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South Florida Lawyers Shielded Spike Lee, 20th Century Fox From Recurring Copyright Claims

"Spike Lee's saying, 'How could this happen?' And I'm thinking, 'I don't know how this could possibly happen,' " plaintiffs counsel said.
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National Law Journal

Cox May Have to Pay Twice for 2,200 Pirated Songs

The company has forfeited the chance to prove it's wrongly paying an extra $220 million for contributory copyright infringement. Judge Liam O'Grady backtracked from a previous order that said determining duplicate recordings and compositions would be a ministerial act.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Disbarred: New Jersey Lawyer Misappropriated $690,000

Besides providing legal representation for Attardi's business operations, Mason also took an equity interest in the filmmaker's operations in lieu of charging legal fees. The Disciplinary Review Board concluded that Mason breached his fiduciary duty to investors in an effort to save a financing deal that he had an improper pecuniary interest in.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ticketmaster to Pay $10M to Resolve Fraud, Hacking Allegations in Brooklyn Federal Court

The fraud and hacking allegations against Ticketmaster were introduced in an antitrust lawsuit filed by a competitor, but the company said it has terminated the employees involved in the illegal conduct.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

iHeartMedia Deputy GC to Lead Legal Department in 2021

The new general counsel previously worked in-house for 21st Century Fox where she played a leading role in the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox and the spinoff of Fox Corporation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Employee Who Bought Discarded $4.15M Winning Lotto Ticket Has No Claim to It, Pa. Appeals Panel Rules

The case, Acme Markets v. Seltzer, stems from a decision by Acme store clerk Beverlie Seltzer to purchase a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket that had been initially printed for and then rejected by a customer. Seltzer had bought the ticket for $10 after discovering that it was a winner.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Dr. Seuss-Star Trek Mash-Up Doesn't Come Close to Fair Use, 9th Circuit says

An appellate panel led by Judge M. Margaret McKeown squarely held "Oh the Places You'll Boldly Go" is neither a parody nor transformative of Dr. Seuss's "Oh the Places You'll Go"
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mayer Brown Adds to Its Digital Music Copyright Team

Paul Fakler's clients have ranged from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to The Allman Brothers Band. He brings significant experience handling rate-setting proceedings before the Copyright Royalty Board.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rules Operator of Snowmobile Club Liable for Man's Spill on Trail, but Spares Landowner

A Lackawanna County judge has ruled that a snowmobile club operator is liable for injuries sustained by a man after his ride crashed into a hidden six-foot-deep gully on one of the trails, but that the landowner is not negligent.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alleged Lapse in Expert Reports Doesn't Derail Lawsuit Over Snow Tubing Injury, Pa. Justices Rule

Justice Sallie Mundy, who wrote the court's 35-page opinion, reasoned that the Superior Court failed to view the report in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.
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