Parody, Pastiche & Problematic Plaintiffs – Entertainment Law Update – Episode 191
In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down major developments in entertainment, media, copyright, trademark, and AI law — including The Onion’s attempt to take over Infowars, new fair use rulings, Taylor Swift’s anti-deepfake … Read the rest The post Parody, Pastiche & Problematic Plaintiffs – Entertainment Law Update – Episode 191 appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
April 22, 20261 hr 15 min
Ticketmaster Monopoly Ruling, AI Copyright Policy, and More Entertainment Law Updates – Episode 190
In this episode, we cover a major antitrust verdict against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, a new White House AI policy framework that leaves creators with more uncertainty than answers, and key developments in trademark, copyright, and First Amendment law.
Read more: … Read the rest The post Ticketmaster Monopoly Ruling, AI Copyright Policy, and More Entertainment Law Updates – Episode 190 appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
March 25, 20261 hr 9 min
Billion Dollar Rewind: “It’s Not What You Knew, It’s What You Did” (Entertainment Law Update – Episode 189)
Entertainment Law Update – Episode 189
Record Date: March 25 2026Location: Los Angeles, California & Dallas, TexasHosts: Gordon Firemark & Tamera Bennett
Welcome to Entertainment Law Update — the podcast by entertainment lawyers, about entertainment law, where we … Read the rest The post Billion Dollar Rewind: “It’s Not What You Knew, It’s What You Did” (Entertainment Law Update – Episode 189) appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
January 28, 20261 hr 13 min
“Boop Boop Be Do” Meets “Alright, Alright, Alright” ( Entertainment Law Update – Episode 187)
In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, we unpack a wide-ranging set of copyright, trademark, and creator-economy developments—from the largest public-domain expansion in decades to high-stakes termination rights, celebrity voice trademarks, and courts drawing sharper lines around what copyright … Read the rest The post “Boop Boop Be Do” Meets “Alright, Alright, Alright” ( Entertainment Law Update – Episode 187) appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
December 17, 2025Episode 1861 hr 3 min
Who Owns the Stage, the Script, and the Algorithm? Entertainment Law’s Wild Year-End
Welcome to Entertainment Law Update, your monthly rundown of the most important legal developments in the entertainment, media, and technology industries.
As 2025 comes to a close, the legal fault lines of the entertainment industry are impossible to ignore.… Read the rest The post Who Owns the Stage, the Script, and the Algorithm? Entertainment Law’s Wild Year-End appeared first on 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 safety law, and the Seventh Circuit lets French Montana off the hook in Richardson v. Kharbouch after finding no proof of actual sampling.
We also cover the Wu-Tang Clan album deemed a trade secret, Gibson’s trademark win over guitar shapes, the final dismissal of the Nirvana Baby lawsuit, Alex Jones’s failed Supreme Court bid, and Drake’s loss to UMG.
For full links and case notes, visit entertainmentlawupdate.com.
September 24, 2025Episode 1841 hr 10 min
Big Wins, Big Losses: Authors, Disney, Napster, and the Future of Copyright
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 blanket license — and gets hit again in court.
✔︎ The F-word as a trademark? The Federal Circuit isn’t satisfied with the USPTO’s reasoning.
✔︎ Canada’s “right to de-listing” — edging toward a European-style “right to be forgotten.”
✔︎ Plus: updates on Kim Dotcom’s extradition and the D.C. Circuit reinstating the Register of Copyrights.
For more insights, visit:
🔗 Gordon Firemark’s blog: https://firemark.com
🔗 Tamera Bennett’s blog: https://createprotect.com
Welcome to Entertainment Law Update, your monthly rundown of the most important legal developments in the entertainment, media, and technology industries.
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July 23, 2025
Strut, Stream, Sue: NY Fashion Law, HITS act, AI Mayhem and more…
NY’s Fashion Workers Act – Explained (with Mikey Glazer)
New York enacts the most talent-protective legislation in the country, redefining who qualifies as a regulated rep and impacting models, influencers, and managers. Key issue: the law imposes a duty to … Read the rest The post Strut, Stream, Sue: NY Fashion Law, HITS act, AI Mayhem and more… appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
June 27, 20251 hr 11 min
Mustangs, Midjourney, and Minions—Oh My!
Welcome to Episode 181 of Entertainment Law Update! In this jam-packed episode, Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett break down the latest legal developments in entertainment, media, and IP law. From procedural shifts at the USPTO to landmark copyright rulings … Read the rest The post Mustangs, Midjourney, and Minions—Oh My! appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.
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