If you think you haven’t heard enough about Star Wars this past week (or month. year. lifetime?) then you are in luck– another story about Star Wars! While we have often discussed people taking legal action against Disney (see: Lawsuit over “Frozen” has Disney asking, “Let it go!” and Disney Finally Breaks the Ice on “Frozen”...Read More
In this week’s edition of Client News, we’d like to congratulate our client, model and actress, LA-based Stefanie Michova on her new commercial for Korean skincare brand, Chabien. Also represented by East West Artists and Daniel Hoff Agency, Stefanie has been actively building up her acting and modeling resume. Already fluent in English and German,...Read More
Over the last several posts (check them out in The Hollywood Lawyer blog!) we have discussed and highlighted parts of your Feature Actor’s Agreement (FAA) that help you understand the basics of your negotiations and deal. This week, in the final post in this series, we will review what we have covered and conclude our...Read More
In a case that has been brewing since 2013, “Blurred Lines” has finally received its judgment to the sum of millions. As a refresher, singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were sued by Marvin Gaye’s family for copyright infringement with their song “Blurred Lines,” claiming it was too musically similar to Gaye’s classic, “Got to...Read More
Way back at the beginning of summer, we discussed how a law was being considered in the UK to make transferring music from CDs to digital files illegal– see “UK Might Say Nay, Not OK to CD Transfers.” Well, now it’s been officially decreed by the British High Court that one cannot legally transfer digital files....Read More
