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 ......
December 13, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter: Judge Orders ‘Hurt Locker’ Plaintiff to Pay Attorney Fees
Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver, whose unsuccessful lawsuit against KHIKS clients Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow claimed their film The Hurt Locker was based on Sarver’s personal military experiences, has been ordered to pay the attorney fees ......
September 21, 2011
Daily Journal: ‘Bloody noses’ notwithstanding, studios still battling profit participation claims
KHIKS partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Erica Phillips’ September 21, 2011 Daily Journal article, “Three cases shift profit-dispute balance,” where Ms. Phillips explains how the balance of power in claims made by artists against ......
July 10, 2011
USA Today: Larry Iser Tuning Up for Likely Copyright Violations in 2012 Presidential Campaign
Larry Iser is featured in Catalina Camia’s USA Today piece pointing up the importance of getting permission before using copyrighted music in a political campaign. Read the Full Article....
March 12, 2011
Daily Variety: Sheen, WB to Fight Over Lawsuit Venue
Howard Weitzman, who represents TV’s Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, was quoted in Daily Variety in a recent article by Jon Weisman on Charlie Sheen’s lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros. Said ......
March 7, 2011
American Lawyer Magazine: Spotlight on Michael Kump’s Recent McCourt Trial
In “Error at Home,” Drew Combs tells us how a lawyer’s change of a key word in a marital property agreement (discovered by Michael Kump) turned into the linchpin of Jamie McCourt’s successful challenge to ex-husband Frank ......
October 20, 2010
The American Lawyer: These Tunes Aren’t Music to Their Ears
Larry Iser was quoted in Nicole Hong’s September 9, 2010 article in The American Lawyer on political candidates who have been careless about getting the proper permissions from songwriters when using a song in an ......
October 19, 2010
Daily Journal: ‘Hollywood Accounting’ Exposed; Verdicts Forcing Studios to Re-examine Profit-Participation Contracts
Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Jean-Luc Renault’s October 15, 2010 Daily Journal article on the near-incomprehensible contract provisions that often govern profit-participation rights of actors, writers, producers and small companies in their deals with the big studios....