August 29, 2012
Reuter’s podcast featuring Larry Iser: Campaign Music Strikes Sour Notes
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser has recorded a podcast with Reuter’s, discussing the use of music in political campaigns. Check out Larry’s comments on the current state of politicians and music. (You’ll see the on-screen ......
August 28, 2012
Apple’s patent win: Jon Steinsapir’s view
KHIKS partner Jon Steinsapir was quoted in Hadley Robinson’s August 28th Daily Journal article on Apple’s recent patent lawsuit victory over Samsung. The gist of the piece, titled “Apple’s patent win puts company on the ......
August 27, 2012
Apple’s win vs. Samsung likely to chill borrowing of key features, says David Swift
KHIKS attorney David Swift was quoted in Connie Guglielmo’s article at Forbes.com on the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. The article was published the day before the unanimous verdict for Apple, and David observed ......
August 24, 2012
Republicans should tread lightly in music use at convention
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted extensively in Dorothy Pomerantz’s article at Forbes.com warning the GOP to get permission from artists before using their songs at the Republican convention. Larry knows this better than ......
August 21, 2012
Interview with Jon Steinsapir: Hollywood’s Knockoffs
In an audio recording at LegalCurrent.com, KHIKS partner Jon Steinsapir explains the legal issues surrounding “mockbusters,” which are films with titles designed to mislead consumers into thinking they’re renting the legitimate studio versions....
August 16, 2012
KHIKS wins for ‘Bold & Beautiful’ producers against soap’s lead stylist
Dale Kinsella, Jeremiah Reynolds and Aaron Liskin have prevailed on summary judgment on behalf of Bell-Phillip Television Productions and the senior supervisors of the popular soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful against the show’s ......
July 27, 2012
Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser take on Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke on behalf of ICM Partners
Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser are representing talent agency ICM Partners in matters relating to Nikki Finke of the Deadline Hollywood blog. Read about the case in The Hollywood Reporter....
July 18, 2012
Three from KHIKS among Hollywood Reporter’s Top 100 Entertainment Lawyers in America
KHIKS is proud to announce that The Hollywood Reporter‘s Power Lawyers 2012 issue includes three of our attorneys: Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman and Shawn Holley. Now in its sixth year, THR‘s annual roll is divided ......
July 12, 2012
Chad Fitzgerald sees ‘new frontier’ in TV revenue-sharing
KHIKS partner Chad Fitzgerald is quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s article highlighting the issue of compensation to television show creators when their episodes are seen on streaming services like Hulu, Amazon and ......
July 9, 2012
Larry Iser featured on Politico
In his “Campaign Music 101: Ask first!” feature article at Politico.com, KHIKS partner Larry Iser is encouraged that the political establishment appears to have gotten the idea that campaigns must ask permission before using copyrighted ......
June 15, 2012
Super Lawyers Magazine: Five from KHIKS named Rising Stars for 2012
KHIKS is pleased to note that Greg Korn, Chad Fitzgerald, Jonathan Steinsapir, Greg Gabriel and David Swift were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2012 by Super Lawyers Magazine. Greg K., Jonathan and Greg G. ......
May 14, 2012
Iser: Expect a lawsuit over Dish Network’s commercial-skipping feature
KHIKS Partner Larry Iser is quoted in The Hollywood Reporter by columnist Eriq Gardner in his article on Dish Network’s new “Auto Hop,” which allows subscribers to view programming without the ads. “Commercials are the ......