More and more companies are cracking down on piracy, both here (“Film Fridays- MPAA Plays Legal “Avenger” and Attacks MovieTube in Piracy Suit“) and abroad (“Film Fridays- UK Piracy Violation ‘Phishing’ Seems Fishy“) and this week, Warner Bros. became the first American film studio to start attacking piracy in Russia under the country’s (fairly new) laws. With the July 30 release...Read More
In this week’s Client News, we’re honoring Hong Kong newcomer and talented singer, Andrew Pong. Son of film star, Sharon Kwok, Andrew is a fresh face on the HK pop music scene with his debut single, “Tonight” featuring Kahi (former member of Kpop girl group, After School). Fun fact? Andrew is managed by our client Peter Hong (see: “Client...Read More
The 70’s are back– flare jeans are in style again, and Jimi Hendrix is in the news. The rock legend, who passed away in the 70’s at the age of 27, did not leave a will so the rights to his music and likeness have been heavily disputed among his surviving family. Here at The Hollywood...Read More
As you may recall from last week’s post, a trademark protects “things” that represent or are associated with a created work. These “things” can be slogans, phrases, graphics, or artwork that are unique to the work and help the consumer relate to the work. However, trademark law also protects the design of certain items from...Read More
Tamer Hosny, Egyptian self-proclaimed “romantic” singer and fan-proclaimed the “Star of Jeel”, is not very happy with American superstars Akon and Pitbull right now. Hosny is currently suing Akon for failing on his alleged promise to get rapper Pitbull to be in the video for the trio’s collaboration. While Hosny’s song has both American artists on it, Hosny...Read More
