The MPAA has laid off “well over” 10% of its workforce.
“Fair Use,” a play about “lawyers struggling in a love triangle while they defend an author” accused of infringement, was staged at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta this past Monday.
ASCAP celebrates its 95th birthday and the 150th birthday of its founder, Victor Herbert.
Judge Matz dismisses claims against Veoh’s investors in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc. Filings at link.
Tech Daily Dose reports that former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R TX-26) will represent music industry clients at DLA Piper in their lobbying efforts to pass the performance rights act.
Coldplay retained an attorney to accept service of Joe Santriani’s infringement complaint, instead of potentially being ambushed at the Grammys.
Robert Gibbs gets grilled for copies of the waivers President Obama has issued of the executive order on transparency and open government. This is the executive order which may affect the candidate pool for the IP-Czar, provided President Obama doesn’t offer a candidate waiver for the post.
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Attorney Shourin Sen advises on a broad range of copyright trademark, licensing, trade secret, right of publicity, privacy, corporate representation and litigation matters. Prior to opening his firm, Mr. Sen worked on intellectual property and general corporate issues at an academic publishing house. In 2006, Mr. Sen was a Legal Intern for Chief Judge Khalida Rachid Kahn at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Mr. Sen performed bass and taught music before he entered law.
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