Contractual Disruptions: How They Arise and How to Prepare
With the recent spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and its unprecedented precipitation of social-distancing, work-from-home policies, shelter-in-place orders, and limitations on foreign travel, many individuals may be questioning whether certain contractual obligations are excused. This article provides a primer on the contract concepts of force majeure, impossibility and impracticability, and related provisions that affect,
Fred Bimbler Congratulates Everyone Involved in Today’s Release of “Clover”
As financing and production counsel for this crime thriller, CDAS is delighted that Clover is now available on a number of traditional platforms and will soon be available on selected Virtual Cinema platforms, too.
Zach Braff and Donald Faison, in Partnership with iHeart Media, Launch “Fake Doctors, Real Friends”
Tune in to the rewatch podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends on iHeartRadio to hear Ben Jaffe’s clients Zach Braff and Donald Faison take us behind the Scrubs and hijinks at Sacred Heart Hospital. See what all the excitement is about.
Congratulations to IDW and the whole creative team on “Locke & Key” being renewed by Netflix for Season 2
“Locke & Key,” which premiered in February, proved to be a sensation worldwide. Read all about it here.
Frederick Bimbler reminds us to tune into Friday’s Hulu debut of “Baghdad Central,” starring CDAS client Waleed Zuaiter.
Earning rave reviews, the six-part thriller “Baghdad Central” has been called “refreshingly original,” and Zuaiter’s role, one that finally “does justice to his star quality and soulful eyes.” Read The Guardian’s review here, and tune in.
Gray v. Perry: The Pendulum Swings on Copyright Infringement Verdict against Katy Perry
Following hot on the heels of the Ninth Circuit’s en banc decision clearing Led Zeppelin of copyright infringement allegations relating to the classic “Stairway to Heaven” (which we reported here), a California federal judge last week overturned a jury’s finding of copyright infringement against Katy Perry regarding the pop hit “Dark Horse.” Songwriters still nervous
Judy Blume’s “Summer Sisters” Being Adapted by Writer Liz Tigelaar for Hulu
Congratulations to Andrea Cannistraci client and award-winning author Judy Blume, who is executive producing the resulting limited drama series, entitled “Best Day Ever“ along with Tigelaar and Stacey Silverman.
Judge in Amateur Photojournalism Case Rejects Lack of Originality Argument
In a decision that will likely be seen as a victory for photojournalism, a judge in the Eastern District of New York recently rejected the legal argument that an iPhone photograph, taken by a passerby who was in the right place at the right time, lacked originality. The decision represents a turn away from what
Nancy Wolff Fields Questions from the Digital Media Licensing Association (DMLA) on Copyright & Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Having recently attended a symposium co-sponsored by the United States Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization on Copyright & Artificial Intelligence, Nancy noted that as AI infiltrates modern life, the effects on the content licensing industry, creators and copyright will be enormous. Read all about it here.
“I Promise” Documentary Series Debuts on Quibi in April 2020
Shown in 8-minute segments, “I Promise” documents the first year of the I Promise School that LeBron James opened in his hometown of Akron, Ohio in an effort to close the achievement gap by creating a new model of urban public education. Executive produced by James and CDAS client Marc Levin, among others, “I Promise”