Category Archives: Copyright Law

What’s In a Name: Clearing Titles for Film and Television

June 24, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP Litigation, Trademark LawEntertainment law, Film and TV, Josh Escovedo, Scott Hervey, trademark law, Weintraub Tobinthebriefing

In this week’s episode, attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the process of clearing titles for Film and Television shows. They discuss recent high-stakes litigation around entertainment titles, including Stouffer v. National Geographic Partners LLC, Jon Astor-White v. Daniel Strong (Empire), and the “Honey Badger” case.

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

Watch a previous episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog discussing the Empire litigation, here.

Read an article Scott wrote on how the Empire litigation extended the permitted use of third-party trademarks on The IP Law Blog, here.

Read an article on The IP Law Blog about the “Honey Badger” case, here.

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“Inspired By” Characters – Defamation Lawsuit As a Spinoff Part II

March 5, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IPdefamation lawsuits, Inspired by characters, movies, television, TVMari Patterson

In this second of two episodes on this topic, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss defamation lawsuits in movies and TV that deal with “Inspired by” characters.

Watch this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Listen to part one of this series here.

Read Scott Hervey’s blog post about this topic on the IP Law Blog.

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“Inspired By” Characters – Defamation Lawsuit As a Spinoff Part I

March 5, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IPdefamation lawsuits, film, Inspired by characters, movies, television, TVMari Patterson

This episode is part one of a two-part series of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog in which Weintraub Tobin attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss defamation lawsuits in movies and TV that deal with “Inspired by” characters.

Watch this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Listen to part two of the series here.

Watch part two of the series here.

Read Scott Hervey’s blog post about this topic on the IP Law Blog.

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Celebrities Sued for Posting Images of Themselves

March 5, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP Litigationcelebrities, paparazzi, selfiesMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott and Josh discuss the possible legal issues celebrities face when they post images of themselves that they did not take.

Watch this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Read Scott Hervey’s article about this topic on the IP Law Blog.

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9th Circuit Provides Clear Copyright Guidance for Producers of Bio Pics

March 5, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP Litigationbio pics, Jersey Boys, motion pictures, musical, producers, The Four SeasonsMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss copyright litigation around the “Jersey Boys” — a musical and movie about The Four Seasons– involving an unpublished biography by one of the band members.

Watch this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

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The Essential Purpose of the Short Form Copyright Assignment

March 4, 2021Copyright Law, IP LitigationCopyright transfer, Short Form, short form copyright assignmentMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss Scott’s article covering the merits of filing a Short Form Copyright Assignment.

Watch the video of this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Read the full article on the IP Law Blog, here.

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Copyright Infringement: BuzzFeed just got Buzz Worthy

March 4, 2021Copyright Law, IP LitigationBuzzfeed, Copyright infringement, DMCA Violation, photographyMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub Tobin IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss Scott’s article on a copyright dispute between a photographer and Buzzfeed.

Watch the episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Read the full article on the IP Law Blog, here: “Second Circuit Frames Novel Issue of Photographer’s Claim of Copyright Infringement and DMCA Violation”

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Empire Copyright Litigation

March 1, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP LitigationEmpire, Empire Show, John Astor-White, screenplayMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the copyright dispute over the TV show “Empire”

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Case discussed: Jon Astor-White v. Daniel Strong.

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COVID 19 Bill Stimulates the Economy and Changes in the Intellectual Property Law

March 1, 2021Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark LawCoronavirus, COVID-19, stimulus billMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, co-hosts Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the changes in intellectual property law stemming from the recently passed COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Watch the episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Read a related article by Weintraub attorney Jessica Corpuz on the IP Law Blog.

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Twitch Under Fire From the Music Industry

March 1, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IPmusic, streaming, TwitchMari Patterson

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub Tobin IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the streaming platform Twitch, which has found itself in the middle of a conflict regarding the use of music by live streamers on the platform.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

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