FIU SELS
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Author: Philip Bennett is a law student at Florida International University.
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Recent Posts from FIU SELS
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Entertainment Law News
No Doubt is suing Activision Blizzard over the use of the band’s likeness in the game “Band Hero.” According to the lawsuit, the band had a licensing agreement with Activision, but the videogame maker went out…
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New Sports Law Book
Hat Tip to Sports Law Blog: There are a number of terrific sports law case books available, and there is a new one that joins them: Peter Carfagna’s “Sports and the Law: Examining the Legal…
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Entertainment Law News
Lucasfilm continues to pursue a British designer who sculpted the Stormtrooper helmets in the first “Star Wars” film. Last year, a British court ruled that Andrew Ainsworth had violated Lucas’s U.S. copyright by selling replicas…
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Entertainment Law Docket
Did James Cameron take his idea for “Avatar” from a 1957 novella? A number of websites have started remarking about the film’s plot similarities to Poul Anderson’s “Call Me Joe.” (1, 2, 3, etc.) One…
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Entertainment Law News
“Thriller” director John Landis filed a lawsuit yesterday against Michael Jackson’s estate for $2.4 million in unpaid profits he alleges are due to him. Landis sued Jackson himself this past January, among a long list…
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Hayden Christensen Suing for Pay-or-Play Deal Gone Wrong
From thresq.com: Hayden Christensen and his brother Tove have filed a lawsuit against a producer who claimed to have secured $250 million for the production and distribution of independent films. According to the complaint, filed last…
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Third Annual SELS Charity Poker Tournament
SELS is pleased to announce our Third Annual Charity Poker Tournament. This event will take place on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Lounge at the FIU College of Law. The…
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Disney in some hot water
By Eriq Gardner of www.thresq.com: A California District Court is allowing a case to proceed to trial that claims The Walt Disney Co. has dumped contaminated waste near its Burbank studios for decades. Judge Dean…
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WTA launches match-fixing and gambling probe
Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, a tale of great sportsmanship has instead turned into an investigation of gambling, match-fixing and tennis integrity. Caroline Wozniacki, a 19-year-old Dane ranked sixth in the world, retired…
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New Advertisement raises the ire of Disney
The x-rated advertisement, for Jamieson’s Raspberry Ale, depicts the fairytale heroine blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-clad dwarves. In this Disney dystopia, Snow White has been renamed “Ho White”, while the…