Entertainment Law

Legal Games: Infringement Suits Hit The Social Gaming Sector – Forbes

Ahsan A. Shaikh is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, where he focuses on the video game and interactive entertainment software industry. The video game industry is bigger than you think. With 67% of … Continue reading

Melco Crown Entertainment Enables Four Local Music Prodigies to Study Abroad at Music Conservatory – NBCNews.com

All information provided in this announcement is as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law. Melco Crown Entertainment, with its shares listed on the …

Weingarden Joins Law Offices of Lippitt O’Keefe as Partner – The Business Journal

The firm’s attorneys also have extensive experience in corporate law, real estate development, lending, estate planning, tax law, entertainment law and other intellectual property matters.

Late Night: Jon Stewart slams NBC for cutting tribute to terror victims – Los Angeles Times

(Cue logos of struggling or canceled shows like “Smash” and “Harry’s Law.”) Stewart also offered some suggestions to NBC in their ongoing efforts to Americanize the games. “Why not just go all the way?” he wondered. “Just give us …

Weingarden Joins Law Offices of Lippitt O’Keefe as Partner – Boston Globe

The firm’s attorneys also have extensive experience in corporate law, real estate development, lending, estate planning, tax law, entertainment law and other intellectual property matters.

Report on Kristen Stewart’s affair with director Rupert Sanders attributed to his brother-in-law now being debunked – New York Daily News

A report claiming that risten Stewart’s fling with “Snow White and the Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders lasted for months attributed to the brother-in-law of the British helmer is being debunked. U.K.’s The People reported that Leopold Ross …

Censorship: OK to fight copyright infringement but not sex abuse? – CNN Money

The decision is probably the right one given the language of the law but this case should serve as a sign that something’s wrong in how we prioritize online content. Why does the entertainment industry get a stick with which … Continue reading

Kristen Stewart’s affair with director Rupert Sanders began last year, claims his brother-in-law  – New York Daily News

Kristen Stewart and director Rupert Sanders have both publicly apologized for their tryst. Though Kristen Stewart has called her fling with “Snow White and the Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders a “momentary indiscretion,” a relative of the British …

South Carolina law aims to ensure vets get military funerals – The Post and Courier

COLUMBIA — A U.S. Army veteran who served for more than a decade but died alone three years ago has become the first serviceman given a military funeral under a new South Carolina law that aims to make sure everyone … Continue reading

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Donates $2.5M to Washington Gay Marriage Advocates (Report) – MSN Entertainment

Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, contributed to Washington United for Marriage, a coalition to uphold the state’s same-sex marriage law.  It appears to be the largest individual donation ever to preserve gay marriage. “The extraordinary contribution from …