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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode136 – (view transcript)

APPEALS COURT REVIEWS CASE OVER “BARE NECESSITIES” AGAINST DISNEY

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2021/b300971.html

QUICK TAKE: INSIDE OUT SPARKS ANOTHER LAWSUIT, THIS TIME IN CANADA

https://news.law/disney-fights-a-copyright-allegation-over-inside-out/

https://www.cbr.com/inside-out-disney-copyright-lawsuit-greenlight-canada/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadians-inside-out-copyright-lawsuit-proceeds-against-disney-and-pixar

SCARLETT JOHANSSON SUES DISNEY OVER SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE

https://www.wsj.com/articles/scarlett-johansson-sues-disney-over-black-widow-streaming-release-11627579278

https://insidethemagic.net/2021/08/scarlett-johansson-names-bob-iger-bob-chapek-in-lawsuit-ks1/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scarlett-johansson-disney-lawsuit-1234990249/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-07-29/scarlett-johansson-sues-disney-over-black-widow-release-strategy

https://prospect.org/culture/the-implications-of-scarlett-johansson-marvel-lawsuit/

https://insidethemagic.net/2021/08/black-widow-judge-recuses-himself-ks1/

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Complaint_Black-Widow-1-WM.pdf (COMPLAINT) 

https://wdwnt.com/2021/08/disney-will-seek-arbitration-in-johansson-lawsuit/ (COMPLAINT) 

https://bit.ly/Bennett-Black-Widow (Tamera Interview)

JUDGE EVALUATES USE OF 9/11 FOOTAGE IN FILMS.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/9-11-footage-copyright-lawsuit-1234993277/

North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Pirro, 74 F. Supp. 3d 605 – Dist. Court, SD New York 2015

FROZEN MECHANICALS ISSUE

https://www.entmedialaw.com/edition/weekly-below-the-line-ratings-2021-07-31?open-article-id=19913453&article-title=-frozenmechanicals-crisis–comments-of–helienne-lindvall—davidclowery-and–theblakemorgan-to-the-copyright-royalty-board&blog-domain=musictechpolicy.com&blog-title=music-technology-policy

THEATER SEGMENT

DISTRICT COURT DISMISSAL OF RUSSIAN FALSE LIGHT UPHELD

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/20-7018/20-7018-2021-07-23.html

JERSEY BOYS PREVAIL

SHOWTIME BILLIONS WIN UPHELD

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/showtime-billions-battle-win-affirmed-1234984491/

OH THE PLACES YOU’LL BOLDLY GO IS FINALLY GOING TO TRIAL – MAYBE.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/oh-where-does-seuss-star-trek-copyright-battle-go-next-jury-2021-08-10/

https://illusionofmore.com/is-comicmix-going-to-trial-probably-not/

REMEMBER, DUE DILIGENCE IS IMPORTANT – CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

https://boingboing.net/2021/08/03/the-cleveland-indians-new-name-the-cleveland-guardians-already-belongs-to-a-roller-derby-team-so-does-the-com.html

Apparently, “Blue Line” does NOT apply to police abusing Copyright Law to prevent upload of citizen recordings

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210814/11571047358/blue-line-apparently-doesnt-apply-to-bad-cops-abusing-copyright-law-to-prevent-citizens-uploading-recordings.shtml