Jon Reichman

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Rick Ross Sues LMFAO Over 'Every Day I'm Shufflin'

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Intellectual property attorney Jonathan Reichman talks about rapper Rick Ross's legal case against pop band LMFAO and their song "Party Rock Anthem" -- and why he waited so long to bring out the legal guns.

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Convoluted Copyright

Monday, January 23, 2012

Copyright made big headlines last week. File-sharing site Megaupload was shut down following a dramatic FBI raid. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) generated widespread web protests, resulting in a postponement of both bills. And the Supreme Court upheld a decision to restore copyright to works that previously had been part of the public domain - like Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." We'll break down these convoluted stories with our go-to copyright expert, intellectual property lawyer Jon Reichman.

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Termination Rights 101

Friday, August 19, 2011

A 1970s-era provision in U.S. copyright law gives artists and songwriters the opportunity to reclaim ownership of their songs after 35 years - and although it won't officially affect the music biz until 2013, artists like Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan are already filing paperwork to get the wheels in motion. But that doesn't mean that record labels will give up their rights without a fight. Inspired by recent reports on this topic by the New York Times' Larry Rohter, we speak with intellectual property lawyer Jon Reichman about the battle ahead between artists and the recording industry.

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Costume Copyrights

Monday, February 28, 2011

The African-American carnival revelers known as Mardi Gras Indians are stepping up their fight to copyright the elaborate costumes they produce for the annual festivities in New Orleans. We ask intellectual property attorney Jon Reichman of Kenyon & Kenyon LLP whether a costume worn in public can be copyrighted.

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In the Spirit of 'Teen Spirit'

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Last month, the video gaming company Activision released its fifth Guitar Hero title. Controversy soon followed, as players discovered that a character modeled on deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain could be made to move and sing in ways the real Cobain would never have done. Today, we hear from entertainment ...

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