On Monday, January 30, 2018, RPJ Partner and lead entertainment attorney Nicole Page moderated a panel at Realscreen Summit 2018 addressing the effect of the #MeToo movement on the nonfiction television industry. "Reality Check: After #MeToo, What Now?" brought together top women executives in the business to discuss how even...
The Smith College Business Network recently featured an interview with RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava on its online "Alumnae in Business" segment. In the interview Ms. Bhargava discusses her professional trajectory since graduation, what it means to be a woman in business right now, and how she believes Smith and its network have helped shape her...
RPJ client and production company Cowboy Bear Ninja LLC received the "green light" from television network TruTV to start production on their newest series, Paid Off with Michael Torpey. Mr. Torpey, of Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, will host the new comedy game show as three debt-ridden college graduates compete in...
Copyright Alert: Supreme Court may clarify copyright “Registration/Application” split A question often presented in my copyright practice is whether an infringement claim can be brought after a copyright applicant has filed its application, made its deposit and paid its fees, or whether the PTO must issue a registration. The answer...
The United States Supreme Court has recently issued a decision which gives plaintiffs who bring both state and federal claims in federal court something of a breather. In Artis v. District of Columbia, a five-four majority held that the statute of limitations for state claims is tolled (i.e., stops running) during...
As the rate of sexual harassment claims in the entertainment industry continues at a breakneck pace, artists gained a new avenue last week for resolving disputes surrounding such claims. The HR4A Mediation Pilot Program opened its doors on January 16, 2018, and offers a free and confidential mediation program platform for...
Software licensors routinely require written agreements which prohibit the “reverse engineering” of the software being licensed. The U. S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit has issued an important decision which broadly defines the term “reverse engineering” of software to include the analysis of the licensed software to “learn how...
From February 22nd to 25th, the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College and Women and Hollywood will host their 8th Annual Athena Film Festival, a yearly celebration of women’s leadership on view in an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries, and short films that highlight powerful and courageous...
The United States Department of Labor rescinded its 2010 guidance for assessing whether persons qualify as interns rather than employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Instead, the DOL aligned itself with the so-called “primary beneficiary” standard announced by the Second Circuit in its 2015 Glatt v. Fox Searchlight...
RPJ Client Engel Entertainment is excited to begin the New Year with two of its shows airing brand new episodes on Sunday, January 9, on Animal Planet. The series follow officers in New Hampshire and Texas on the job as they preserve our wilderness and protect our wild animals. See the conservation officers of New Hampshire...