Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Jul 6, 2012 By Metal Law Group
Reality TV Copyright Infringement How to Avoid a Copyright Infringement Claim Against Your Reality TV Show Understanding how to avoid a copyright infringement claim first requires an understanding of ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2012 By Metal Law Group
Contract Dispute Napoleon Dynamite vs Fox Searchlight Pictures When Hollywood gathers at the Sundance Film Festival every year, there is always hope a break out film will emerge. In 2004 that film was ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2012 By Metal Law Group
SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT Google Wins First Battle of the 'Smart Phone War' In a ruling that may come to shape software copyright ability for years to come, presiding judge William Alsup, referred to ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2012 By Metal Law Group
Just two years ago in book publishing, Steve Jobs' biography reportedly fetched an advance of $50,000. Most recently, Amanda Knox, an American student who spent 4 years in Italian jail for the ...
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Posted on May 30, 2012 By Metal Law Group
Big Brother v. Life in a Glass House Law Suit: Challenging the Notion of Being Unable to Copyright an Idea The first thing a student of Copyright Law learns is that you can only copyright the ...
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Posted on May 21, 2012 By Metal Law Group
COPYRIGHT TERMINATION RIGHTS - Victor Willis, The Village People Victor Willis, singer-songwriter of the Village People, is the first artist to prevail in court and solidify his right to recapture his ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Metal Law Group
With all the talk about take-down notices, SOPA, PIPA and piracy issues, search engines and social networks are bound to be found asking themselves, “Which companies are most aggressively ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Metal Law Group
Film and TV Contracts As Entertainment Attorneys we have always done are fair share of Film and TV contracts but this past year we have seen a big uptick in the amount of new projects and contracts ...
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