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: why Hollywood loves lawyers; Happy Birthday song lawsuit; annotated code is copyrighted; Dr. Seuss book is found; Indonesians who helped make documentary face uncertain future; SESAC buys Haryr Fox Agency; pitch package for entertainment projects; Joe Hockey defamation case; 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!
- Could not resist sharing. Why Hollywood loves lawyers http://ow.ly/QkjzM
- I love mosaics. Hans Hofmann’s Murals Add a Blast of Color to a Muted Legacy http://ow.ly/Qkj1x
- Happy Birthday’ Belongs to All, Filmmaker Says Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law http://ow.ly/QivpS
- Judge Set to Nix ‘Walk of Shame’ Copyright Suit Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law http://ow.ly/QivcI
- More to share. Law2sm’s Infographic: Online Reputation Management Best Practices Toolkit http://ow.ly/QeGCk
- Law2sm’s Infographic on Online Reputation Management http://ow.ly/QesE4
- Another FYI to share. Law2sm’s Infographic: Online Digital Identity & Why it Matters http://ow.ly/QegVc
- State Says Annotated Official Code Is Copyrighted http://ow.ly/QdXS8
- Courthouse News Service Entertainment Law http://ow.ly/QcrWx
- Don’t let the “cute” fool you. Law2sm’s Infographic Online Enemies to Your Reputation http://ow.ly/QcqCt
- Time travel to your imaginary destination http://ow.ly/Q83D8
- Gawker’s Future: A Conversation With Nick Denton http://ow.ly/Q7YYo
- Seuss Book: Yes, They Found It in a Box http://ow.ly/PW3CN
- Limits at Gawker? Rules at Reddit? Wild West Web Turns a Page http://ow.ly/PW3h3
- What You Need to Know Before Joining Social Media http://ow.ly/PW19Y
- In a social media society, who has the rights to your face? http://ow.ly/PPMUh
- Review: Stanley Whitney’s Paintings Reinvent the Grid http://ow.ly/PJPuj
- Indonesians Who Helped Make Documentaries Face Uncertainty – The New York Times http://ow.ly/PGEIi
- For Detroit Artists, Almost Anything Goes http://ow.ly/PGEAp
- Good to remember for online as well. Pls. share. The Civility Project Speak Your Peace Poster http://ow.ly/PBQjd
- SESAC Buys the Harry Fox Agency http://ow.ly/PAp5q
- Danh Vo and Bert Kreuk’s Legal Battle Pits Artist Against Collector http://ow.ly/PAnQh
- Digital Identity In the Physical World | http://PYMNTS.com http://ow.ly/PqSIP http://ow.ly/PqSIQ
- Important to Read: When Algorithms Discriminate http://ow.ly/PqQu6
- Who Do You Think You Are? – The New York Times http://ow.ly/PnGJd
- NEW Resources for Entertainment Profs | The Law Office of Deborah Gonzalez, Esq., LLC http://ow.ly/Pm8m7
- Pitch Package for Entertainment Projects | Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. http://ow.ly/Pm6vk
- THR’s Social Media Poll: How Facebook and Twitter Impact the Entertainment Industry http://ow.ly/Pm3bX
- Dancing-Baby Video Dazzles the Ninth Circuit in Copyright Case http://ow.ly/PlT31
- Review: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance’ Explores Dating in the Digital Age – NY Times http://ow.ly/PhbFy
- Street Art Murals From All 196 Countries In The World Show We’re Not That Different After All http://ow.ly/Ph9nc
- Joe Hockey defamation case highlights need for law to adapt to social media, experts say http://ow.ly/P3g49
- Law2sm Recap: Cyber-bullying 07/01/15 http://ow.ly/P2L7k
- IoUC’s Monthly Recap (June 2015) – Stories Relating to the Internet of Unintended Consequences http://ow.ly/P2GdU
- Developing countries see libraries playing an important role in development, technology transfer, cite Article 7 of TRIPS. #sccr30
- Managing Online Risk’s Travel Security & Risk Recap (June 2015) http://ow.ly/P2yE8
- DG Esq’s Monthly Recap 7/01/15 – Stories Relating to IP and Entertainment Law http://ow.ly/P2nqg
- Law2sm Monthly Recap: Social Media & the Law on newly updated website – check us out! (7/01/15) http://ow.ly/P2ivf