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26 Ent. & Sports Law. 1 (2008-2009)

handle is hein.journals/entspl26 and id is 1 raw text is: Risk Management Podcasting 201: How an Insured Can Musical Copyright The Los Angeles One Amateur Third-Party Copyright Block a Carrier's Infringement in Angels of Anaheim Athlete at a Time Infringement Issues Coverage Litigation Blitz Bollywood Music and the Lanham Act A PUBLICATION OF THE ABA FORUM ON THE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS INDUSTRIES VOLUME 26, NUMBER I SPRING 2008 AWord From Michael Reinert on the Changing Face of the Record Industry The following is a speech first presented at the CMJ Convention in New York City by Michael Reinert. Mr. Reinert is executive vice president of Business and Legal Affairs for the Universal Motown Republic Group. His comments are regarding the current state of artist agreements and relations in the record industry. ood afternoon. I want to express my thanks to Ken Abdo, Scott Gold- man, and Joyce Dollinger for inviting me here to speak with you today. I see many familiar faces in the room and also many new ones, and I'm grateful for this opportunity to share with you all some perspectives on the current-and perhaps future-state of the recorded music industry. I want to note for the record that my views and opinions expressed here today are mine alone; I am not here as a representative of Universal Music Group CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 The NFL v. Cable Television: Which Heavyweight Will Be Left Standing? BY JOSEPH M. HANNA As the whole world now knows, the New York Giants upset the New England /Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII, preventing the Patriots from becoming the L irst team in more than 35 years to go through an entire season, including playoffs, with an unblemished record. The game, of course, was a rematch of the December 29,2007, regular season finale, in which the Patriots defeated the Giants to become the first National Football League (NFL) team since the 1972 Miami Dol- phins to finish the season undefeated. Approximately 34.5 million viewers watched this historic game. According to the NFL and Nielsen Media Research, the viewing audience was the largest audience for an NFL nonplayoff game in more than 12 years. However, leading up to the game, it appeared that most of those 34.5 mil- lion fans would miss the Patriots' pursuit of a perfect season because of a standoff between NFL Enterprises LLC and several major cable companies. The story behind CONTINUED ON PAGE 37 Profile: James L. Perzik, Lakers Lawyer and Trojan Extraordinaire BY VERED N.YAKOVEE L makes perfect sense that James Lee Perzik would grow up to be the first d only general counsel of the Los Angeles Lakers, who would broker one of the then-largest and most complex sports deals on behalf of current owner Jerry Buss. Perzik was a student at Los Angeles High School well before the Lakers were a sparkle in Minnesota's eye, let alone that of Dr. Buss. Perzik attended the University of Southern California (USC) for both under- graduate and law school. Regarding the latter, he says, I didn't realize you were supposed to apply anywhere else. His ongoing commitment to the Lakers organization, USC, and its law students confirms his quote. He really wasn't supposed to apply anywhere else. Los Angeles awaited him. As an undergrad, Perzik earned degrees in commerce and account- ing, and immediately thereafter passed not one but two exams-his CPA exam and an army physical that CONTINUED ON PAGE 35

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