http://youtu.be/dGOVbXF7Iog?t Someone recently asked me what I thought was a fairly ignorant question. They wanted to know if it was okay to have characters in their movie discussing a scene from Lord of the Rings. I guess as a copyright lawyer, the answer to this is obvious. But I thought […]
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CAN I DISCUSS ANOTHER MOVIE IN MY MOVIE?
By Larry Zerner January 31, 2013 Posted in Copyright Share on Social Media
Hollywood Reporter Article on Batmobile Lawsuit I’m defending
By Larry Zerner January 2, 2013 Posted in Copyright Share on Social Media
Hollywood Reporter Article on Batmobile Lawsuit I’m defending For the past 2 years, I’ve been defending Mark Towle in a lawsuit brought by DC comics accusing Mark of copyright infringement for selling Batmobile replicas. DC’s suit is without merit which I explained in my motion for summary judgement, scheduled for […]
Read MoreBest of the Year
By Larry Zerner December 27, 2012 Posted in Copyright Share on Social Media
As 2012 comes to a close, i thought that I would put down some of my favorite things that I saw, heard or read this year. Let’s get right to the winners, shall we? Movie of the Year – THE RAID:REDEMPTION The Raid was such a revelation. An ultra-violent action […]
Read MoreSpeaking at the Alameda Writer’s Group January 5, 2013
By Larry Zerner December 27, 2012 Posted in Copyright Share on Social Media
Speaking at the Alameda Writer’s Group January 5, 2013 I will be speaking at the Alameda Writers Group on January 5th at 10:00 on Know Your Writer’s Rights, a one hour presentation where I give screenwriters everything (well, almost everything) they need to know about the legal issues affecting writers. […]
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