June 26, 2014
Aereo violating copyright law, says Supreme Court
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Law360 in reaction to the major ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the widely followed American Broadcasting Companies Inc. v. Aereo....
June 12, 2014
High Court tightens Lanham Act’s false advertising prohibitions
KHIKS partner Greg Korn was quoted by Law360 in its compilation of attorney comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 12 ruling regarding Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co. Pom, a beverage company whose offerings ......
April 17, 2014
KHIKS defends First Amendment rights of actor Jason Patric to talk about his son
KHIKS founding partner Larry Iser was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s article about the custody dispute between actor Jason Patric and his ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber over their four-year-old son....
April 17, 2014
Oral argument in ‘ABC Television Stations v. Aereo’ to begin at Supreme Court
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s piece on the latest developments in the closely watched copyright battle between ABC Television Stations and television streaming service Aereo....
March 20, 2014
Rogue employee’s insider trading likely won’t incriminate firm
KHIKS partner David Swift was quoted by Law360 in Pete Brush’s article on the arrest of a clerk in the international law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for insider trading....
February 24, 2014
Lighting Ballast ruling by Federal Circuit maintains claim construction status quo
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Law360 in Ryan Davis’ article about the Federal Circuit’s recent split decision upholding the de novo standard for appellate review of claim construction....
January 10, 2014
Supreme Court to hear Aereo case on broadcasters’ digital streaming rights
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Aereo case involving television broadcasters’ challenge to digital streaming services that the broadcasters say ......
December 18, 2013
‘Walking Dead’ creator sues AMC over in-house sweetheart deal
KHIKS founding partner Dale Kinsella was quoted in several entertainment publications about The Walking Dead creator Frank Darabont’s lawsuit against cable TV channel AMC for creative bookkeeping designed to shut out Darabont and other profit ......
December 10, 2013
Does this restraining order violate free speech rights?
KHIKS attorney Aaron Liskin was quoted by the E-Commerce Times in Erika Morphy’s piece “Snapchat Wants to Make Ousted Cofounder Shut Up.” The cofounder in question is Reggie Brown, who is suing his own former ......
December 10, 2013
Actors still getting short end of stick on home video profits
KHIKS partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the lopsided division of profits between studios and talent. Traditionally, the studios have divided up home video profits from a universe of ......
November 5, 2013
If You Want to Use Someone Else’s Music, Get a License
KHIKS Partner Larry Iser's guest column "If You Want to Use Someone Else’s Music, Get a License" was recently published by VideoInk. ...
October 14, 2013
Broadcasters claim signal theft by digital streaming service
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s piece on an appeal to the Supreme Court by a group of broadcasters who say that Aereo, a digital streaming service, is stealing their ......