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Canada Officially Extends Copyright Term to 70 Years
SESAC Buys HFA
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6620210/sesac-buys-the-harry-fox-agency
Black Swan Intern Lawsuit Overturned
http://deadline.com/2015/07/black-swan-interns-lawsuit-overturned-1201467302/
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The Turtles Lose Bid to Halt SiriusXM’s $210M Settlement With RIAA
Zorro Trademark Declared Invalid in Europe
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/zorro-trademark-declared-invalid-europe-806823
Lionsgate Sues Over “Dirty Dancing”
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/lionsgate-sues-dirty-dancing-ad-806626
Lionsgate Sued for Snarling at “Nobody Puts Your Old 401(K) in the Corner” Advertisement
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/lionsgate-sued-snarling-at-nobody-805641
Also: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150629/10553231492/lionsgate-sues-td-ameritrade-seven-figures-over-lame-reference-to-dirty-dancing-line.shtml (lawsuit link within story)
Deeper dive: http://www.ipbrief.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Shaw-Article.pdf
Why NFL Logos don’t need to be “cleared” for use in HBO’s “Ballers” series
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-rocks-ballers-can-use-nfl-logos-without-consent-2015-6
Tory Burch wins counterfeiting lawsuit – to the tune of $41.2 Million
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/07/16/tory-burch-wins-trademark-infringement-lawsuit
Appeals Court Rules that Producer Not Director, Gets Film Copyright
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/appeals-court-rules-producer-not-805650
Judge Rejects New “Blurred Lines” Trial, Trims Damages to $5.3 Million (Short Update)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/judge-rejects-new-blurred-lines-808725
TV Streamer FilmOn Gets Huge Victory on Road to Compulsory License to broadcast Networks
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/tv-streamer-gets-huge-victory-809251
http://deadline.com/2015/07/filmon-court-ruling-compulsory-license-broadcast-tv-1201477664/
You misread the Billboard article on the Canadian copyright term extension. It extends the copyright in sound recordings from 50 years to 70 years, not life +70. See <a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/04/the-great-canadian-copyright-giveaway-why-copyright-term-extension-for-sound-recordings-could-cost-consumers-millions/"?Michael Geist on why this is a bad deal for consumers and potentially for artists. Copyright lawyer Howard Knopf also has a critique. It is a horrible example of unproductive rent-seeking on the part of record companies.
Peter,
Thanks for your comment. Michael Geist is a well-known advocate for shorter copyright terms, and loosened restrictions on rights, generally. There are, of course, other sides to the story. We will try to address them in a future episode of Entertainment Law Update.