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Copyright Has a Preemption Problem That’s Destined for the Supreme Court

JSEL · December 9, 2022 · Leave a Comment

By: Alec Winshel Fans of radio personality Howard Stern and legendary rapper 50 Cent had reason to rejoice in 2013 when the two sat down for an interview on The Howard Stern Show. After discussing rap feuds and the joys of meeting Oprah, the celebrities parted ways for nearly a … [Read more...] about Copyright Has a Preemption Problem That’s Destined for the Supreme Court

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: copyright, entertainment, intellectual property, Litigation, publicity rights

Supreme Court Considers the Future of Copyright’s Fair Use Doctrine

JSEL · November 5, 2022 · Leave a Comment

By: Alec Winshel On October 12th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v. Goldsmith. Litigants traded arguments scrutinizing the boundaries of artistic license while Justices lobbed hypotheticals that probed … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Considers the Future of Copyright’s Fair Use Doctrine

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: art, copyright, entertainment, intellectual property, photography, publicity rights

Dawn of the Dead: Virtual Avatars & New York’s Right of Publicity

JSEL · September 29, 2021 ·

By: Dhruva Krishna   I. Virtual Avatars: Lazarus to Luke Skywalker, Deepfakes to Dystopia Virtual avatars are digital recreations of an individual or their performance. Entertainers now regularly appear in all forms of media as virtual avatars–in video games, as … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Dead: Virtual Avatars & New York’s Right of Publicity

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: entertainment, publicity rights, virtual avatars, virtual reality

The NIL Era Has Arrived: What the Coming of July 1 Means for the NCAA

Jada Allender · July 1, 2021 ·

From September 2019—when California became the first state to pass a name, image, and likeness (NIL) law—until now, the intercollegiate athletic community has fielded a deluge of new enacted and proposed regulations from states, Congress, the NCAA, and now individual … [Read more...] about The NIL Era Has Arrived: What the Coming of July 1 Means for the NCAA

Filed Under: Highlight Tagged With: Antitrust, college athletics, college sports, NCAA, NIL, publicity rights

Mission Impossible?: The Legal Implications of Managing Deepfake Celebrity Videos

JSEL · March 24, 2021 ·

As the social media site TikTok has exploded over the past year, thousands of recognizable influencers and celebrities have joined in on the fun—including some who may not know it. Most notably, one user, deeptomcruise, has built a following of over 777k with videos of the … [Read more...] about Mission Impossible?: The Legal Implications of Managing Deepfake Celebrity Videos

Filed Under: Highlight, Updates Tagged With: defamation, entertainment, intellectual property, publicity rights, social media, Torts

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