Tag Archives: Entertainment law

Don’t Film So Close to Me: Can Copyrighted Music Keep Vids of Police Encounters Off The Internet?

July 30, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IPcontent ID, Copyright Law, digital millenium copyright act, DMCA, Entertainment law, Fair Use, Josh Escovedo, Lenz v Universal Music Group, Mashable, Police videos, Scott Hervey, sublime, taylor swift, Vicethebriefing

In this week’s episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss recent news stories reporting that police officers played copyrighted music during filmed encounters, ostensibly to keep the videos from being uploaded to the Internet. Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic.

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

Scott’s article on this topic on the IP Law Blog can be read here.

Case discussed: Lenz v. Universal Music Group

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Space Erotica Flick Not Infringed by Black Mirror

July 23, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP LitigationBlack Mirror, Copyright infringement, Endemol Shine, Entertainment law, Josh Escovedo, Miley Cyrus, Netflix, Scott Hervey, Strange Framethebriefing

Graphic Title: Space Erotica Flick Not Infringed by Black Mirror This week on the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the copyright lawsuit over a Black Mirror episode starring Miley Cyrus, the plot of which filmmaker Geoffrey Blair Hajim said was lifted from his film “Strange Frame: Love and Sax.”

Watch the episode on the “The Briefing from the IP Law Blog” YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/X1A3lKS7a8s

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

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

Title Frame - The Briefing from the IP Law Blog. What's In a Name: Clearances for Film and Television 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.

View the video on YouTube here:https://youtu.be/3w8Bcjb6__A

Here’s a link to a previous episode of The Briefing discussing the Empire litigation: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2020/10/articles/copyright-law/empire-copyright-litigation/

Here’s an article Scott wrote on how the Empire litigation extended permitted use of third-party trademarks: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2017/12/articles/trademark-law/ruling-in-lawsuit-over-foxs-use-of-empire-extends-permitted-use-of-third-party-trademarks/

Here is a link to an article on the IP Law Blog about the “Honey Badger” case: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2018/08/articles/ip/honey-badger-dont-care-the-rogers-test-and-trademark-infringement/

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