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Corporate Counsel

NASCAR Counsel Roars Into Deputy GC Role

Karen Leetzow is shifting gears with her promotion to senior vice president and deputy general counsel of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc.
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New York Law Journal

Giuliani Defends Video Game in Suit by Noriega

By | October 14, 2014
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will defend Activision in court against a lawsuit filed by disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega over the "Call of Duty" franchise, the video game maker said Thursday.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

NFL Defeats Ex-Players' Publicity Rights Lawsuits

Debevoise, representing the National Football League, convinced a federal judge in Minnesota that the works of NFL Films are not commercial speech and deserve First Amendment protection.
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National Law Journal

Ford, GM Argue They Don't Owe Any Music Royalties

Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and two electronics companies are refuting claims that they owe recording artists and record labels royalties, arguing in federal court that certain audio devices in vehicles don't violate U.S. copyright law.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Circuit Dubious About Claim to Stan Lee's Characters

A federal appeals panel dealt a powerful punch on Thursday to a lawyer whose client, a company founded by comic book legend Stan Lee, claimed to own the rights to his iconic characters.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision on TVEyes Service Extends Fair Use for Databases

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini discuss the recent decision in 'Fox News v. TVEyes,' which allowed a searchable database to incorporate copyrighted works in their entirety and provide users with excerpts as a fair use. In approving these key features, the court followed the trail blazed by 'Authors Guild v. Hathi Trust' and 'Authors Guild v. Google' which held that electronic libraries of books created to allow users to search for keywords or terms were protected by fair use.
12 minute read

Law.com

Copyright Ruling Alarms Broadcasters, Streaming Services

A California federal judge's copyright ruling against satellite radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has sent shockwaves through the copyright bar.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

MGM TV Team Tunes In New EVP for Business and Legal

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. appointed Laura Black Dawson to executive vice president, business and legal affairs for MGM television, development and production.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bill Taking Aim at Sports Betting Bans Gets Committee Nod

New Jersey lawmakers on Oct. 2 took up a measure that they and Gov. Chris Christie hope will finally allow the state's casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Parents of Dodgers Stadium Beating Victim File Suit Again

The parents of a San Francisco Giants fan who won a nearly $18 million verdict over injuries he sustained after being beaten in the Los Angeles Dodgers parking lot has sued the team again, claiming its insurance company secretly purchased a lien on their son's medical expenses and now wants an inflated share in the jury award.
3 minute read

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