Tag Archives: movies

DG Esq’s Recap 07/19/18 – Stories Relating to IP and Entertainment Law

Welcome to our recap of stories relating to intellectual property (including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) and entertainment law – art, animation, television, film, digital games, etc.   This issue’s stories cover many issues including: movie genre taste changes; EU copyright law; new privacy rules; first amendment & art;  #metoo; Spotify case; Hobbit case settled; much

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DG Esq’s Monthly Recap 05/01/16 – Stories Relating to IP and Entertainment Law

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: Comcast deal to acquire DreamWorks; celebrating World IP Day 2016; Hollywood’s top 100 attorneys; book review of The Song Machine;

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DG Esq’s Monthly Recap 02/01/16 – Stories Relating to IP and Entertainment Law

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: Viacom sues owner of “Krusty Krab” restaurant; new book for kids in entertainment; Hollywood docket; Amazon & Netflix are Sundance’s

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Book Review: Blockbusters by Anita Elberse

Book Review: Blockbusters: Why Big Hits – and Big Risks – are the Future of the Entertainment Business by Anita Elbe’s I often remind my clients that there is a 95% failure rate in the arts & entertainment industry. I don’t tell them this to discourage them. I tell them this to build up their perseverance

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Bronze Lens Film Festival 2015: Legal Mash-up for Filmmakers Recap

On Thursday, November 5, I had the pleasure of speaking once again to the audience at the Bronze Lens Film Festival (BLFF), held every year since 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The BLFF has a dual mission “to promote Atlanta as the new film mecca for people of color; and to showcase films and provide networking

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