The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app.  Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/141 PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2022 EMERGING SPLIT OF AUTHORITY REGARDING ORIGINALITY DETERMINATIONS DISNEY STILL HAS TO LITIGATE OVER ORIGINALITY OF JACK SPARROW THE  “DARK TOWER” CASE – CERT DENIED ERIC CLAPTON GOES AFTER BOOTLEG SALE NEVERMIND BABY COMES BACK WITH AMENDED COMPLAINT SPOTIFY WINS TRADEMARK LITIGATION AGAINST POTIFY U ..read more

VIDEO: http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: Got a copycat? What  you can do to stop them. Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level. So, you've been making great online content,  It’s getting views, listens, downloads, and then you discover it.  Some copycat out there has been watching closely, and when one of your pieces does well, they make their own content piece on the exact same topic.  They give it the same or a very similar title, and the ..read more

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The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app.  Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/125 AMC TO TAKE OVER SHUTTERED THEATERS  FALL OUT FROM CONSENT DECREES CONTINUES IN APPELLATE RULINGCentury Theater Owner’s Negotiation Tactics Approved. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE JERSEY BOYS-NEW STANDARD FOR NON-FICTION CORBELLO V VALLI (USCA, 9th Circuit ..read more

The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app.  Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/124 OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND LEGAL OBITUARY PARAMOUNT CONSENT DECREES ENDED WAITE V UMG RECORDINGS (USDC, E.D. New York) MANGO V. BUZZFEED-LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OVER POTENTIAL FUTURE INFRINGEMENTS ISN’T A RELEVANT ISSUE GOOGLE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS AGAINST INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT OVER LYRICS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF KI ..read more

VIDEO: http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: When do you have to blur the faces of people you capture in your videos shot in public places? Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level. Miranda wrote to me with this question: When filming content for my YouTube videos, when do I need to blur out faces? We mainly film our hikes and some passerby people. We also filmed a new playground review while my children played. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to blur out every single f ..read more

VIDEO: http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: Do you need to clear music rights for your social-media advertising campaigns? Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level. Andrew wrote in with this question: I work at an LLC Production Company, we are looking into paid advertisement that tries to get the viewer to come to our website or to contact us about work through Facebook and google platforms. We are not really sure how to navigate through the music licensing channel ..read more

VIDEO: http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: Can you use a series of audio clips of famous quotes in your show intro? Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level. A podcaster reached out with this question… Hi, I am an amateur podcaster and I'm hoping to launch my podcast very soon. I am currently researching copyright law to learn about the laws and ethics behind producing quality podcasts. I have created an introduction for my podcast that borrows 1-3 second soundbite ..read more

VIDEO:  http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: Using film clips in your lecture slides and presentations. Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level. A web visitor wrote in with this question.. She asks: Hello. I am currently working on a presentation for a series of lectures that I will be giving to the general public, and I want to use clips from several copyrighted documentary films to include in my presentation. What are laws concerning using copyrighted materials f ..read more

VIDEO: http://firemark.com TRANSCRIPT: How do you persuade your competitors and colleagues to comply with copyrights and contract provisions? Hi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level.   I got this inquiry from a gentleman who serves on the board of directors for a non-profit theatre company. He says: “We have a code of conduct that our members sign which asks us to speak up if we see anything illegal happening in the theatre community. Until recently, our ..read more