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April 24, 2009 |

Entertainment Law

Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, review a Southern District case where the copyright owner of "When You Wish Upon a Star" sued Twentieth Century Fox and others who were responsible for creating, distributing and publicly performing the song "I Need a Jew," which had a similar melody, in an episode of the cartoon "Family Guy." The decision presents an opportunity to reconsider the distinction between parody and satire in applying the fair use defense.
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October 02, 2012 |

News Corp. Hires Former WilmerHale and Davis Polk Lawyers in Compliance Push

News Corp. has appointed five group chief compliance officers in a shake-up following the phone-hacking scandal. Recently installed group general counsel and chief compliance officer Gerson Zweifach will head the group, who previously worked at WilmerHale, Davis Polk, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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October 01, 2011 |

That's Entertainment

John Rogovin: Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.
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July 13, 2009 |

One rogue worker can take an entire company down

The question asked of the 2d Circuit in U.S. v. Ionia Mgmt. S.A. was whether the company should be criminally responsible when its employees commit criminal acts without corporate direction or authorization.
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June 01, 2011 |

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August 04, 2003 |

Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003 Decisions

The court caught up with a large portion of society that accepts, however reluctantly, affirmative action and gay rights. And it moved the debate on both issues to another level.
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July 16, 2009 |

One Rogue Worker Can Take an Entire Company Down

In January, the 2nd Circuit affirmed the conviction of Ionia Management for the criminal acts of its nonmanagement employees. What set this appeal apart was that Ionia, along with several amici curiae, argued that the court should revisit its long-standing rule that a company can be held criminally liable for any criminal acts of even its low-level employees. The case has sparked a review of the appropriateness of respondent superior criminal liability, say attorneys Stanley A. Twardy Jr. and Daniel E. Wenner.
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August 15, 2011 |

Idea-theft claimants get a ghost of a chance

In a blow to Hollywood, 9th Circuit finds no Copyright Act pre-emption of implied-contract claim.
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July 01, 2002 |

White-Collar Crime

S hortly before announcing its verdict in the Arthur Andersen obstruction of justice trial last month, the jurors presented District Judge Melinda Harmon with the perplexing question of whether they had to be unanimous as to which Andersen employee acted with corrupt intent in obstructing the SEC investigation into the collapse of the Enron Corp. Because, as indicated on the special verdict form, the jury ultimately reached a unanimous decision on the identity of the corrupt actor, Judge Harmon`s decision t
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April 27, 2007 |

Blockbusters: Part III

IF THIS SUMMER'S Hollywood blockbusters sound familiar, they are. Studios will release 14 sequels costing more than $2 billion in the U.S., beginning in May with the third installments of "Spider-Man" "Shrek" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." The filmmakers are loading up the schedule, encouraged by the success of the second "Pirates" and third "X-Men" movies last summer.
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