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April 24, 2013

Two at KHIKS make Variety’s Entertainment Law VIP list

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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

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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 ......