Welcome to our monthly recap of stories relating to intellectual property (including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) and entertainment law – art, animation, television, film, digital games, etc. This month’s stories cover many issues including: Warner Bros. Can sue Tolkien Estate over Hobbit contract; Janet Jackson’s legal team takes down fans’ videos from social media; what’s next for Christo?; social media & defamation; Google gets another win in book-scanning court challenge; NFL vs. Twitter; DNA being used to authenticate art; and more.
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this month. We originally send them out through our twitter account @dg_iplaw, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a weekly recap. The links will take you to their original sources, whether Mashable, Lexology, and/or others. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week. Just share in the comments below. Have a great week!
- Warner Bros. Can Sue Tolkien Estate For Breaching ‘Hobbit’ Contract http://ow.ly/TZIVh
- Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age http://ow.ly/TZHZf
- Students Will Get Tickets to ‘Hamilton,’ With Its Hip-Hop-Infused History – The NY Times http://ow.ly/TWPqx
- AMC Doubles Down on Scripted Series – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TQ2Bo
- Art Collectors Find Safe Harbor in Delaware’s Tax Laws – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TQ2vz
- Janet Jackson Explains Why Her Team Is Removing Fans’ Videos From Social Media http://ow.ly/TOsPZ
- Wynwood artists, celebrity pastor in legal tussle | Miami http://ow.ly/TOsrL
- South Korean Media Contents Company CJ E&M Sued For $50 Million In U.S. Copyright Lawsuit http://ow.ly/TOsbY
- Can You Get Smarter? http://ow.ly/TOs4w
- Next From Christo: Art That Lets You Walk on Water – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TOs0E
- ‘Art Brut in America’ Highlights Outsider Artists, No Longer Looking In – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TKYDJ
- Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy. It’s Helping. – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TIqQY
- Legal Solutions Blog Recent Developments in Copyright Law and the Application of the Fair Use Doctrine http://ow.ly/TIps3
- Subway footlong sandwiches will now actually be a foot long after legal case http://ow.ly/TIpn2
- Social media in the courts: dealing with defamation http://ow.ly/TIp7M
- Mike Myers, John Oliver in the Center of Canadian Law Dispute http://ow.ly/TIoL7
- Statue May Be a Lost Work by Donatello – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TIo7k
- Always good to remember: Cyber Security Awareness Month: Be social media smart http://ow.ly/TCCJ0
- Google Gets Another Win in Book-Scanning Court Challenge http://ow.ly/Tzzse
- The Melancholy Mystery of Lullabies – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TxGyv
- Family Wins Rights to ‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town’ http://ow.ly/Tueci
- NFL vs. Twitter: Who owns online sports video clips? http://ow.ly/TtX2O
- Tia Needs New Friends (Color Teds Book 1) by Michele Hunt, Warren Chestnut http://ow.ly/TtWyU
- Jim Shaw at the New Museum: A Kaleidoscope of Giddy Delirium http://ow.ly/TtVUM
- “Big Pimpin’ ” Trial: Jay Z Song Stirs International Copyright Law Debate http://ow.ly/TtVsy
- Contracts in the Entertainment Industry PPT by Sharada Kalamadi at GNLU http://ow.ly/TplOh
- What Happens to Your Digital Assets when You Die? http://ow.ly/ToxLM
- Developing DNA as a Standard for Authenticating Art – The New York Times http://ow.ly/TlfKo
- ‘Giant Robot Biennale 4’ to showcase Asian pop culture at Japanese American National Museum http://ow.ly/Tck9G
- Doubts Circle Viacom, Vanguard of Yesteryear – The New York Times http://ow.ly/T9GLd
- ‘Anti-Paparazzi’ Law Passes Muster in Calif. http://ow.ly/T2VHq
- UAE legal Q&As: How does the social media law affect photography? | The National http://ow.ly/SZ5xe
- So dangerous: Peeple, the Yelp-Like New App That Lets You Rate…People http://ow.ly/SZ5es
- DG Esq’s Monthly Recap 10/01/15 – Stories Relating to IP & Entertainment Law http://ow.ly/SVZjh
- Law2sm Monthly Recap: Social Media & the Law 10/01/15 http://ow.ly/SVXqJ
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month http://ow.ly/SVSbd
- Does Your Social Media Profile Say the Right Things to Hiring Managers? http://ow.ly/SUDp7
- A Fervor to Glimpse ‘China’s Mona Lisa’ – The New York Times http://ow.ly/SUCDM