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• Tennessee Court of Appeals requires specificity in group libel cases

  
  The Legal Satyricon — Authority: 547
  By J. DeVoyFirst addressed by Eugene Volokh, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims in a group libel case because they were not specifically identified by the defendant’s statements.  The plaintiffs, a cabaret and three performers, sued Shelby ...
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• This Year’s Top 10 Celebrity Legal Scandals

  
  Popsquire — Authority: 501
  Although J-Lo wants us to believe Louboutins are a celebrity’s best accessory, I know the truth: Every celeb needs a lawyer, especially in 2009.  This was the year when…(10) Carrie Prejean settled her religious discrimination lawsuit against Miss California USA after she was caught on tape, well, not in prayer ...
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• Former Top Lawyer for Warner Brothers Joins Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

  
  JD Journal — Authority: 479
  John Schulman, lead counsel for Warner Brothers for 25 years, has joined Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp  where he will be chairman of its entertainment department.  Schulman retired from Warner Brothers in 2008 after building what many would consider to be the top studio law department in Hollywood.  MS&K is ...
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• Protecting the Duff Beer Brand

  
  The Rhetorican — Authority: 509
  THR, Esq. : Fox lawyers go after unlicensed Duff Beer brewers around the world . Tagged: Entertainment, Law, News, TV
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• “Twenty-Something Arrested at Twilight Movie” or “State Law Copyright Enforcement?”

  
  The Legal Satyricon — Authority: 547
  by Jason FischerEarlier this month, 22-year-old Samantha Tumpach was arrested exiting a showing of the new douchey-little-vampire-kid movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.  No, she wasn’t detained for a psych eval, as anyone over the age of 16 should be for watching that movie.  (The only problem with implementing ...
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• FTC, GEP, & Market Research

  
  The Business of Creativity — Authority: 106
  What’s that title all about anyway!? If you’ve been paying attention, you know that as of December 1st, 2009 you can’t use your wonderfully true, but not typical (what I call “aspirational”) client testimonials in your marketing and advertising unless you clearly and conspicuously disclose “Generally ...
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• Florida Criminalizes Arts & Crafts

  
  The Legal Satyricon — Authority: 547
  By Dr. Marty KleinRemember playing with photos and scissors as a young teen? You’d make collages: your scrawny face on a caveman’s body, your friend’s body with the head of a dog, you and a movie star on a beach in Hawaii. Silly adolescent stuff, harmless.Now what about putting your head on a movie star’s [...]
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• Some days, I really really really love my job

  
  The Legal Satyricon — Authority: 547
  Like on the days I get paid to write stuff like this. Link courtesy of Xbiz.Posted in Adult Entertainment Law, church and state
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• Bruce Springsteen supports gay marriage

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 676
  Bruce Springsteen, who was born in New Jersey, has released a message in support of gay marriage in the state. He said he had been following the progress of a bill which would allow the right.
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• Tiger Woods Retains Boutique Firm Lavely & Singer

  
  JD Journal — Authority: 479
  With his public image in freefall in the wake of a single car accident and embarrassing revelations about his private life, Tiger Woods has reportedly hired Hollywood boutique Lavely & Singer .  According to the WSJ , the firm may be negotiating the silence of a woman who has allegedly had an affair with the ...
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• Law & Order: SVU books Lena Olin

  
  From Inside the Box — Authority: 688
  The Oscar and Emmy nominee will play a lawyer in an episode scheduled for February.
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• Asked & Answered: Can a screenwriter retain control?

  
  The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark — Authority: 118
  Q: Is it possible through an entertainment attorney, for the screenwriter to have control of rewriting, changing, adding or eliminating scenes, etc.? Related posts: Asked & Answered: I don’t have a formal contract. How do I make sure I get my credit? Asked and Answered: Idea Theft and Submission ...
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• SOCAN goes after Vancouver transit buskers

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 427
  It seems that SOCAN has finally decided to take a piece of the incredibly rich Vancouver transit busker pie, and has informed the Vancouver transit authority of their intent to enforce SOCAN tariffs for buskers. The Vancouver transit authority says those tariffs could drive the cost of a Translink busker licence ...
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• Ron Livingston Sues Wikipedia over Orientation

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 427
  The most recent controversy around Wikipedia, and there are plenty to come I’m sure, surrounds Ron Livingston , an actor in Office Space who starred briefly in Sex in the City .  Well it’s Livingston’s sex, or rather his sexual orientation, that is at the center of a current dispute with Wikipedia. ...
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• Asked & Answered: Can co-writers exclude music rights from screenplay rights?

  
  The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark — Authority: 118
  Yes, it is possible, in a collaboration agreement, to separate rights in certain components of the work, so that a composer retains all rights in the songs, while the parties share equally (or according to some other formula) in the other components. Unfortunately, each situation is different, so theres no set form ...
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• Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries | Epicenter | Wired.com

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 118
  
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• Porn is “inescapable”

  
  The Legal Satyricon — Authority: 547
  Monica Hesse, a writer for the Washington Post, seems to have a porn paranoia issue. Her article “Publicly, a whole new lewdness” has a decidedly Comstockian bent to it. But, the subtitle is even more hilarious: “Everywhere you look, porn is suddenly inescapable.” People like Hesse are proof that evolution ...
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• “Wipeout” reality show contestant dies from stroke

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 141
  Legal news for California entertainment attorneys. A reality TV show contestant died from a stroke after participating in the show. California entertainment lawyers- A reality show contestant died from a stroke at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA—A recent USC graduate and newlywed passed away after ...
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• Law firm sues Rod Stewart for $3.3 million (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP – A prominent entertainment law firm is suing Rod Stewart for $3.3 million in legal fees it claims he owes. Read more: (AP)"> (AP)">Law firm sues Rod Stewart for $3.3 million (AP)
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• Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 6

  
  Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law — Authority: 106
  by Tamera H. Bennett Once again, my thanks to entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark for asking me to co-host the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.  Episode 6 is available for downloading here. Make sure to take a look at the show notes, which I have summarized below. Noonan v. Staples -  Jury: ...
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