infringement Suit Regarding Hit Netflix Series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

by Kavya Rallabhandi | Jan 8, 2021 | Copyright, Entertainment, Entertainment Law

Netflix popularized the cultural phenomenon of “binge-watching,” where viewers can choose from a wide variety of content to watch as many movies or shows as they want.[1. Netflix Wants the World to Binge-Watch, Bloomberg (Jan. 12, 2017),...

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