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Without James Earl Jones, who would Darth Vader be?

Aug 28

💡 Empowering Creators: The Power of Direct-to-Consumer Content 💡

Our principal attorney Nancy Prager had the incredible opportunity to speak to Moraima “Mo” Ivory ’s “Legal Life of Issa Rae” class at ...

Aug 15

The biggest winner from the 2024 Olympics? Direct-to-Consumer Content

🌟 Olympics Withdrawal is Real! 🌟 The 2024 Paris Olympics were nothing short of magical, and I’m feeling the withdrawal already. Beyond...

Jul 25

Business Law

Y2K + 24a= CrowdStrike Error

The other day, I was speaking with some early career cybersecurity professionals about the ongoing issues companies and their customers...

Thoughts on the Production Industry in Georgia

Jun 10

Entertainment

Thoughts on the Production Industry in Georgia

Film and television production is down across the country. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an insightful article about what is...

Lawsuit against Live Nation, LLC and Ticketmaster, LLC

May 30

Entertainment

Lawsuit against Live Nation, LLC and Ticketmaster, LLC

The Department of Justice and 29 states plus the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, LLC and Ticketmaster, LLC...

Happy Pop•Tart Day to all who celebrate!

May 3

Intellectual Property

Happy Pop•Tart Day to all who celebrate!

It's May 3rd! Happy Pop•Tart Day to all who celebrate! Just me? Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote and directed "Unfrosted" a parody of brand origin...

Licensing and Wine - Adventures in Licensing

Apr 23

Intellectual Property

Licensing and Wine - Adventures in Licensing

Rarely do my Jewish traditions and area of legal practice overlap but thanks to Manischewitz' rebrand, this year's Passover is different...

Feb 13

Business Law

Hiring Independent Contractors in 2024

“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” -- William Shakespeare, 1597 “What’s in a name? ...

Jan 5

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

In an earlier post Prager Law provided some insight into the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting that was going to be required...

Lessons from the USC Gould School of Law Institute on Entertainment Law and Business

Nov 7, 2023

Prager Law News

Lessons from the USC Gould School of Law Institute on Entertainment Law and Business

Our principal attorney, Nancy C. Prager, Esq., recently attended the USC Gould School of Law Institute on Entertainment Law and Business....

New WGA Agreement Brings Needed Improvements

Oct 4, 2023

Client News

New WGA Agreement Brings Needed Improvements

By now you have heard that the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West strikes against the members of the...

What We Know about Registering Beneficial Ownership Information under the Corporate Transparency Act

Aug 31, 2023

Business Law

What We Know about Registering Beneficial Ownership Information under the Corporate Transparency Act

One of the benefits of either a limited liability company or a corporation is that in the vast majority of situations owners are shielded...

Actors and Writers on Strike – from Prerecorded Television Shows to Infinite Streaming

Jul 18, 2023

Publications

Actors and Writers on Strike – from Prerecorded Television Shows to Infinite Streaming

Commentary and Analysis by Nancy Prager of Prager Law As of July 15, 2023, the members of SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors,...

Sarah Silverman and Artificial Intelligence

Jul 10, 2023

Intellectual Property

Sarah Silverman and Artificial Intelligence

This is not a joke. Sarah Silverman is the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleging that the company used...

"extension" and "suspension" letters for contracts

Jun 14, 2023

Client News

"extension" and "suspension" letters for contracts

We are 6 weeks into the strike by members of the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West against members of...

Jun 9, 2023

Entertainment

"Building Georgia's Digital Entertainment Future"

The team at the Creative Media Industries Institute at Georgia State University has finally issued their long-awaited economic analysis...

"Fair" Use and Andy Warhol Foundation v Lynn Goldsmith

May 19, 2023

Intellectual Property

"Fair" Use and Andy Warhol Foundation v Lynn Goldsmith

Earlier this week I spoke with a professional photographer about a big project on which they are embarking. I mentioned that I was...

Commentary: The Writers Strike in 2007 and Now

May 4, 2023

Publications

Commentary: The Writers Strike in 2007 and Now

By now you have heard that the members of the Writers Guild of America East and West have gone on strike having been unable to come to...

Apr 14, 2023

Prager Law News

TicketMaster and Taylor Swift

I was a last-minute substitution to see Taylor Swift perform in Las Vegas this weekend. It was a treat for me for a number of reasons, ...