Can My Band Cover Another Famous Song? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties
The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties (Podcast)
SCOTUS applies the "discovery rule" in timely copyright infringement claim; Cher wins in Marital Settlement Agreement vs Copyright Grant Termination Notices; Student Athletes Win Revenue Share and NIL
Entertainment Law Update Episode 160 – August/September 2023
NFTs and Your Business – Separating Fact From Fiction
NFT Perspectives: A Discussion With Artist and Filmmaker Haik Kocharian
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Nonfungible Tokens and the Gamification of Markets
Navigating the Once-Obscure German Nonresident Withholding Tax
Nota Bene Episode 111: Charting the New World of Music Royalty Investment with Sid Fohrman
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
Jones Day Talks Intellectual Property: Blurrier Lines and Narrow Grounds—Implications of the Ninth Circuit’s Blurred Lines Decision
A Focus on Energy: Royalty Trusts
Instapundit: America's IP Laws Need to be "Pruned Back"
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A lessee who halts production for less than 40 days and resumes without drilling or reworking does not terminate the lease. The continuous development clause keeps the lease active, and the cessation clause allows resumed...more
In this recent case, the Texas Supreme Court resolved whether ratification of a lease or signing of a stipulation agreement could transform a fixed non-participating royalty interest (NPRI) into a floating NPRI....more
The term “Hollywood accounting” describes the stigmatized financial practices employed not only by film studios but also other powerful entities that pay creators, whether they are streaming platforms, recording labels, or...more
Assignments of interests in oil and gas leases often incorporate by reference outside agreements. This can be a helpful shortcut to avoid including every lengthy and confidential provision that was drafted during negotiations...more
In recent months, there has been an onslaught of negative news surrounding startup investment. However, recent reporting from The Information points to two specific sectors where investment is actually on the rise....more
In an October 10, 2023, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a gas driller’s declaratory judgment lawsuit involving an oil and gas lease in the SWN Production Company, LLC v. Blue...more
The Alberta Limitations Act does not apply to requests for "a declaration of rights and duties, legal relations or personal status". The exception is narrow. But as recently confirmed by the Alberta Court of Appeal in...more
As intellectual property licensing continues to grow more prevalent, legal practitioners and business personnel are being asked to craft and negotiate agreements that can significantly impact a business’s ability to compete...more