Entertainment Law

Several local law enforcement agencies, including the sheriff’s offices in Alachua and Marion counties, will be participating in a prescription drug take-back on Saturday. The national take back initiative organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement …

WASHINGTON—In a rare show of unity in a bitterly partisan year, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to repeal a law requiring federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent of what contractors are owed until they pay their taxes.

Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50’s Intermediate School will present its fall production of “Law and Order: Nursery Rhyme Unit” Nov. 3 and 4 at 7 p.m., 1115 N. Hunt Club Road in Gurnee. Detective Green, played by Kellyn Johnson … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s attorney general has responded to U.S. Justice Department questions on the state’s new voter photographic identification law. The response made up mostly of material generated by the state Election Commission …

Mayor Ralph Becker and the City Council agreed on that premise Tuesday, passing a new law that outlaws idling beyond two minutes but exempts drive-through business windows — considered the biggest air-polluting culprits — provided the …

Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. “miss” each other when they aren’t working together. The pair play lead characters Watson and Sherlock in the Guy Ritchie-directed ‘Sherlock Holmes’ franchise and Jude admits he loves spending time with his co-star.

Here’s a look at Footloose, the new version of a favorite film from the middle of that decade. “Public dancing is against the law if you’re under 18 in Bomont.” “You’re kidding me. Dancing is against the law?” Ren McCormack … Continue reading →

The production studio? The designer of the interactive application? Digital rights management was one of the many topics discussed at the 2011 USC Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. Other topics included the digital distribution of music …

A new copyright law that is “racing” through Congress right now proposes a maximum five-year sentence for copyright infringements like posting videos online that feature people singing covers of songs, professional sporting events …

Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law will be holding open house events on its New York City campus for prospective LL.M. students on November 1 and again on November 21. The event on November 1 is an afternoon event that … Continue reading →