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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #3

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A former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking the personal information and intimate photos of thousands of students has asked a Michigan federal judge to set aside a default entry against him,...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - May 2025 #4

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The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has pushed back against efforts to force him to hand over documents relating to his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments in a class action over the company’s...more

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Photo Infringement Can Be Costly and Up to $150,000 Per Image Infringed!

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Here is a case from the opposite coast of the United States. This case may be looked at as persuasive authority in cases filed in the 9th circuit...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #5

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A federal judge late Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lock down UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus at noon Thursday until the university comes up with a proposal for...more

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Avoid the Troll – How to Protect You and Your Business From Inadvertent Copyright Problems

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Copyright infringement filings continue to grow with 2023 seeing a 25% increase in cases according to year end federal court statistics. This surge is driven in large part by copyright assertion entities, or “copyright...more

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Supreme Court Determines Some Copyright Owners Can Recover Damages Beyond the Statute of Limitations

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On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Warner Chappell Music Inc. et al. v. Sherman Nealy et al. (No. 22-1078), holding that copyright owners can recover damages going back more than three years based...more

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Skeptical of the Second Circuit: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Copyright Damages

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, an appeal of the Eleventh Circuit’s determination that a copyright plaintiff can recover damages for infringement occurring more...more

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SRIP come calling for copyright infringement?

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According to their website they are an IP enforcement law firm that helps artists protect their content. We know them from pursuing many copyright infringement cases dealing with all kinds of photograpy. They list offices...more

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The Pitch - March 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

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Roblox/NMPA Settlement - A Roadmap for New Partnerships between Music and Gaming Industries?

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On September 27, 2021, the National Music Publishers’ Association (“NMPA”) issued a press release stating that it had settled its claims against video game company Roblox, bringing an end to the copyright infringement case...more

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Top SCOTUS Cases that Matter for Tech, Life Sciences and Games Industries – 2018 Term Preview

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As the U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its 2018 term this week, it prepares to take up a series of firsts, including questions about the America Invents Act, securities fraud and privacy-related class action litigation. At the...more

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