Today marks the release of the 24th (!!) installment of the James Bond megaseries, Spectre, and what better way to honor the occasion than by learning a little about the legal battle that has plagued the franchise since its inception. Spectre, or Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion, was the villainous organization responsible for many of the...Read More
This past Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) hosted an intimate and extremely informative career panel with some of the best Korean-American legal professionals in town, including Judge Dorothy Kim (LA Superior Court judge), Lisa Kang (Deputy Alternate Public Defender), Tony Cho (Deputy District Attorney), Bryan Rhie (civil litigator at a private...Read More
Over the last few weeks, we have reviewed the different parts of your Feature Actor’s Agreements and presented information that will prove invaluable to you as you negotiate your deals (see Part 1 and Part 2). As we have discussed, even if you have hired the Hollywood Lawyer as your counsel, the information here is intended...Read More
The bigger the pop star, the bigger the target for lawsuits. Taylor Swift is no stranger to legal issues (see: “Tunesday Tuesday- T-Swizzle Takes a Big Bite of Out of Apple“) and these past few days a new lawsuit against T-Swizzle is making headlines. LA-based minister and rapper/singer/songwriter (??) Jessie Braham is suing Swift to the...Read More
Like any electronic device these days, TVs can be hacked or “jailbroken” (the common term for hacking Apple products) to expand functionality. Now, after the Librarian of Congress’ ruling on Tuesday, hacking smart TVs is considered legal. The U.S. Copyright Office put in a bid for this ruling after pressure from the Software Freedom Conservancy, which argues that the...Read More
