Raging Bulls on the Stairway to Heaven
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Raging Bull case in the Supreme Court
“Stairway to Heaven”
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2014/05/breaking-news-scotus-casts-shadows-on.html
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Pharrell Williams and Will.i.am Settlement Trademark Lawsuit
See Episode 42 on the original story
(https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/2013/07/episode-42-attack-of-the-interns/)
Quentin Tarantino Files New Gawker Lawsuit Over ‘Hateful Eight’ Script Leak
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/showbiz/quentin-tarantino-gawker-hateful-eight-suit/
See Episode 48 on the original suit (http://firemark.com/2014/03/21/episode-48-google-wins-some-loses-some-and-more/)
Update: Tarantino Withdraws Lawsuit Against Gawker after Refile
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/quentin-tarantino-withdraws-lawsuit-gawker-702249
Midnight Rider: Gregg Allman Files Lawsuit Against Producers
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/midnight-rider-gregg-allman-files-700898
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/05/13/gregg-allman-film-lawsuit/9036867/
European Right to be Forgotten
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-arnold-schwarzenegger-lawsuit-704171
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/05/14/the-right-to-be-forgotten-is-a-foreign-concept-in-america/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/14/opinion/randazza-google-right-to-privacy/index.html?hpt=op_t1
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101682505
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-05/cp140070en.pdf
Smokey Robinson’s Ex-Wife Demands Share of Hit Songs
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/smokey-robinsons-wife-demands-share-701262
How Many Pieces of Flair Do you Have? Obtaining Merchandising Rights from Actors
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/office-space-actor-loses-lawsuit-691900
Famous 1923 Silent Film Sparks Copyright Lawsuit Over a Clock
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/famous-1923-silent-film-sparks-687956?mobile_redirect=false
Dr. Dre Loses $3 Million Royalty Claim on Debut Album
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/dr-dre-loses-3-million-703313
3 Replies to “Raging Bulls on the Stairway to Heaven”
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Hello Gordon,
Congratulations of reaching the BIG FIVE-OHHH with you podcasts! Great work!
Have a great week,
Stanley
Hi Gordon,
I hope we can finally get around to getting together. I enjoyed the last episode, but I do not believe your recent analysis of Smokey Robinson’s termination issues were accurate. You stated (or implied) that as the result of Smokey’s termination, his ex-wife would no longer receive any monies related to those copyrights. The former publisher, however, would be entitled to continue to collect monies from prior licenses under the derivative works exception. See Mills Music v. Snyder, 469 U.S. 153 (1985) and Woods v. Bourne Co., 60 F.3d 978 (2d Cir. 1995).
Furthermore, the exclusive rights of copyright are not subject to community property laws (they are preempted); however, the revenues generated from copyright are subject to community property laws. See Rodrigue v. Rodrigue, 218 F.3d 432 (5th Cir. 2000). For a good summary of Rodrigue and Marriage of Worth, see Berry v. Berry, 127 Haw. 243 (2012) from Hawaii.
Thanks so much Robert,
And then I will be discussing this further next episode to clarify some issues, and add a bit of nuance that we left out of our earlier discussion.
Thanks again. And thanks for listening.