Congress Gave Certain Entertainment Industry Investors A Christmas Present for 2015 and 2016! Section 181 is Back for Film & TV Projects and Now Theatrical Projects, Too. By Marc Jacobson[1] Now, certain investors in film and theatrical projects that begin production in 2015 or 2016 may deduct their...
By Adam Ragusea, a journalist in residence and visiting assistant professor at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism, and also a classically-trained composer. Music experts may think the ruling was outrageous, but a precedent set by the tech industry may mean it sticks. Count me among those...
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By Marc Jacobson and Marc Pellegrino A Reply to: Does Registering Multiple Works in a Single Application Limit Remedies for Copyright Infringement? (EASL Journal (Fall/Winter 2012) (Vol. 23, No. 3)) Introduction The article entitled “Does Registering Multiple Works in a Single Application Limit Remedies for Copyright Infringement,” appearing in the Fall/Winter...
FOR most people, investing has not been fun these last few years. At best, it has been stressful. But there are investments that have nothing to do with stocks or bonds or real estate that may be at least enjoyable if not always moneymaking. I’ve come up with about a halfdozen, and...
By Marc Jacobson, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, New York Office July 2002 The U.S. Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, waved his proverbial wand and settled the hotly-debated issue of what the rates and terms for webcasting and ephemeral recordings should be in the United States. On May...