By Daijha Morrow Joi Rideout is currently the Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Unscripted Television at Warner Bros. Discovery. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Rideout has had an illustrious career in the entertainment industry. During … [Read more...] about Interview with Joi Rideout, Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. Discovery
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AI Generated Video Games Are Coming: How Do Game Developers Protect Rights in Their IP?
Stuart Irvin,[*] Winslow Taub[†] and Sam Jungyun Choi[‡] Click here to download a PDF of this article. AI generated video games are coming. What remedies does a video game publisher have when its game is used to train an AI model? If the resulting model generates a new game … [Read more...] about AI Generated Video Games Are Coming: How Do Game Developers Protect Rights in Their IP?
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NBA “BUBBLE” GUIDELINES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE 2019-20 SEASON
(PDF Version Here) Eric Zilber[*] TABLE OF CONTENTS[†] Introduction COVID-19 Background The Challenges Facing the NBA Initial Planning The “Bubble” Emerges as a Front-Runner “Bubble” Plans Solidify and the Protocols Phase One Phase Two Phase … [Read more...] about ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NBA “BUBBLE” GUIDELINES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE 2019-20 SEASON
All I Want for Christmas is Full Damages for Copyright Infringement
By: Daniel Imakyure Introduction In June 2022, Andy Stone, a.k.a. Vince Vance, brought a copyright infringement action in the US District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana against singer Mariah Carey, producer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music Entertainment.[1] Stone … [Read more...] about All I Want for Christmas is Full Damages for Copyright Infringement
When “Gravy” meets “Roll”: The Future of Interpolation in Music Recording
By: Lea Washington What do you get when you put a roll and gravy together? A lawsuit apparently. The “Rickrollin’” star Rick Astley is suing upcoming rapper Yung Gravy and his team. Gravy’s song “Betty” is the focus of this dispute, as it borrows from the song “Never Gonna Give … [Read more...] about When “Gravy” meets “Roll”: The Future of Interpolation in Music Recording