Compare the following stats: Player A: 84 receptions, 1,492 yards, 17.8 avg. yards/catch, 12 TDs Player B: 86 receptions, 1,215 yards, 14.1 avg. yards/catch, 16 TDs Player C: 52 receptions, […]
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A (Big?) Win For Defendants Named In Mass-BitTorrent Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
On May 15, 2012, the Southern District of New York released an opinion that could have a far reaching effect with regards to mass-BitTorrent copyright infringement cases. I have represented […]
How Should Artists React To Not Receiving Much Compensation From Spotify?
I was reading Billboard magazine when I came across an interesting blurb in a discussion about the American rock duo, The Black Keys. The blurb states that The Black Keys […]
Robert Griffin III a Perfect Example of Proactively Protecting Intellectual Property
High profile athletes who are between their last game of college and their first game of professional ball would do themselves a strong service to put a competent attorney on […]
Couple Charged with Sexual Assault Gets $13.78 Million in Defamation Action
There are two big problems with filing defamation lawsuits (obviously, without looking at the facts of the various potential cases): 1) Defamation lawsuits are very difficult to win, and 2) […]
Your Tweets Belong to Twitter and May be Subpoenaed Without a Warrant
In April 2011, I had an article titled, You May Not “Like” This Title: Everything Stored On Facebook Is Discoverable, published in the NYU Law Journal of Intellectual Property and […]
Football v. Football: A Comparison of Agent Regulation in France’s Ligue 1 and the NFL
The Pace Intellectual Property, Sports, & Entertainment Law Forum recently published its second annual publication. There are a total of 11 articles in the most recent issue, including an article […]
Some Hope For Quashing Copyright Infringement Subpoenas
Mass defendant copyright infringement cases are not rare these days. Many movie studios (particularly adult entertainment companies) find it economical to attach a long list of John Doe defendants to […]
Have You Purchased Your .xxx Domain Name Yet?
Have you purchased your .xxx domain yet? I am only half joking. Many companies (big and small) that have absolutely no relation to the pornography industry have been buying up […]
Who Owns A Tweet And How Much Is A Follower Worth?
How much money is a Twitter follower worth, what about the value of an individual Tweet, and who actually owns a Twitter account? Those are a few questions that may […]