September 11, 2012
Candidates continue to struggle with campaign music clearances
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was again quoted in the media, this time The Hollywood Reporter, about one of his specialties: protecting the copyrights of songwriters from unauthorized use by political candidates. Larry talks about ......
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 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 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 ......
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 ......
April 12, 2012
Copyright Terminations: Larry Iser weighs in on potential landmark ‘Village People’ case
Bloomberg reporters Edvard Pettersson and Ellen Rosen recently asked Larry and others about what may become precedent-setting litigation pitting the former lead singer of the Village People, Victor Willis, against the 1970s disco group’s music ......
March 8, 2012
Rush vs. Rush: The Differences Between Political Candidates and Talk-Show Commentators
KHIKS Partner Larry Iser was asked by the major music industry publications to explain the legal issues surrounding Rush Limbaugh’s use of the music of Rush (the band) and Peter Gabriel. In fact, different laws apply ......
March 1, 2012
Larry Iser on NPR, Bloomberg and the NY Times: A Primer on Music in Political Campaigns
KHIKS Partner Larry Iser, who has set the industry standard for successful lawsuits on behalf of songwriters against political candidates using copyrighted songs without permission, has been making the rounds during the busy presidential primary ......