Court cases are another matter.
Looks like Disney has a fight on their hands over the rights of the
Predator franchise. Currently the rights to the franchise will be held up in court, much like the
Friday The 13th rights, with a long legal battle ahead.
The original 1987 movie writers, Jim and John Thomas, are suing to reclaim
Predator from Disney, who owns the franchise after purchasing Fox. according to
The Hollywood Reporter.
For those keeping score, this case is very similar to Victor Miller suing Sean Cunningham over the rights to the
Friday The 13th franchise. Miller won…or maybe not as the case is stuck in the appeals stage in the California legal system.
The Predator Franchise Is Now Locked In A Lawsuit Involving Disney
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Of the countless issues contractors face on a construction project, immediate problems like scheduling, workforce, payment, and materials supply often overshadow intellectual property concerns. But, they shouldn’t especially for the design-build contractor. Given the resources the construction design process takes up, these builders need to protect investments from potential losses to the designer of record or the customer. Fortunately, copyright law provides mechanisms to address both of these risks.
The Designer Problem
A typical design-build project can create a unique risk for an architect or engineer seeking damages because of unauthorized use of drawings. U.S. copyright law gives ownership of a work to the author, including ownership of designs to the engineer or architect who prepared them. For a designer preparing plans as an employee of a design-build contractor, the designs would belong to the contractor. Som
What orphan songs can teach the MLC
With the Mechanical Licensing Collective recently receiving $424 and counting in black box royalty payments, a lot of questions are being raised about what the MLC can learn from orphan works, and what exactly ‘due diligence means when it comes to seeking out copyright owners.
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As you may be aware, The MLC recently received $424 million as payment of the “inception to date” unmatched mechanical royalties held at a number of streaming platforms, sometimes called the “black box.” Why do we have a black box at all? For the same reason you have “pending and unmatched” at record companies–somebody decided to exploit the recording without clearing the song.
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