The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.
This blawg focuses on the intersection of law and the entertainment and media industries.
Author: This blawg is edited by Matthew Belloni with contributions from Matthew Heller and Eriq Gardner. All are on the staff of The Hollywood Reporter, for which Belloni, a lawyer, writes a legal column.
Blawg Related Categories: Entertainment & Sports Law • Media & Communications Law • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.
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Michael Jackson legal battle shifts to the will
By Eriq Gardner Another day, another round of Michael Jackson legal news. Yesterday, we reported about the inevitable filing of the late singer's last will and testament. Nothing too shocking was contained the will (beyond…
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Why bar owners should think twice about blasting Poison
By Eriq Gardner We've got a tip for bars and restaurant owners throughout the United States. If a strange-looking person walks into your food or drink establishment with a tape measure and begins to ask…
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J.D. Salinger stops 'Catcher' sequel
By Eriq Gardner J.D. Salinger has successfully persuaded a New York federal judge to ban publication of a Swedish author's sequel to "The Catcher in the Rye." In her decision yesterday, Judge Deborah Batts ruled…
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How bad is the deal landscape? Entertainment lawyers sound off
By Eriq Gardner Entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark pointed on his blog yesterday a chilling memo from James Jones of Premiere Talent that has been circulating through Hollywood. This won't come as a shocker to anyone…
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Echostar manages rare win over TiVo
By Paul Bond The patent battle between TiVo and EchoStar shows no signs of letup. On Wednesday, EchoStar said a district court's injunction demanding it disable millions of DVRs used by its Dish customers has…
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Read Michael Jackson's will
By Eriq Gardner At long last, here's a copy of Michael Jackson's will. The will is dated July 7, 2002 and gives his entire estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust. Contrary to earlier news…
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John Branca finally talks about Michael Jackson: 'It'll all be clear within 48 hours'
By Eriq Gardner Yesterday, TMZ reported that music attorney John Branca of the Ziffren Brittenham firm was re-hired by Michael Jackson three weeks ago and that he has a copy of the late singer's will.…
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Read Michael Jackson's mother's court petition
By Matthew Belloni Michael Jackson's mother Katherine filed court documents today in an attempt to safegaurd her late son's assets, including Jackson's stake in the lucrative Sony-ATV music publishing catalog (which includes Beatles songs). Here's…
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Graphing Michael Jackson's lawyers
By Eriq Gardner Bitter Lawyer has a neat post up that summarizes Michael Jackson's greatest legal hits by pointing out the army of attorneys who have kept the King of Pop out of trouble—and in…
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Breaking: Supreme Court Turns Down Cablevision Case
By Eriq Gardner This just in: The Supreme Court has denied a writ of certiorari in Cable News Network, Inc., et al., v. CSC Holdings, Inc. This means that the landmark ruling last year by…