Neil J Rosini

December 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law feature, Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo partners Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini discuss termination of rights under copyright in musical compositions, and particularly on a pending lawsuit in California in which rights in some iconic Village People songs are in dispute.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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April 27, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, write that civil suits that vanquished Aimster, Grokster and others have not restored exclusive online control to rights holders over their works, and one reason is the safe harbor defense for "service providers" afforded by the DMCA.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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February 27, 2012 | Legaltech News

The question of whether licenses granted by authors in older publishing agreements can be construed to embrace e-book technology was the subject of a lawsuit for the second time in a decade.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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February 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, analyxe an ongoing New York case which will determine whether traditional publishers, or authors and the digital startups that some of them now choose to license, will control e-book publishing of lucrative classic titles.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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July 06, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, write that attorneys and managers should advise their clients to make a strong attempt to determine group name rights at the earliest time possible with the goal of entering into a written agreement.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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October 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, write: "The nature of reality has bedeviled scientists, philosophers, and theologians for millennia. The nature of reality television programs, however, is a relatively modern concern, and - like reality itself - doesn't lend itself well to copyright protection."

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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March 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, write: The legendary Ray Charles is remembered for the numerous hits he recorded. Less well known is that he was the father of 12 children and that he left much of his estate to a foundation dedicated to assisting the hearing impaired. The royalties from his music and the competing interests of his children and the foundation recently gave rise to a federal district court decision about who has standing to assert a right of termination under the Copyright Act.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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February 26, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, review two recent decisions where courts interpreted New York law to permit termination "on reasonable notice" of licenses without fixed terms, despite some inventive legal theories advanced by the licensees to avoid it.

By Michael I. Rudell And Neil J. Rosini

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April 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, write that two different people standing on two different streets in New York were photographed without their consent. Each brought suit in New York State Supreme Court alleging violation of his and her right of privacy. Earlier this year, the court dismissed one case but allowed the other to proceed.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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August 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, write that a recent U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decision, Steinbeck v. McIntosh & Otis, Inc., dealing with book and film rights in some of the most famous novels of a generation, was recently added to the short but slowly growing list of federal court opinions that interpret the termination provisions of U.S. copyright law.

By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

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