In a recent article for Business Insider, RPJ’s Daniel Ain discusses the groundbreaking House v. NCAA $2.8 billion settlement and significant legal questions it may raise, particularly around gender equity and Title IX compliance. The settlement, which marks a historic shift in college athletics, allows schools for the first time...
by Daniel Jason Ain In a landmark legal action, Disney and Universal have jointly filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against generative A.I. image platform Midjourney. This marks the first time that major Hollywood studios have sued A.I. startups for copyright infringement....
RPJ extends our warmest congratulations to People’s Television, whose latest documentary The Price of Milk will screen at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Nicolas Bruckman and Yoni Brook, The Price of Milk chronicles the iconic ‘90s advertising campaign “Got Milk,” unearths the untold behind-the-scenes battles, and investigates the...
RPJ is so proud to sponsor DC/DOX and support its incredible program of bold, timely, and thought-provoking documentaries. We’re honored to be part of a festival that champions the power of nonfiction storytelling and the filmmakers behind it. If you’re attending, be sure to connect with RPJ’s Nicole Page and...
RPJ’s Daniel Ain was recently quoted in the Associated Press in an article examining the high-profile transfers of brothers Nico and Madden Iamaleava and the broader implications for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) buyouts in college football. Contracts between student-athletes and collectives – booster groups that support a specific university’s...
As the college football transfer portal opened up last week, RPJ’s Daniel Ain spoke with On SI (Sports Illustrated) about legal issues athletes should consider as they pursue potentially more lucrative NIL deals via transferring, particularly when it comes to signing name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) contracts. Mr. Ain was...
by Daniel Ain and Ariana Zhao Netflix is no stranger to litigation brought by individuals unhappy with their appearance or portrayal in Netflix programming. My colleagues have previously commented on recent defamation claims in scripted Netflix series, including Baby Reindeer and Inventing Anna. A case decided last week in the...
Congratulations to RPJ Client Wonderhood Studios (Evacuation, The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood) on their new docuseries, The Trial of Michael Jackson. The four-part series, commissioned by Channel 4, will focus on the late Michael Jackson’s infamous 2005 criminal trial for child sexual abuse. The series will revisit Jackson's...
This past Monday, RPJ’s Nicole Page and Daniel Ain presented their “Ask Us Anything” panel on Producing and Directing Day at the Fall 2024 DOC NYC festival, where the two answered everything you've always wanted to know about the legal aspects of producing and directing documentaries. Ms. Page and Mr....
Congratulations to RPJ clients Wendy Lobel and Zipatone films on DOC NYC premiere of their films Anxiety Club and Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse! Anxiety Club examines anxiety through the eyes of comedians, candidly reflecting on the mental health disorder using humor, exclusive interviews and intimate views into everyday life. RPJ client and...