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December 28, 2018 Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legal News

December 2018 New York Entertainment and Media Legal Highlights Concerning Reposting Instagram Photographs, Reselling of MP3s, and Defamation Claims Based on Movie Characters

As summarized below, in December 2018 the New York Federal courts handed down three significant opinions relevant to entertainment and media professionals. Court Finds Hearst Engaged in Copyright Infringement by Reposting a Photograph Taken from Instagram The District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Hearst Communications...

December 18, 2018 Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

PTO’s Newly-Minted Money Grab: Why do I have to pay the PTO’s fees when its examiner blew it?

Trademark and patent applicants and practitioners have grown used to (and weary of) ever-increasing Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] fees, particularly since Congress mandated that the PTO’s operations be self-funded. But, even the most cynical PTO practitioner might be surprised at the ingenuity of the PTO Director’s latest revenue generating...

December 13, 2018 Client News, Events, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Client Cowboy Bear Ninja Nominated for a Writers Guild Award

We are proud to congratulate our client Cowboy Bear Ninja LLC on their nomination for a Writers Guild Award for their show Paid Off with Michael Torpey. Paid Off, which premiered earlier this year and was nominated in the Quiz and Audience Participation category, is a trivia game show where contestants compete for...

December 7, 2018 RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Helen D. (“Heidi”) Reavis Presides as Senator-Elect Jessica Ramos Awarded by WCCNY

Below, RPJ Partner and Chair of the Board of Women's City Club of New York Helen D. "Heidi" Reavis presides over New York State Senator-elect Jessica Ramos as she receives the Women's City Club Centennial Spirit Award for her public advocacy. Senator-elect Ramos from Queens, the daughter of Latinx immigrants,...

December 7, 2018 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Nicole Page Interviewed on Salary Negotiation Tips for Women

RPJ Partner Nicole Page was interviewed by PowerToFly on "Salary Negotiation Tips for Women: 10 Expert Tactics." Ms. Page focused on how women can gain the confidence to be their own advocates and come out on top of any negotiation. After years of successfully helping clients gain better deals, Ms....

December 6, 2018 Client News, Events

RPJ Client Margaret Hyde Featured at Art Basel Miami

Through this weekend you can see RPJ client Margaret Hyde's photography displayed at Art Basel Miami from December 5 - 9. Hyde's work, to be shown at SCOPE Miami Beach and CONTEXT Art Miami, investigates the interaction between the elements of nature. In her words, she creates "sculptures and lets...

December 6, 2018 Client News, Entertainment Law

“Free Solo” Continues Box Office Success, Earning Over $10 Million

Free Solo, which follows RPJ client Alex Honnold's ascent of the Freerider route of El Capitan, has seen continued success at the box office. Crossing the $10 Million mark, Free Solo "now ranks as the fourth highest grossing documentary of the year." RPJ is proud to congratulate our client Alex Honnold...

December 4, 2018 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, Events

RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava to Speak on Hiring Laws for Independent Film Productions

On Tuesday, December 11 at the Made in NY Media Center, RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava will speak on a panel entitled "Hiring Laws for Independent Film Productions." The panel co-hosted by the Video Consortium and the Brooklyn Film Festival Exchange, will focus on the ins and outs of hiring independent contractors. The discussion...

November 20, 2018 Client News, Entertainment Law

Lone Star Law Returns: Season Premiere Tonight!

RPJ is proud to congratulate client Engel Entertainment on the Season 4 premiere of its highly-rated series “Lone Star Law” on Discovery’s Animal Planet. The new Season kicks off tonight, November 20, 2018, at 9/8c. The series, set in Texas and along the Mexico border, follows the diverse Game...

November 15, 2018 RPJ News & Publications

RPJ’s New York: Madison Cottage

The latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. RPJ’s “front yard,” the luminous Madison Square Park, is commonly assumed to be named for James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. The Virginian’s name is...