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A federal court ruling this fall against Sirius XM Radio Inc. in a copyright lawsuit brought by Flo & Eddie, lead vocalist...
Perspective
Screenwriters: register with Copyright Office — or else
By Katharine Malonen
Screenwriters registering their work with the WGA Script Registry instead of the Copyright Office are not only costing themsel...
A court's recent finding - that an issue of public interest is simply any issue the public is interested in - has serio...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
With one case decided and another pending, it's clear that digital music service providers and the iconic '60s rock band are n...
Entertainment & Sports
Branding for success in today's entertainment industry
By Katharine Malonen
For years, the concept of "branded entertainment" was confined to major corporate entertainment companies. Not anymore. By Dar...
With access to creative works so prolific in the digital age, the need to update the copyright law is apparent. By Julie S. Ma...
Some literary estates might want to pay attention to a little-known termination quirk of the 1909 Copyright Act. By John M. Gr...
Idea theft or copyright infringement? It matters which you choose to pursue. By Aleksandra Hilvert ...
As the number of domain names increase with the roll out of generic top-level domains, celebrities and other trademark owners ...
The recent "Raging Bull" decision, grounded in part on the virtue of predictability, has produced unpredictability regarding p...
Litigation
Challenge likely for novel fatherhood ruling in case of actor
By Matt Hamilton
An attorney for the ex-girlfriend of "Lost Boys" actor Jason Patric vowed Tuesday to challenge a Los Angeles judge's novel dec...
Bankruptcy
Judge urged to set deadline for submission of San Bernardino bankruptcy plan
By Vik Jolly
Saying that "there appears to be no end in sight" to the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filed by San Bernardino in 2012, the city's poli...
Food retailers claiming they paid more for wholesale ramen noodles because of a price-fixing conspiracy in South Korea can mov...
Litigation
Court allows hedge fund to vote at Allergan board meeting
By Alexandra Schwappach
A federal judge Tuesday ruled that hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management would not be barred from voting its majority ...
In a big win for asbestos plaintiffs, an Alameda County Superior Court jury has awarded nearly $71 million to a U.S. Navy mach...
In its 2014 survey of chief legal officers released Tuesday, legal consulting firm Altman Weil Inc. showed how in-house legal ...
The copyright fair use defense has existed for centuries, yet its application continues to mystify and confound even the most ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Kenyan immigrant gets assistance from 9th Circuit panel
By John Roemer
A Kenyan immigrant who fears he will be tortured and killed for criticizing his government if returned to his homeland got hel...
Government
Proposed Commission on Judicial Performance rule change may vex judges
By Paul Jones
The state's judicial watchdog wants to be able to send state and federal agencies information about judges' alleged misdeeds b...