A Miami Recording Contract Dispute with a Twist
A Dispute Shows That, in Entertainment Law, If It Can Go Wrong, It Will Murphy’s Law strikes again. A broadcasting and media company conducts long, detailed and good-faith discussions with a production company regarding the […]
A Fair Outcome Following Alleged Trademark Infringement
Any business that owns a valuable patent, trademark or other intellectual property has likely taken considerable risk or expended a considerable sum to obtain it. When another business decides that it, too, can profit from […]
Non-Compete Agreements Rankle, but They Remain Enforceable in Many Instances
Non-compete agreements are among the most contested of contracts, perhaps because they are viewed both as unnecessary and as slightly un-American. Frequent comments heard by contract attorneys handling non-compete agreement disputes include “Who will gain […]
Retail Shop Infringes on “Harry Potter” Licensing Rights
As South Florida readers in the entertainment industry likely know, licensing right disputes are a common threat to incomes and profits. While infringement most often occurs during the whirlwind days when a film, song, book […]
Electronic Evidence and Business Litigation
Email, intra-office messaging and digital image transference are hardly new concepts, however few business owners realize the long-term implications of this style of free-flowing communication, particularly in light of litigation and e-discovery requests. If you […]
Entertainment Lawyers Can Ensure Your Rights are Protected
All entertainers bring their unique talents and goals to the entertainment industry, Actors may want to land a lead role in a Blockbuster production while an upcoming singer’s ultimate goal might be to have a […]
‘Game of Thrones’ was most-pirated show of 2012
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. As Miami readers undoubtedly know, Internet piracy is a significant threat to the entertainment industry. If consumers are not paying for music, films and television shows, then […]
Sony asks judge to dismiss copyright infringement suit over ‘Midnight in Paris’
By Pankaj Ladhar “Midnight in Paris” was Woody Allen’s most successful movie of all time, but at least one entity was not pleased with it — the estate of William Faulkner, which sued Sony Pictures […]
Estate of Mario Puzo, Paramount Pictures settle countersuits
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos, Alwine & Kubiliun, P.L. Back in September, we told Miami readers about how the estate of Mario Puzo, the author of the novel “The Godfather,” and Paramount Pictures, which made […]
Changes to Instagram’s terms of use frighten, confuse users
By Pankaj Ladhar Instagram users in Miami and elsewhere in the country are struggling to comprehend the photo-sharing service’s new terms and whether they are comfortable with them. For the uninitiated, Instagram is an app […]