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Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law 
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By Tamera Bennett
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Storm Troopers In The Courtroom
Posted on April 08, 2008by: Tamera H. Bennett Testimony began today in Britain to enforce a 2006 California court judgment against a British prop designer held liable for copyright and trademark infringement of the Star Wars’ “Storm Trooper” design. Andrew Ainsworth, sculpted the Stormtrooper helmet for the first “Star Wars” movie in 1977...
Stop It (whine) We Own Magenta
Posted on April 04, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett and Katherine Stimson April 4, 2008 Deutsche Telekom, better known as T-Mobile in the U.S., sent a cease and desist letter this week to technology blog ENGADGET MOBIL demanding it ceases using the color magenta on its website. Deutsche Telekom holds hundreds of trademark registrations for everything from clothing and beer [...
Rock Star Attorneys at SXSW
Posted on March 12, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett March 12, 2008 If you can’t be rock star, be a Rock Star Attorney. That’s my motto. My plan, beginning Thursday, is to bring daily updates on hot legal and business topics addressed at the SXSW Music conference. The Rock Star attorney shirt above is offered by the Entertainment & Sports Law [...
?A? Is for Ask
Posted on March 10, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett March 10, 2008 I am starting a post on asking permission with the following statement: The IP ADR Blog has a great idea in which they are working through the alphabet for post topics. Do I need permission from them to use this same idea? I think not...
Lipstick Jungle Product Placement
Posted on February 29, 2008Tamera H. Bennett February 29, 2008 Clearly Maybelline cosmetics has signed on as a BIG advertiser for the new hit show Lipstick Jungle. I have been waiting for an actual product placement to occur in the program. Last night you had to be listening close to here the reference to an upcoming Maybelline photo shoot...
Ben Stein Expelled
Posted on February 27, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett February 27, 2008 I had a wonderful opportunity last week to see a producer’s cut viewing of the documentary Ben Stein Expelled No Intelligence Allowed. No matter your personal belief, I encourage you to attend the film when it opens in April to see Ben Stein’s scientific journey through the theories of intelligent design [...
Design Piracy Prohibition Act
Posted on February 26, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett February 26, 2008 Thanks to Counterfeit Chic for this update on the pending Design Piracy Prohibition Act.
WalMart, iTunes, Amazon
Posted on February 26, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett February 26, 2007 Thanks to attorney Catherine Hough for this interesting link on how iTunes has overtaken Amazon as the second largest retailer of music. Not just downloads, but physical CD sells, too.
Partner Does Not Equal Copyright Joint Owner
Posted on January 31, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 31, 2008 We have fact patterns come through the door frequently where a partnership or other business relationship has gone south and suddenly one partner is claiming co-ownership or co-authorship of copyrighted works by virtue of the business relationship of the parties...
Jokes and Copyright Law
Posted on January 31, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 31, 2008 Interesting post by Professor Patry regarding the unauthorized publication of jokes written by the likes of Jay Leno and Rita Rudner. “Funny” how the reality of protecting jokes plays out in fiction… read my previous post regarding an episode of Studio 6o.
Music Heals: Peruvian Soul
Posted on January 30, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 30, 2008 Congratulations to our client Kyle Shaffer for this great article describing his record label’s first release from Peruvian flute artist Dr. Fernando Siles.
Check Out ?Law of the Game?
Posted on January 29, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 29, 2008 If you are interested in the legal issues surrounding “gaming,” visit attorney Mark Methenitis’ blog Law of the Game.
Are The Wailers Crying?: Band Name Disputes
Posted on January 25, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 25, 2008 Read this great post by attorney Michael Atkins on a recent band name dispute over a trademark.
Music Publishing Catalog Administration
Posted on January 24, 2008January 24, 2008 by Tamera H. Bennett I would like to take a few blog entries over the next week to highlight how we work with clients to protect and leverage their intellectual property. On the entertainment side of our practice, our primary focus is administration of music publishing and master recording catalogs...
Filing Copyright Application: Sufficient for Jurisdiction 5th Circuit
Posted on January 20, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 20, 2008 In an unpublished opinion issued October 24, 2007, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals re-affirmed that in the Fifth Circuit pleading a copyright application has been filed for the alleged infringed work is sufficient to comply with the requirements of 17 U...
ESNATION V. JONESTM; Master Recording Copyright Infringement
Posted on January 16, 2008by Tamera H. Bennett January 16, 2008 EsNtion Records, Inc. v. JonesTM, Inc., 3:2007cv02027, N. Dist. Tex., Dallas, Dec. 2007. EsNtion Records, Inc., a dance and Latin music record label located in Chicago, sued JonesTM, a record distributor in Dallas for copyright and trademark infringement...
Beaumont Boy Battles Jersey Boys: Joint Authors of Copyrightable Work
Posted on January 16, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett January 16, 2008 Corbello v. DeVito, 1:2007cv00985, E. Dist. Tex. (Beaumont) Dec. 28, 2007. Who gets paid from Jersey Boys the 2006 award winning musical about the musical group the Four Seasons? Is it Texas attorney Rex Conrad Woodard?s heirs or Thomas Gatano DeVito, an original member of the Four Seasons, or both? [...
December 07 Copyright Cases: Texas
Posted on January 15, 2008By Tamera H. Bennett and Stephanie Prince January 14, 2007 Filings for the last month of the year were a little crazy in the copyright arena. The filings are organized by Federal District. Eastern District Butler v. Elsevier et al (4:2007cv00557) Plaintiffs filed suit on December 13, 2007 against Elsevier, Inc...
Tamera Bennett Music Publishing Basics in Fort Worth
Posted on December 20, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett December 20, 2007 Hard to believe 08 is here in two weeks. Please support the Fort Worth Chapter of the Nashville Songwriter’s Association on Monday, January 7, 2008 by attending their monthly meeting. I will be presenting “How The Money Flows: Music Publishing 101...
Contract Dispute or Copyright Infringment?
Posted on December 10, 2007By Tamera H. Bennett with assistance from Stephanie Prince December 10, 2007 Don?t plead a cause of action for breach of copyright or ?proprietary rights? if you want to be in state court. In October 2007, plaintiff D?Juana Streat filed a petition against Carl Jackson, Fred Hammond, Rainforest Films, and Sony Pictures Releasing Corp...
November Copyright Cases Filed in Texas
Posted on December 10, 2007by: Tamera H. Bennett and Stephanie Prince December 10, 2007 Thanks again to Stephanie Prince for her research and preparation of summaries of copyright cases filed in Texas’ Federal Courts in November. Northern District Opheim v. ICU Eyewear, Inc...
State Film/TV Incentives
Posted on December 10, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett December 10, 2007 Thanks to attorney Mark Litwak for providing great information on what states are offering incentives for film/tv productions.
StormStock Footage In ?Saving Grace?
Posted on December 04, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett December 4, 2007 Congratulations to our client Prairie Pictures, Inc. for the placement of dramatic tornado and weather footage in the new TNT hit series “Saving Grace.” Prairie Pictures’ President Martin Lisius stated “because the drama series ?Saving Grace? is set in Oklahoma, the production team occasionally needs dramatic footage from our StormStock library...
Not the USPTO
Posted on December 04, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett December 4, 2007 Thanks to attorney Marty Schwimmer for putting together a listing of companies who solicit business from owners of recently filed trademark applications in such a fashion the owner may believe the company is affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or another governmental entity...
Red Hot Californication
Posted on November 20, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett November 20, 2007 Thanks for this information from attorney Catherine Hough. The Red Hot Chili Peppers filed suit against Showtime?s Californication, claiming the show ? which stars and is co-produced by David Duchovny ? stole from the band?s 1999 album by the same name...
Copyright Cases Filed in Texas (October 2007)
Posted on November 05, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett and Stephanie Prince November 5, 2007 With the assistance of a wonderful law student, our blog will be bringing you a monthly update on copyright cases filed in Texas courts. The report is organised by Federal District. Northern District of Texas UMG Recordings, Inc...
Trademark Injunction Pending Hannah Montana
Posted on October 24, 2007by Tamera H. Bennett October 24, 2007 The value of the Hannah Montana properties increase as a show cause hearing is scheduled for Thursday, October 25 in cause number 4:07-cv-04065-MMM-JAG against numerous John Does for potentially offering for sale infringing items at locations surrounding the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert in Moline, Illinois...
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