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The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section

The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section ("EASL") provides a forum for members to share in the technical and legal knowledge which relates to the entertainment, arts and sports law industries, and to provide a standard and goal setting mechanism to improve the practice of entertainment, arts and sports law by Florida lawyers.



Electronic Frontier Foundation => FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge       EFF and Sheppard Mullin Defend Wikipedia in Defamation Case       Congress Must Investigate Electronic Searches at U.S. Borders       Betrayed MSN Music Customers Deserve More from Microsoft       EFF Report: FBI Slowed Terror Investigation with Improper NSL Request       
GrepLaw => Piracy in the Video Game Industry       GNU compiling on Mac OS X legal issues?       Code theft, License Agreements       Deleting Spyware: A Criminal Act?       Spam busters go on the offensive       
CyberLaw.Info => File Sharing Without Actual Download Not Actionable       Bills to curb cyber-bullying raise free-speech concerns       Dreamworks and Paramount Sued By Beeceuticals Over Bee Movie Slogan       Computer Fraud and Abuse Act       Truth in Music Advertising Law       Three Hurdles to Website Owner Liability       TorrentSpy Ordered to Log Users' IPs       
NEWS :      Don't Play With Barbie!, Tuesday, August 24, 2004      FL Governor's Office Needs Incentives Admin, Thursday, October 19, 2006      Sports Screenwriter Sought, Saturday, March 22, 2008      Supreme Court Rules On Trademark Fair Use, Monday, December 13, 2004      What's GNU?, Monday, August 23, 2004      
Sports Screenwriter Sought
on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 10:35 PM Posted by: nicolefrei
Section NewsScreenwriter sought to do a screenplay for life story on a sports related figure relating to career, involvement with the Harlem Globetrotters, professional football league and college.

Brief Treatment available for prospective screenwriter to review identifying highlights of proposed work. Collaborative effort with screenwriter receiving percentage of interest on collaborative effort.

Please provide responsive interest and resume of credentials for consideration at kevin@kfjlaw.com

Kevin F. Jursinski, Esquire

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Authors Pen Inside Hollywood
on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 01:45 PM Posted by: Admin
Section NewsAuthors Pen Inside Hollywood: The Reel Path to Success in the Motion Picture Industry

Authors Richard Warren Rappaport, Esq., Dr. Kenneth J. Atchity and Emily Patricia Graham, Esq. have written a fascinating and insightful look into the world of professional screenwriting, and the path to success in the motion picture industry in Hollywood.

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What You Need to Know About Trademark Dilution
on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 10:09 AM Posted by: ellislaw
LawBy David R. Ellis, Attorney at Law
Largo, Florida

In a recent article, I wrote about trademarks and trademark infringement under the U.S. Trademark (Lanham Act), 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., and Florida’s new Trademark Act, Chapter 495, Florida Statutes. Trademark infringement occurs when a person or firm adopts and uses a trademark which is the same or similar to the trademark of a prior user on competing or closely related goods or services so that consumers are likely to be confused, misled, or deceived as to the source of the respective parties’ goods or services.

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What You Need to Know About Trademark Law
on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 07:45 AM Posted by: ellislaw
LawBy David R. Ellis, Attorney at Law
Largo, Florida

Why do lawyers need to know about trademark law? If you or your clients have ever opened a business or adopted a distinctive name, logo, or slogan to identify the firm’s goods and services, you need a basic understanding of trademark law.

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What You Need to Know About Copyright Law
on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 11:34 AM Posted by: ellislaw
LawBy David R. Ellis, Attorney at Law
Largo, Florida

Why do lawyers need to know about copyright law? If you or your clients have ever created, adapted or used others’ expressive materials, including writings, photographs, graphics, computer programs, compilations, or other material, you need a basic understanding of copyright law.

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