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...
Coinciding with the pandemic-era border restriction policy known as Title 42 expiring just last night and threatening to worsen an already urgent and unmanaged humanitarian crisis, RPJ is proud to have been directly involved in Missing in Brooks County, the award-winning feature length documentary exploring the human toll of the...
As the Tribeca Film Festival draws near, we're thrilled to share that films by RPJ Clients Multitude Films, People's Television, and Words and Pictures have been announced in the lineup. Multitude Films' It’s Only Life After All is a documentary about iconic music duo, The Indigo Girls. Director Alexandria Bombach...
Somewhat lost among the many ongoing and significant cases involving Donald Trump, from his recent indictment stemming from hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels to E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual assault suit, is an interesting copyright suit filed by Trump in the U.S. District Court in Florida earlier...
Social media companies have historically been shielded from all liability connected with the content appearing on their platforms as a result of Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act. [1] The inability to hold social media companies, like Meta and TikTok, legally accountable for content has led to increasing frustration...
Very excited to share that Missing in Brooks County has been nominated for a Peabody Award - one of the most preeminent and distinguished awards in entertainment across all media including radio/podcast, broadcast television, film, documentary and news. Peabody Award nominees are selected annually from over 3,000 entries. Those entries...