Category: Media & Entertainment Law
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Watch Now: I joined a VidCon copyright panel!
At the end of June, I had the pleasure of joining a legal panel at the 8th Annual VidCon in Anaheim, CA. Never heard of VidCon? You’re missing out! Explaining VidCon is simple: it’s an annual convention for online video. However, truly understanding VidCon requires an immersion in all things online video and the online influencers culture. Can […]
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The Law of YouTubers: The Next Generation of Creators and the Legal Issues They Face
This article was first published in the ABA’s Landslide® Magazine May/June 2017 issue (Volume 9, Number 5). Co-written by Franklin Graves & Michael Lee (@GeekAttorney). It’s undeniable that, by generating billions of daily views and hundreds of millions of hours in watch time over the course of a single day, YouTube is the go-to destination […]
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Guest Appearance #5 on This WEEK in LAW!
I’m always having a blast each time I join the panel on This WEEK in LAW! This time around, it was perfect timing to talk about augmented reality video games and Pokemon GO, the recent Fyre Festival disaster, YouTube’s growing pains with advertisers and YouTubers, fansubs, and more. I encourage you to either watch the […]
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It's (Not) Britney, Bitch! – Issues in Music Licensing for Biopics
If you somehow have missed the beautiful disaster that is Britney Ever After on Lifetime, fear not. James Corden, host of The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS, provides a perfect review of the ‘unauthorized’ cinematic masterpiece. Like many music superstar biopics before it, Britney Ever After fails miserably when it comes to […]
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The Internet’s Safe Harbor Did Not Just Become A Little Less Safe
Read the full article on Medium. A response to Klint Finley’s article, The Internet’s Safe Harbor Just Got a Little Less Safe, published in WIRED on August 17, 2016. The internet’s safe harbor did not just become a little less safe and I argue that it’s a far cry to conclude that Judge O’Grady’s recent decision will have an extreme […]
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Oops!… She Moaned Again: Copyright Complaint Filed Against Sony Music, Britney Spears, and Others
Everyone wants a piece of Britney Spears. At least that’s how it appears in a recently filed complaint against the pop star’s record label, Sony Music Entertainment, its subsidiary RCA Records, and the label imprint Zomba Recording. The lawsuit alleges two claims of copyright infringement, one for the 2007 Britney Spears track “Piece of Me” and a second for Travis Porter’s […]