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Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law 
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By Tamera Bennett
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Jackson Browne v. McCain Moves Forward
Posted on February 24, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett posted February 24, 2008 The court in Browne v. McCain (Central Dist. Cal. CV 08-05334-RGK (Ex)) denied McCain’s and The Republican National Committee’s motion for summary judgment requesting a dismissal of the copyright infringement case brought by songwriter Jackson Browne...
Bob Marley ?One Love? of Merchandising?
Posted on February 12, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett posted February 12, 2009 Bob Marley’s estate inked a merchandising agreement with private equity group Hilco Consumer Capital for the rights to license not only the reggae singer’s name & likeness, but also other branded products under the Tuff Gong, One Love, Three Little Birds, Catch A Fire and Relics of Antiquity names...
Happy Birthday Litigation Barbie
Posted on February 10, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett Once again, I appreciate the Ask Before You Act blog allowing me to contribute my thoughts. This month we “jump in the Barbie Camper” and go back in time for a look at trademark and copyright litigation surrounding the Barbie brand...
Hagar Not So Cabo Wabo With Franchisee
Posted on January 28, 2009By Tamera H. Bennett Rocker Sammy Hagar sued a Fresno developer who franchised his popular Baja California cantina and nightclub, saying his Cabo Wabo brand is denigrated. Hagar alleges he was never paid royalties for the use of his Cabo Wabo brand. Red Head, Inc...
Michael Jackson Not ?Thrilled? Over Lawsuit
Posted on January 28, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett Michael Jackson was sued this week for defaulting on payments due John Landis, the filmmaker who co-wrote and directed the “Thriller” video . Landis’ credits include Animal House, The Blues Brothers and Trading Places...
Spirit Music Group Acquires Fats Washington Song Catalog
Posted on January 23, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett posted January 23, 2009 Congratulations to our clients and friends, the Washington Family, in the acquisition of the Fats Washington music publishing catalog by Spirit Music Group. January 15, 2009 ? Spirit is proud to announce the purchase of the complete publishing catalog of Ferdinand ?Fats? Washington, a pioneering Blues and R&B songwriter best [...
MIDEM Music Publishing Deals 2009
Posted on January 21, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett Posted January 21, 2009 MIDEM, the world’s largest music convention and trade show is wrapping up today in Cannes, France. There are over 8000 attendees from 80 countries. Many deals are finalized during MIDEM and many new relationships forged...
State of Music Publishing Business
Posted on January 09, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett FORBES reports today the Music Publishing business is booming, even if other parts of the music industry are suffering. As a side note … I walked in the steps of many amazing publishers and songwriters last week as I entered the doors of the Brill Building in New York City...
Popeye Compared to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Posted on January 06, 2009by Tamera H. Bennett Thank you to the Ask Before You Act blog for including my blog posts on their site each month. The news is out that beloved sailor Popeye became part of the public domain in the EU on January 1, 2009. Before folks start scrambling to start reproducing Popeye t-shirts, posters, films and cartoon [...
2008 Top Posts at Current Trends
Posted on January 06, 2009Posted by Tamera H. Bennett The top blog post for 2009 on this blog based on traffic is Protecting Fraternal Trademarks: Delta Sigma Theta Settles. What makes this such an exciting post … the mention of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. I was asked by Greg Lambert to list my favorite blog posts of 2008...
Blawg Review #191 ? Likelihood of Confusion Blog
Posted on December 22, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 22, 2008 Blawg Review #191 is up at Attorney Ron Coleman’s Likelihood of Confusion Blog. Thanks Ron for including our post Merry CHRISTMAHANUKWANZMADAN in your review. Happy Chanukah!
Merry CHRISTMAHANUKWANZMADAN Trademark
Posted on December 17, 2008When You Care Enough To Send The Very Best® ?. you know what you send, a Hallmark® brand card. What if you want to send something a little different this holiday season or you just truly wish to share in the joy of all beliefs? You might consider a card from one of the folks below...
Budweiser Lost EU Trademark Battle
Posted on December 17, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 17, 2008 The BBC reports that Anheuser-Busch lost its battle to secure the mark Budweiser in the European Union to encompass all 27 EU member countries. Anheuser-Busch does have protection in 25 of the individual EU states...
Tyler Perry Wins Copyright Infringement Suit
Posted on December 16, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 16, 2008 See original post here regarding copyright infringement lawsuit against Perry for Diary of A Mad Black Women. Jurors in the East Texas town of Marshall found that the Plaintiff, Donna West, did not present evidence that supported her claim of copyright infringement...
Legalish Topic ?Follows? On Twitter
Posted on December 12, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 12, 2008 This is part two of a post started earlier on how I gather legal/news information. Part one is here regarding the blogs I have on RSS feed. I am right at the 60 day mark of using Twitter. What a crazy, fun, informative community...
IP Blog Roundup: Serious With A Dash of Fun
Posted on December 09, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett December 9, 2008 I just posted over at the Ask Before You Act blog links to blogs that addressed serious IP issues last week with fun subject matter. For a little light reading … click on over.
Happy Second Anniversary Blog
Posted on December 08, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 8, 2008 I’m singing “Happy Annivesary baby, I’ve got you on my mind.” Hard to believe the first post on the blog went up two years ago. I started blogging really as an experiment to see if I could increase traffic to my website and bring in a few more clients...
IP Blogs I Read
Posted on December 05, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 5, 2008 Part 1 of 2 Between newsfeeds, blogs, Twitter, and other social networking cites we are often bombarded with information and have a difficult time sorting the wheat from the chaff. I wanted to share some of the great daily resources I use to keep abreast of legal and business changes [...
Current Trends Blog at USLAW.COM Blogs
Posted on December 05, 2008Thanks USLAW Blogs for including the Current Trends In Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law blog in your blog links.
IP Insurance Claims On The Rise
Posted on December 04, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett Posted December 4, 2008 “Expect to see more and more companies file insurance claims over intellectual property, or IP, infringements as times get tougher….” Read the full article here from NJBIZ. Keep in mind that your friendly insurance agent that carries the policy for your home, auto and business contents most likely will not [...
Record Labels? Bankruptcy Hurts Artists Again and Again
Posted on November 20, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett My good buddy attorney Craig Barker is hard at work in Austin supporting the rights of recording artists. Craig has worked tirelessly to secure royalty payments for the Don Walser family on masters Mr. Walser recorded under contract with Watermelon Records...
Alltop Selects Current Trends In Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law Blog
Posted on November 20, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett I am excited to announce that the Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law Blog has been included at Alltop as part of its “online magazine rack” where Alltop aggregates RSS feeds on many topics, including law...
Indie Record Deal Advances Explained
Posted on November 18, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett posted November 18, 2008 Here is a link courtesy of Know The Music Biz to a good general explanation of how an indie record deal works in regards to advances of recording costs. I would just add that even though mechanical royalties are not usually calculated into the advance, they are an ongoing expense [...
Mad Black Copyright Infringement
Posted on November 17, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett Posted November 16, 2008 The trial against Tyler Perry, his production company and Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. is set to start on December 3 in the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiff, Donna West, who filed the May 2007 lawsuit in U...
?Flip This? A&E: Trademark Properties Wins Lawsuit
Posted on November 13, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted November 13, 2008 Variety reports: A federal jury in Charleston, S.C., has awarded “Flip This House” creator Richard C. Davis $4 million in damages in his suit against cabler A&;E. Davis contended that he had an oral agreement with the net that guaranteed him a 50-50 split of the revenue from the real [...
Obama Trademarks Waste of Time and Money
Posted on November 12, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett Posted November 12, 2008 The Smoking Gun blog reported yesterday the increase in trademark filings that include a reference to President-Elect Obama. A quick search of the USPTO database yields 32 live applications and 11 dead applications that include the word “Obama...
Copyright in the Theatre: Dramatically different!
Posted on November 05, 2008Guest Post by Gordon P. Firemark November 5, 2008 Gordon P. Firemark is an entertainment attorney in Los Angeles, California. His practice is a mix of Theatre, Film, Television and Music law, with a sprinkling of technology and new media thrown in for flavor...
Google, Book Publishers: What Could Have Happened
Posted on October 31, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett Posted October 31, 2008 In June 2006 I presented an article to the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section on the Google Library Project. My article addressed the various defenses Google might raise and why I felt they would fail...
Whassup: All Grown Up
Posted on October 30, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett posted October 30, 2008 Thank you to attorney Marty Schwimmer for letting me know Whassup. The idea people behind the famous Budweiser Whassup campaign 8 years ago retained the rights to Whassup and have now created a spot supporting Barack Obama that is on YouTube...
Top Earning Celebrity Estates
Posted on October 29, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett posted October 28 2008 FORBES released today information on the top earning celebrity estates from October 2007 to October 2008. The Elvis Presley Estate continues to top the list at 52 million… thirty years after his death...
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