Client Tip for Filmmakers – How to find who owns rights to a song
Introducing a very special #TuesdayTip for filmmakers wanting to use a song in their film: Every recording has two individual copyrights. In many cases, you’ll need to [...]
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Digital Dose Wednesday- Beyonce “Formation” Legal Battle Over YouTube Sample
Queen Bey is about to get stung, but not without a fight! Many fans would have recognized that Anthony Barre, aka “Messy Mya,” is suing Beyoncé over the sampling of the [...]
Madonna “Vogue” vs. Warner Music Royalties
The lengthy legal quarrel between Madonna’s producer, Robert “Shep” Pettibone, and Warner Music for the 1990 pop hit “Vogue,” is now turning to an examination of [...]
Film Friday- Sylvester Stallone “Demolition Man” Profits
This week, Stallone filed contract and fraud claims against Warner Bros. through his loan-out company, Rogue Marble, seeking lost profits from his 1993 sci-fi film [...]
Firm News – Learn To Protect Yourself Now! (A Free Legal & Tax Workshop for Actors)
Attention all actors! come catch our lead attorney, David Kim, at Cazt Studios! David will be giving out hot tips on how to legally protect yourself in the entertainment [...]
Digital Dose Wednesday – Tomi Lahren Facebook Control
Tomi Lahren, best known for her controversial conservative commentary gaining her digital stardom. If you have ever tuned in on this outspoken political commentator’s [...]
Music Monday- Ed Sheeran Settles Copyright Suit
Last Friday, court papers were filed dismissing a case against Ed Sheeran over a copyright infringement suit over his song, “Photograph.” Songwriters, Martin Harrington [...]
Film Friday- Warner Bros. vs. The Conjuring, $900 Million Over Horror Franchise
Gerald Brittle is the author of “The Demonologist,” a book focusing on Ed and Lorraine Warren famous for solving hauntingly terrifying paranormal cases in the 50’s. [...]
Digital Dose Wednesday- Floyd Mayweather, Social Media Presence Minimizing Rights?
In a world where sharing part of your daily routine on social media become the norm the fight against “privacy” rights becomes a blurry subject especially when the person [...]
Music Monday -Tidal Making Waves Over Prince Dispute
Prince has always been known as a lover of his craft and never taking much thought in settling his business and financial affairs, so it is not a surprise that his estate has [...]