Bubble Lamps and Ice Cream Cones - Entertainment Law Update 193
Entertainment Law Update
In this episode: German Court Rules on AI Training: A Munich court sides with GEMA against Suno, Inc., finding that unlicensed AI model training on copyrighted music infringes reproduction and public performance rights. The Demographics of Copyright: A new study from the U.S. Copyright Office explores the characteristics of authors who register copyrights, identifying trends across education, income, and industry. MillerKnoll Bubble Lamp Dispute: The Sixth Circuit affirms MillerKnoll’s ownership of the Bubble Lamp rights, ruling that the Nelson family’s contracts explicitly transferred...
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Fair Use, Funkadelic and Tatoos
Entertainment Law Update
In Episode 192 of Entertainment Law Update, Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down the latest legal news and cases shaping the entertainment industry. This episode covers: Kars4Kids Liability: Analyzing a California judgment regarding false advertising and whether a charity’s repetitive jingle created a misleading impression about its mission and beneficiaries. Jan 6 Filings & Fair Use: A district court decision where attorneys are facing copyright infringement lawsuits for including a copyrighted jury-attitude report in public court filings. 2 Live Crew Termination Rights: How...
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Parody, Pastiche & Problematic Plaintiffs - Entertainment Law Update - Episode 191
Entertainment Law Update
The Onion tries to take over Infowars. Taylor Swift fights AI deepfakes with trademark law. Disney wins sanctions in the Moana lawsuit. And a single typo may have changed the future of the Rogers test in trademark law. In Episode 191 of Entertainment Law Update, Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down the latest entertainment, copyright, trademark, AI, and media law stories shaping the creator economy and entertainment industry — including fair use confusion, cease-and-desist letters creating jurisdiction, the Jimi Hendrix copyright battle, and a 25-year music sampling lawsuit finally...
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April '26 – Ticketmaster Ruled a Monopoly… While AI Gets a Pass, and more...
Entertainment Law Update
In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, we break down one of the biggest antitrust rulings in the live entertainment industry—and what it could mean for ticket prices, competition, and the future of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. But that’s just the beginning. We also dig into the White House’s new AI policy framework, which talks about respecting creators… while carefully avoiding the biggest question in the room: Can AI companies use copyrighted content without permission? Spoiler: that fight isn’t over—it’s just getting started. Plus: • A federal court blocks the...
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"It's Not What You Knew, It's What You Did"
Entertainment Law Update
In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, we break down a major Supreme Court decision that makes one thing crystal clear: it’s not what you knew—it’s what you did. The Court reversed a $1 billion verdict against an ISP, reinforcing that knowledge of infringement isn’t enough—there has to be intent. But the decision also draws a sharp line: if your business starts encouraging infringement, you’re back in Grokster territory. We also cover the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up key AI copyright questions, a growing wave of lawsuits against OpenAI (including claims of practicing...
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Deja Vu, All Over Again
Entertainment Law Update
Entertainment Law Update — Episode 188 AI lawsuits, DMCA safe harbor risks, Olympic music licensing chaos, and a lawyer sanctioned for AI-generated filings. Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down the biggest entertainment law stories shaping creators, media companies, and technology platforms right now. This month’s episode covers major AI copyright litigation, evolving platform liability, global defamation rulings, music licensing failures at the Olympics, and new data on the Copyright Claims Board under the CASE Act. Topics Covered • UMG and major publishers sue Anthropic over...
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"Boop Boop Be Do" meets "Allright, Allright, Allright"
Entertainment Law Update
In this episode of Entertainment Law Update (Ep. 187), we break down a packed slate of legal developments shaping copyright, trademarks, right of publicity, AI, and the creator economy—plus key legislative updates and education opportunities you should have on your radar. On the rundown: 1) CLE Rescheduled (Tamera Bennett & Jordyn Hendrix) Trademarks in the Wild: Real-World Lessons from Rogers, Jack Daniel’s, and Pop Culture Litigation A practical look at how courts balance trademark rights and artistic expression across film, TV, music, gaming, NFTs, and influencer content....
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Who Owns the Stage, the Script, and the Algorithm? Entertainment Law’s Wild Year-End
Entertainment Law Update
Who Owns the Stage, the Script, and the Algorithm? | Entertainment Law’s Wild Year-End Who controls creative expression in 2025—and who’s about to lose it? In this year-end episode of Entertainment Law Update, entertainment lawyers Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down the legal battles that defined the industry this year and preview the fights coming next. From Disney’s alleged blacklist of the Village People… To Texas drag-performance laws and First Amendment challenges… To AI copyright rulings that may reshape how models are trained and deployed… To Netflix’s $72...
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Trade Secrets, Triggers & Takedowns
Entertainment Law Update
In this episode, hosts Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett round up the month’s biggest stories in entertainment and media law. We revisit Price v. Garland and the new EXPLORE Act, which reshapes filming rules on federal land. In our AI Corner, we break down Anthropic’s record-setting $1.5 billion copyright settlement, Stephen Thaler’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court over AI-authored works, and a California lawyer sanctioned $10,000 for citing hallucinated AI cases. Plus: ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN now allow partial-AI music registrations, California enacts the nation’s first frontier-AI...
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Anthropic’s $1.5B Settlement, Disney’s Copyright Loss, and Kimmel’s Fair Use Win
Entertainment Law Update
The past few weeks have been packed with huge developments in entertainment, copyright, and AI law. In this episode, we’re breaking down the biggest stories: Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors — what it really means (and why Judge Alsup may not approve it). Disney back in hot water over VFX software — the Ninth Circuit revives Rearden’s copyright claims. Jimmy Kimmel vs. George Santos — why parody and fair use won in the Second Circuit. Supertramp royalty fight — the Ninth Circuit says old publishing deals last as long as the songs earn. Napster loses its...
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