http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/ Published by The Avanzado Law Firm en-us 2012-02-02T13:40:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2012/02/entertainment_litigation_holy.html DC COMICS DEFEATS MOTION TO DISMISS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS OVER BATMOBILE REPLICA CAR KITSDC Comics, publisher of the original Batman comic strip, filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller of vehicle modification kits that allow a consumer to create... Legal Decisions MNAA 2012-02-02T13:40:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2011/08/entertainment_media_litigation_6.html COMMUNICATION IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AGEBy now, you've seen the image. In June 2011, the Vancouver Canucks lost game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins in Vancouver. Chaos ensued, and Vancouver burned. Sports fans rioting... Other Media MNAA 2011-08-10T06:30:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2011/08/entertainment_litigation_disne_2.html STUDIO WINS ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION RELATING TO "CARS" FRANCHISEThe studios behind the "Cars" motion picture franchise ended their July with a bang -- winning their litigation in Los Angeles federal court over the creation of the franchise. Last Wednesday, July 27,... Film MNAA 2011-08-02T09:30:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2011/07/entertainment_litigation_warne.html STUDIO SETTLES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM BROUGHT BY TATTOO ARTISTLate last month, Warner Bros. settled the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the tattoo artist who designed the tatoo which appears on the face of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.... Film MNAA 2011-07-20T09:00:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/09/entertainment_litigation_the_a_1.html TOP COURTROOM MOTION PICTURESIn the spirit of the many lists of "top" whatever in the entertainment industry, I decided to write about my favorite courtroom films. Before doing so, I decided to do "research" -- so I purchased some movies... Film MNAA 2010-09-14T13:35:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/08/commission_on_judicial_appoint_1.html JURIST ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING FIRST FILIPINO-AMERICAN STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICEMy practice and this blog is focused on entertainment, media and intellectual property litigation. However, the past week -- an historic one for the Filipino and Asian American legal... News MNAA 2010-08-30T11:50:23-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/08/entertainment_litigation_ninth.html JUDGES, ACADEMICS AND PRACTICING LAWYERS GATHER FOR YEARLY CONFERENCEThe 2010 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference took place last week in Maui, Hawaii with United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the keynote speaker. The Ninth Circuit holds a... News MNAA 2010-08-23T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/08/entertainment_litigation_the_u.html THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIPThe lawyer-client relationship can -- and should -- be among the most intimate relationships -- grounded in mutual trust and respect, with open and honest communication. A client comes to the lawyer with a... Legal Decisions MNAA 2010-08-09T10:47:58-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/08/entertainment_litigation_repre.html WHEN DOES A LAWYER GET TO DITCH A CLIENTMel Gibson's recent diatribes -- lending credence to the widely held view that he's a racist and abuser of women -- provoke an old but interesting debate about lawyers' duties to clients... News MNAA 2010-08-02T18:30:00-08:00 http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/07/filipina_justice_nominated_to.html GOVERNOR SCHWARZENAGGER NOMINATES JUSTICE TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE TO BECOME FIRST FILIPINO-AMERICAN ON STATE SUPREME COURTJuly 22, 2010 is an historic day for the Filipino-American legal community. Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye of the California Court of Appeal has been tapped to become California's... Short Takes MNAA 2010-07-22T20:00:00-08:00