In her latest piece featured in Realscreen, RPJ Partner Nicole Page discusses current questions around unionization for unscripted talent. In the article, Nicole explores the current movement for unionization in unscripted television and how production companies can address labor and safety concerns with or without unionization. You can read the...
On Friday, November 10, Reavis Page Jump is co-presenting a panel at the DOC NYC PRO Fall conference. DOC NYC is an 8 day conference beginning November 8th that brings together filmmakers and industry professionals to explore the art and business of documentaries. On November 10, the DOC NYC Producing...
The National College Athletic Association (NCAA), the organization responsible for regulating college sports and athletes in the US, seems to consistently find itself at the center of high-profile legal disputes. This article will provide a summary of several interesting disputes that have arisen this summer, involving areas of the law...
by Nicole Page On midnight of Friday July 14th, the Screen Actors Guild- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union actors officially went on strike. SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 members joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) who have been striking since May of this year. Hollywood writers and actors...
By Daniel Jason Ain The class-action lawsuit filed against Meta (Facebook's parent company) earlier this month by comedian and author Sarah Silverman and other authors may be just the first of many high-profile copyright lawsuits against companies that market, sell and otherwise exploit artificial intelligence (“AI”) products. A feature of...
By Ethan Krasnoo Ensemblist Kimberly Moore has taken Hadestown from Broadway to lower Manhattan, having filed last month a lawsuit in federal court against the Broadway producers of the Tony Award-winning show. In the lawsuit, Moore alleges race discrimination and retaliation under federal and New York law. According to the...
Documentary filmmakers, unscripted television producers and other publishers are all rightfully concerned about the accuracy of their reporting, lest they face a claim of defamation based on a falsehood. But another related concern is very much at play; in most states, a publisher can be held liable for invading the...
Featured in Realscreen, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Senior Associate Daniel Ain cover the recent Supreme Court Case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which is sure to have huge effects on fair use doctrine. Nicole and Dan explain potential new copyright infringement claims that may...
By Daniel Jason Ain As the Writers Guild of America strike continues into its second month, with no immediate end in sight, it looks as though members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) will likely avoid a similar fate. Last week, the DGA National Board unanimously recommended to its...
As recounted by my colleagues Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman in their recent article, on May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and access to public accommodation on the basis of someone’s actual or perceived height or weight. By...