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THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY

Schuyler Moore, Daniel Rozansky & Michael Niborski, Are Computer-Generated Movie Stars a Possiblity?
Communications Lawyer, Winter 2007

Edwin F. McPherson, Voice Misappropriation in California: Bette Midler, Tom Waits and Grandma Burger,
11 U.Miami Bus.L.Rev. 43 (2003)

Lawrence Rosenthal, Christoper R. Donoho, Richard Eskew& Patrick G. Diamond,
Celebrity Rights of Publicity: For Sale But Not Necessarily Available to Creditors,
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, March 2007

Edwin F. McPherson, Truth in Advertising: A Look at One Right of Publicity Case Gone Terribly Wrong,
Texas Review of Sports and Entertainment Law, Spring, 2000

Vincent H. Chieffo, Dead and Not Yet Gone, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (2005)

Vincent H. Chieffo, Vanna White and Tom Waits: Recent Decisions Expand Rights of Celebrities to Resist Unwanted
Commercial Exploitation
, California Business Law Reporter December, 1992

Joseph D. Schleimer, Legal Problems Protecting the Virtual Rights of Living and Deceased Actors ,
Entertainment Law & Finance , October, 2000

Joseph D. Schleimer, Aggressive Lawyering to Protect the Virtual Rights of Living and Deceased Actors, Part II
(published with Part I in Viera, Thorne & Breimer, Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook,
West Publishing 2002)


Edwin F. McPherson, Gonna Wash That Right of Publicity Right Out of My Hair: Life After Toney v. L'Oreal,
4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop.L. 349 (2005)


ENFORCING ROYALTY AGREEMENTS

Martin D. Katz & Lisa Stutz, Motion Picture Litigation: Courts Need to Constrain Fiduciary Duty to Narrow Class of Relationships,
Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 6, 2006

Vincent H. Chieffo, Its a Crude Crude World: The Buchwald Case, Montage, April, 1990

Joseph D. Schleimer, Initiating Participation Audits in the Motion Picture/Television Industry,
Entertainment Law & Finance, October, 1996

Stan Soocher & Joseph D. Schleimer, Strategies for Litigating Net Proft Accounting Suits,
New York Law Journal, September 27, 1996

Joseph D. Schleimer, A Model Audit Clause for Use in Motion Picture/Television Participation Agreements,
UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium, 1996

Appendix: Sills and Adelmann Model Audit Clause,by Joseph D. Schleimer, Steven Sills, ,C.P.A.
and William Adelmann, C.P.A.UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium, 1996


COPYRIGHT

Michael T. Mervis & Robin S. Crosson, Ninth Circuit's Acceptance of "Melodic Reduction" May Change Music Infringement Litigation,
Entertainment Law & Finance, December, 2004

Neil A. Smith, The Grokster Case: What the Supreme Court Decided and Didn't Decide About Sony,
March 3, 2006

Nathaniel Bruno, Message in Music Copyright Disputes: Move Over Juries, L.A. Daily Journal, June 29, 2005

James M. Chadwick & Gary L. Bostwick, Images of Fair Use: A Fair Use Jury Trial,Communications Lawyer, Fall, 2006

Edwin Komen, Orphan Works: U.S. Developments, Copyright World, November 2006

Neil A. Smith, Fox v. Dastar Redux: Can President Eisenhower's Work as an Independent Contractor Be a Work For
Hire Under the Copyright Act?
3 New Matter 31

Robert A. Jacobs, Work for Hire and the Moral Rights Dillema in the European Community: An American Perspective,
16 B.C. Int'l.& Comp. L.Rev. 1993

Edwin Komen & Matthew Clanton, Into the Honey Trap: Ninth Circuit Delivers Its Own Copyright Termination,
Copyright World, July 2006

Robert S. Gerber, Mixing it Up on the Web: Legal Issues Arising from Internet "Mashups,"
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, August 2006

Lawrence Iser & James Toma, Battling Digital Piracy, National Law Journal, January 20, 2003

Mark D. Litvack, Dealing With Piracy, Game Developer Magazine, August, 2006

Rebecca Leaver, Television Format Rights, Legal500.com., April, 2006

Mark Owen,File Sharing: The End of the Beginning? Legal500.com, January, 2006

Simon Levine, High Court Cracks Da Vinci Code Copyright Claim, World Copyright Law Report , My 4, 2006

Caroline Turner, Behind the Headlines of the DaVinci Code Litigation: Inspiration or Infringement?
Legal500.com, June, 2007

Russell J. Frackman, Back to the Future: The Napster Decision Confirms the Applicability of Traditional
Copyright Principles to the Internet
, 2 Sedona Conference Journal 31 (2001)

Henry W. Holmes, Motion Picture Copyright Issues, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1986

Joseph D. Schleimer, Will File-Sharing Kill the Copyright Industries?West Publishing CLE Video on Demand (2002)


Ian C. Ballon & Robert Begland, Ninth Circuit Grokster Case Challenges the Applicability of Traditional
Copyright Principles to Digital Media and the Internet
,Intellectual Property Today, February, 2004

Ian C. Ballon, Napster Ruling Clarifies and Expands the Law Governing Third Party Copyright Liability in Cyberspace,
The E-Commerce Law Report, May, 2001

Ian C. Ballon, Reconsidering the Winners and Losers in MGM Studios v. Grokster,
Los Angeles Lawyer, September, 2005

Joseph D. Schleimer, Electronic Countermeasures to Copyright Infringement on the Internet: Law and Technology,
Journal of Internet Law , November, 2001

Joseph D. Schleimer & Kenneth D. Freundlich, Criminal Prosecution of Online File Sharing,
Journal of Internet Law, August, 2001

IDEA SUBMISSION

Susan E. Hollander, Keys to Protecting Thoughts and Ideas, IP Litigation Practices (Book Chapter)

Aaron J. Moss, Grosso v. Miramax, Written By, WGA (May,2005)

THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY

Louise Prince, Celebrity and Privacy: Its My Right to Protect My Children, Legal500.com, January 2007

TALENT MANAGERS & AGENTS

Edwin F. McPherson, Double Agent: Is the Penalty of Declaring a Contract Void Ab Initio Too Harsh for
Managers Who Procure Employment?
Los Angeles Lawyer, May 2007

Martin D. Singer, Regulation of Talent Agents, Entertainment, Publishing & Arts Handbook

Joseph D. Schleimer, How the Kuehl Act Would Affect the Legal Regulation of Personal Managers,
Entertainment Law & Finance, March, 1999


MUSIC LAW

Simon Levine, Music Industry Clashes Over Online Royalty Rates, World Copyright Law Report, March 9, 2006

Edwin F. McPherson, What's In a Name? The Use, Misuse, and Trademark Protection of Band Names,
Entertainment & Sports Lawyer, Spring, 2000

Kenneth D. Freundlich, Music Licensing: New Targets, New Revenue, New Growth,
West Publishing CLE Video on Demand (2003)

Aydin S. Caginalp, How Will the New Music Delivery Systems Affect the Industry, The Music Business (2004)

Robert M. Dudnik, Copyright Infringement, Musician's Business and Legal Guide (4th Ed.), Prentice Hall (2007)

Kenneth D. Freundlich, Negotiation of Recording and Music Publishing Contracts,
West Publishing CLE Video on Demand (2004)

Russell J. Frackman, The Chess Catalog Litigation, Los Angeles Lawyer, April, 1993

Kenneth D. Freundlich, Who Needs a Record Company?The Independent Distribution of Music by the Artist in the Digital Age
West Publishing CLE Video on Demand (2002)

Jay L. Cooper, Music and Law: The New Dealmakers, Billboard, February 7, 2004

Kenneth D. Freundlich, Advocating for the Recording Artist in the New Digital Marketplace,
Entertainment Law & Finance, September, 2000

Jay L. Cooper, Recording Contract Negotation, Entertainment Law Journal (2001)

Edwin F. McPherson, Pick me! Pick me! The New Copyright Lottery, Sports & Entertainment Lawyer, Summer 2006

Jay L. Cooper, The Work Made for Hire Conundrum, Talent in the New Millenium (MIDEM, 2001)

Larry J. Blake, Analysis of a Recording Contract, Musician's Business & Legal Guide (Prentice Hall)

IMMIGRATION LAW

Tracy Hrusa, Managed Migration One Year On: Its Impact on the Entertainment Industry, Legal500.com, March, 2006

ENTERTAINMENT CONTRACTS

Rusell J. Frackman, Termination of Entertainment Contracts in California, 52 U.S.C. L.Rev. 333

Joseph D. Schleimer, Coppola v. Warner Bros. Verdict: The Impact on Studio/Talent Talks,
Entertainment Law & Finance, September, 1998

Joseph D. Schleimer, California Court of Appeal Reverses $20,000,000 Verdict: Understanding
the Coppola v. Warner Bros. Decision
, Entertainment Law & Finance, April, 2001



FILM FINANCE

Thomas Glen Leo & Gregory Siewitt, Chain of Title Review is Major Hurdle for Film Investors,
Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 20, 2006

Michael Barnes & P. Kevin Morris, New Securities Legislation: Financing Low Budget Films, Filmmaker Magazine


TAXATION

Denise M. Stevens, John Arao & John C. Beiter,Songwriters Gain from Change in TaxLaw,
Entertainment Law & Finance, July, 2006

Arnold D. Kassoy, Tax Planning for Professional Athletes, Practicing Law Institute

Louise Gordon, Tax Relief for Film Productions Companies, Legal500.com, October, 2006

GRAPHIC ARTISTS

Joanne Butler & Charlotte Partridger, Artists' Resale Rights 2006: Justice for Artists or a Devastating Blow to the
British Art Industry?
Legal500.com, March, 2006

INSURANCE

Peter S. Selvin & Jed Lowenthal, Liability Insurance for Copyright Infringement: A Pracitioner's Guide,
Association of Business Trial Lawyer's Report, April, 2007

SPORTS

Brian R. Socolow, Sports Video Content in the Mobile Age,
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, September, 2006

Douglas N. Masters, Negotiating Sport-Related Brand Integration Deals in a New Media Environment,
Sports Litigation Alert, October, 2006

TRADEMARK & BRANDING

Po Yi, Legal Perspectives: Branded Entertainment, Delaney Report, February 2006

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Brian R. Socolow, Ringing Endorsements: Legal Risks, Over Time Magazine, 2005

ESTATE PLANNING

Robert L. Sullivan, Estate Planning Issues for Entertainers, Entertainment Law & Finance, January, 2007

OBSCENITY LAW

Robert A. Jacobs, Dirty Words, Dirty Thoughts and Censorship: Obscenity Law and Non-Pictorial Works,
21 S.W.U. L.Rev. 155

Rick Chessen & Christopher Tygh, The FCC's Latest Indecency Ruling: Wardrobe Malfunctions and Beyond,
ABA Media, Privacy& DefamationLaw Committee (2006)

Kenneth D. Freundlich, The New Censorship: The FCC, the Justice Department, and You!
West Publishing CLE Video on Demand (2004)

MINORS

Daniel K. Stuart, Children as Chattel: The Disturbing Plight of Child Performers, Beverly Hills Bar Association (1997)



CELEBRITY STALKERS

Joseph D. Schleimer, Stalkers, Embezzler & Extortionists: Protecting the Artist, West Publishing, CLE Video on Demand (2004)