April 24, 2013
Two at KHIKS make Variety’s Entertainment Law VIP list
KHIKS is proud to report that founding partners Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser are among the 16 entertainment litigators spotlighted by Variety on its honor roll of attorneys who “helped shape the face of entertainment.” ......
April 23, 2013
What if Boston bombing suspect tries to sell life story?
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s piece that wonders if the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect could profit from a film made about his life. The issue ......
April 18, 2013
YouTube wins in Viacom copyright challenge
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted by Billboard in Alex Pham’s article on Viacom’s lawsuit against YouTube for copyright violation stemming from YouTube users’ posting of Viacom content without permission. U.S. District Court Judge ......
April 2, 2013
“Used” digital songs not really used, says District Court
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted by Billboard.com in Alex Pham’s article on the March 30 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Sullivan, who found that purchasers of digital downloaded music do ......
April 1, 2013
Michael Kump to speak at Producers Guild of America conference
KHIKS founding partner Michael Kump will be speaking at the 2013 Produced By Conference, to be held at 20th Century Fox Studios on June 8-9. The lineup of presenters reads like a Who’s Who of ......
March 25, 2013
Supreme Court first-sale copyright ruling could lead to parallel policy for patents
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted in Ryan Davis’s piece at Law360.com about the effect that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the “first-sale” doctrine in copyright law might have on patent law. As ......
March 20, 2013
High court throws wrench into copyright holder worldwide pricing differentials
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday that the “first-sale” doctrine applies to foreign-made works. What this means is that a consumer who ......
March 14, 2013
Apple’s second suit of Samsung to move forward
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted in the Daily Journal in Rachel Swan’s column on the continuing battle between technology giants Apple and Samsung. Apple is again suing the South Korean electronics company for patent ......
March 13, 2013
Celebrities’ financial info: Is it illegal to publish?
KHIKS attorney Aaron Liskin was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s article about recent hack attacks and subsequent unauthorized publication of the personal financial data of Hollywood stars Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ashton Kutcher, Mel ......
March 5, 2013
A $62,000 misunderstanding?
KHIKS attorney Aaron Liskin was quoted in USA Today in sports reporter Jeffrey Martin’s story about a Florida doctor who purchased the green jacket won by golfer Art Wall in the 1959 Masters golf tournament ......
February 28, 2013
Interview with Chad Fitzgerald: Music sales up for first time since 1999
KHIKS partner Chad Fitzgerald was a guest on a recent broadcast of Larry Mantle’s weekday program on Southern California Public Radio which highlighted the news that music sales are up after a 12-year decline. You ......
February 3, 2013
Super Lawyers Magazine, 2013: Seven at KHIKS named Southern California Super Lawyers
Thirty-five percent of all lawyers at KHIKS were named Super Lawyers for 2013, including Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Larry Iser, Michael Kump, Shawn Holley and Suann MacIsaac. In the annual edition of Super Lawyers (Southern ......