The Fight for Broadcast TV
Kevin Qiao is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Providing a major win to America’s major broadcast networks, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in American Broadcast Cos.…
How Indie is Indie: Employment and Copyright Considerations for the Independent Musicians Following AB-5
Patrick Reed is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. With the rise of Uber, Lyft, and an assortment of food delivery apps, the emergence of the “gig…
The Rise of Paparazzo v. Celebrity Lawsuits: Is Copyright Law Fair
Amanda Gonzalez Burton is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. It’s a tale as old as time. Girl dates boy. Boy gets photographed by a paparazzo while…
California’s “Assembly Bill 5” Threatens Unintended Consequences for the Entertainment Industry
Caitlin Hall-Swan is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. If you’re an entertainer, your income comes from “projects” – you take one job here, another there. Actors…
MillerCoors Hopes to Slay the Bud Knight over Super Bowl Corn Syrup Ads
Bud Light (which currently boasts a 1.23/5 rating on RateBeer.com) is known for being cheap; light on calories and flavor; and, according to their most recent spate of commercials, advertising,…
Embracing London-Sire, the Second Circuit Weighs in on the Latest Generation of Music Media
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s determination that ReDigi and its founders, by operating its e-commerce platform for the lawful resale of legally…
The Chilling Adventures of Copyright Infringement
This past fall, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was the Netflix Original that everyone was talking about. This show reimagines the world of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (a popular show…
Dance, Dance, Litigation: The Copyrightability of Dance
Everyone’s seen them. With the massive success of Epic Games’ Fortnite, the free-to-play battle royale video game, many of the in-game dances have gained mainstream notoriety among the younger generations.…
Kessler v. Duffer: A Conspiracy Theory and the Origin of Stranger Things
The success and mass cultural appeal of Netflix’s Stranger Things is in part due to the way in which it incorporates familiar story tropes and cinematic techniques to create a…
Who is a “Film by?” The Writers Guild vs The Directors Guild
The Preamble: The WGA on Possessive Credits The Writers Guild of America’s 2017 Theatrical and Television Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) begins with a preamble focusing on an oddly specific topic:…