Andrea Cannistraci Negotiated with HabeshaviewTV for “Enchained” to be the First Feature Film on the New Streaming Platform
Enchained, which airs beginning April 18,2020, premiered in Ethiopia in 2019 to critical and popular acclaim. Advisor to the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA), Andrea represented the film and filmmaker Moges Tafesse in this deal. See the trailer here.
Allen v. Cooper: Supreme Court Upholds State Sovereign Immunity in Copyright Row Over State’s Unauthorized Use of Videos and Images of Blackbeard’s Famed Shipwreck
In a technical win for states facing federal claims under the Copyright Act, on Monday, March 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Copyright Clarification Act of 1990 (the “CRCA”), which had allowed states to be sued in federal court for copyright infringement. Allen v. Cooper, No. 18-877, 2020 WL 1325815 (U.S.
Marc Hershberg was Featured at NAMT’s Technology & Theatre Virtual Conference
CDAS Entertainment attorney Marc Hershberg fielded questions at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) Technology & Theatre Virtual Conference: Digitizing the Fourth Wall, a curriculum designed to help regional theatres, in particular, use new digital technologies to reimagine staged theatrical storytelling.
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.
CDAS Mourns the Passing of Author and Illustrator Tomie dePaola
Our sincere condolences go out to Tomie dePaola’s close colleagues, including literary agent Doug Whiteman and personal assistant Bob Hechtel, his friends, and generations of fans throughout the world. We know his legacy will live on in the imaginations of young readers everywhere who are charmed by his words and images.
Moving the Needle Part II: Court Inks Decision in Favor of Defendants in Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.)
Four years ago, we reported on a headline-worthy copyright infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dealing with tattoos in video games. The case was brought by a licensing entity for tattoo artists against the makers of the popular NBA 2K games over depictions of real-life basketball
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.