I am currently enrolled in the entertainment business program at Full Sail University, were I am also taking an advance law course. Although we are only in the first week of the course, I have really learned a lot. I want to some day own my own business, but I didn’t take the legal side into consideration until now. This week I have had the chance to listen to several podcast that where related to the entertainment and law industries. Throughout this blog, I will be sharing the knowledge I have gained from this course and several podcast.
http://zunia.org/post/intellectual-property-and-developing-countries/
The first podcast that I covered is titled “ Intellectual Property: Protecting Ideals, concepts, processes and plans” by Andrew Mirsky. Mirsky is currently working in a Washington law firm, with a practice in new media, intellectual property, non-profits, and technology. This podcast also features Neal Seth (guest); he is currently a partner in Baker Hostetler’s Washington, DC office. These guys discuss the problems businesses are facing when developing new ideals. Neal Seth offers advice to entrepreneurs who are just starting a business. Throughout this podcast, he takes you through the basics of how to protect your ideals. He also gives a clear definition on what a patent is and what it can and can’t do. I now know that by patenting my ideals, I could prevent someone else from making, selling, or using my ideal. However I now know that cost plays a major and is an issue for small businesses. If there were one thing that I have learned from this podcast, it would be to consider trade secrets when I want to keep my ideal a secret.
http://mirskylegal.com/2011/01/podcast-3-intellectual-property-protecting-ideas-concepts-processes-and-plans/
The second podcast refers to the doctrine of “Fair Use”, when it comes to trademarks and copyright. Ernest Grumbles and Joe Bennett is the host of this podcast radio show. Throughout this podcast they will be interviewing Prof. Bill McGeveran, who is currently s professor at Minnesota law school. Today, the Internet plays a heavy a role in “Fair Use” because a lot of things are available online. In the first part of the podcast they discuss trademark laws. There isn’t just one doctrine, they come from different places and they can be different activities. I have learned that “Fair Use” can be referred to a word that has been used a lot but can’t be used anymore. Something new that they have discussed happens to be nominative use. Which refers to the brand, and being sued for using the band without permission.
http://bpgradio.podbean.com/
The third Podcast, cover entertainment law and give updates on what’s going on in the legal world of entertainment. This podcast targets entertainment lawyer and is also hosted by entertainment lawyers. Throughout this podcast, several cases are being discussed and I have decided to pick the two that interest me. In the beginning of this podcast, they are discussing the Google’s smart phone called the “Nexues One”. The term “Nexues six” was used in the book entitled “ Do Androids dream of Eclectic Sheep” by Philip D. Dick. Dick’s daughter believes that this is an infringement of their intellectual property rights. They also discuss a case were Fox News used some footage that was recorded of Michael Jackson by Shuffle. Shuffle currently has the rights to this footage and is now suing Fox News for copyright. Infringement. The podcast gives you a chance to hear the different opinions of entertainment lawyers. I think that it’s very important to hear these cases, especially when you’re interested in working in entertainment
http://www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/2010/01/entertainment-law-update-podcast-episode-8-rights-of-publicity-et-al/
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