Welcome to our weekly recap of stories relating to intellectual property (including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) and entertainment law – art, animation, television, film, digital games, etc. This week’s stories cover many issues including Chicago Hip Hop; Video game sales decline; Fashion Design Protection Bill; Raising money for film projects and the SEC; Trademarks and microbreweries; THR’s Power Business Managers 2012; “Rebecca” legal troubles continue; IMDb misuse suit; and more.
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week. We originally send them out through our twitter account @dg_iplaw_edge, 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!
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- Chicago Hip-Hop’s Raw Burst of Change – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/ehSbI
- Video Game Retail Sales Decline Despite New Hits – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/ehSao
- Social media among threats to greeting card makers – http://WSJ.com http://ow.ly/ehRoq
- 7NEWS – Janet-Jacksons-lawyer-dismisses-allegations-over-brother-Michaels-funeral_78361053 – Celebrity Story http://ow.ly/ehRkN
- Publishers Settle Long-Running Lawsuit Over Google’s Book-Scanning Project – Publishing – The Chronicle of Higher Education…
- News & Articles Search – News, Articles, and Events – Loeb & Loeb LLP http://ow.ly/eg2s8
- Design Protection Bill Sent On for Senate Vote > Publications : Morgan, Lewis & Bockius – an international law firm http://ow.ly/eg2li
- IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, September 2012 | Publications | McDermott Will & Emery http://ow.ly/eg2iB
- Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg to Pen Book on Women and Work – The Hollywood Reporter http://ow.ly/ees1p She did a wonderful TED…
- Illegal Downloaders in Japan Face Two Years in Prison http://ow.ly/eeoMO
- Raising Money For A Film Project? DOC Says Don’t Forget The Securities Laws http://ow.ly/eeoKd
- L.I. Man Is Said to Have Connected Investor With ‘Rebecca’ Producer – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/eeopc
- Frank Lloyd Wright House in Phoenix Faces Bulldozers – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/eeonu
- How Many Millions of Children are on Facebook? : Duane Morris TechLaw http://ow.ly/eeodv
- FDA and Law http://ow.ly/eeo9Z
- “Hey Barkeep, Pour Me A Pint of…”: Trademark Tips for Microbreweries | “Earth and Table”—Lane Powell’s food, beverage, and hospitality…
- IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, September 2012 | Publications | McDermott Will & Emery http://ow.ly/eeo4y
- U.S. Patent Office Opens First Branch on University Campus http://ow.ly/eenX3
- THR’s Power Business Managers 2012 – The Hollywood Reporter http://ow.ly/een5X
- Huong Hoang Demands Probe of IMDb’s ‘Misuse’ of Personal Info – Hollywood Reporter http://ow.ly/eemXf
- Legal Insight: How to deal with social media defamation http://ow.ly/eemwO
- ‘Rebecca’ Go-Between Is at Center of Separate U.S. Inquiry – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/edP3s
- U.S. OneBeat Program Melds 32 Musicians From 21 Countries – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/edOZI
- Fan Sites Settle Children’s Privacy Charges – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/edOVK
- IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, September 2012 | Publications | McDermott Will & Emery http://ow.ly/edOwk
- Bills introduced on Online Streaming Music Royalties http://ow.ly/edOnv
- YouTube Introduces ‘Appeals Court’ for Copyright Fights http://ow.ly/ednLo
- Facebook Hits One Billion Active Users http://ow.ly/ednBM
- Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 – YouTube http://ow.ly/eat23
- IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks — September 27, 2012 | Loeb & Loeb LLP -…
- Samsung Sues Apple Over iPhone 5, Allowed to Sell Galaxy Tab 10.1 http://ow.ly/eamdP
- Nostalgic Music Video Celebrates CN’s 20th | Animation Magazine http://ow.ly/ealS6
- Weekly Recap – IP and Ent Law; Please like, retweet, and share. http://lnkd.in/yDW8Sc
- Law2sm Weekly Recap: Social Media and Law 10/01/12 http://ow.ly/eajOz Lots of good info this week. Please like, share and retweet.
- Study Finds Misconduct Widespread in Retracted Scientific Papers – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e9hn9
- ‘Rebecca’ Cancellation Sets Investors’ Lawyers in Action – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e9hkW
- Wilson Sonsini Retools Strategy to Land Internet Start-Ups – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e9hiH
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP http://ow.ly/e9hbR
- IP Update, September 2012 Web Linking not Copying McDermott Will & Emery http://ow.ly/e9h76
- California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs $200 Million Movie/TV Production Tax Credit Extension – The Hollywood Reporter http://ow.ly/e73bE
- Iran Court Finds Reuters Journalist Guilty of ‘Spreading Lies’ – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e737k
- Turkey’s Efforts to Repatriate Art Alarm Museums – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e732G