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25 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (2003-2004)

handle is hein.journals/enterml25 and id is 1 raw text is: AMovies Ausic Iroadcasting Theater IPublishin Art Aultimedia Sports Volume 25, Number 1, June 2003 International Developments 4 British appellate court affirms that fiddler Bobby Valentino was joint author of Young at Heart, and that after song's use in 1993 television commercial made it popular again, he could revoke implied license he gave Bluebells when group recorded the song in 1984 and claim royalties for its subsequent use Washington Monitor 6 Copyright Office publishes agreement on license fees payable by noncommercial webcasters for transmissions of music recordings, as authorized by Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002 Recent Cases 7 Supreme Court rules that distributor of video of edited version of public domain television series did not violate Lanham Act by failing to credit Twentieth Century Fox as series' creator 8 Famous Music's publishing contracts with Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer and others did not require it to pay them for foreign tax credit Famous received against its U.S. income tax on account of foreign taxes Famous paid from sub-licensing royalties in other countries, New York appellate court holds 9 New Line's acquisition of rights to Lost in Space by assignment from Prelude Pictures obligated New Line to make payments required by contract between Prelude and lb Melchior, California appellate court holds 10 Appellate court affirms dismissal of lawsuit against HBO alleging that its sports agent series Arliss infringed copyright to treatment for proposed talent agent series called Schmoozers 10 Little League coach is entitled to trial in lawsuit against Paramount Pictures alleging that movie Hardball defamed him, because disclaimer that movie was fictitious was not necessarily sufficient to defeat coach's claims, federal appellate court decides 11 California appellate court orders dismissal of invasion of privacy action filed by man who was truthfully portrayed in television series The Prosecutor as having pled guilty to being an accessory to murder, 13 years before broadcast 11 Girls Gone Wild video did not misappropriate image or invade privacy of 17-year woman who exposed her breasts and consented to taping by cameraman, federal District Court rules 12 Owner of rights to recordings by The Who is awarded balance due from Musicmaker.com under Interne licensing agreement entered into in 1999; court rejects Musicmaker's argument that it should be able to rescind agreement because Napster frustrated purpose of license 13 Umpires' union is not entitled to arbitrate a warning letter sent by Baseball Commissioner's Office to umpire, because collective bargaining agreement bars challenges to umpire discipline 13 Disputes between East Coast Hockey League and Professional Hockey Players Association concerning salary cap and player discipline are subject to arbitration under collective bargaining agreement, federal appeals court holds 14 Statute of limitations bars California Talent Agencies Act claim by Tae Bo instructor and actor Billy Blanks for refund of compensation paid to former manager, California Court of Appeals holds 15 Advertising photographs of Skyy Vodka bottle did not infringe copyrights to similar photos taken by another photographer, because photos were not virtually identical, federal appellate court rules 15 New York appellate court affirms dismissal of suit against producer of 1980 documentary film titled Wild Style filed by graffiti artist who uses Wild Style to identify himself and his work (Continued on page 3) In this Issue:

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