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Category: Entertainment Law

Entity Formation in Georgia

Entity Formation in Georgia

Navigating LLC vs. Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, and Partnerships When launching a business in Georgia, one of the foundational decisions an entrepreneur faces involves entity formation (or selecting the appropriate legal structure). This choice can have far-reaching implications for taxation, liability, and the ability to attract investors.  The most common business

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Public Domain Day and Steamboat Willie

Under the copyright laws of the United States, a copyright registration is valid for the life of its author (or last dying author if a jointly held work) plus 70 years. If the term of a copyright does not depend on the lifespan of its human creator, then corporations who

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When Girls Use a Masculine Name in Business

When Girls Use a Masculine Name in Business

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet.” – “Romeo and Juliet,” William Shakespeare   When Juliet utters these words to her Romeo, it is because she is questioning naming conventions. I did the same as I sat in the

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Streaming Strategies: Competition, Consolidation, & Impact

Growing competition, content consolidation, and shrinking audience wallets are causing streaming strategies to change dramatically as companies like Paramount Global (Paramount+, Showtime, Noggin, BET+ etc.), Warner Bros. Discovery (HBOMax, Discovery+), Disney (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+), and Netflix each pursue big changes to woo viewers back to the subscription table. Paramount Global

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DEI: Golden Globes and Oscars

Awards shows and their presenting organizations have experienced a fair share of criticism over recent years. From issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion to questions on cultural relevance, shows like the Golden Globes and the Oscars have changes to report. The 95th Academy Awards, which show airs in March

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Hollywood Activism: Roe v. Wade

Since the June 24th overruling of Roe v. Wade, United States culture has been at odds. One side, claims victory, while the other, laments the futures of many, who will be unable to access healthy abortions and attempt to perform them anyway. In short, people will likely die as a

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Free, Ad-Supported Television (FAST)

In the past 18 months, Peacock has launched 70 original series, grown its catalog by more than 500%, and is on track for 5 billion hours of streaming in 2022, which would double levels in 2021. Experts attribute success in part to 3-tier options: FAST, AVOD and SVOD. FAST is

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Streaming: “Next” Phase & the Curious Case of Netflix

Ratings company Nielsen released a report called State of Play that uses data from the company’s  insights, Gracenote service, and a user survey to offer the public information. The finding? That 46% of North American audiences are overwhelmed by content. The process known as “stacking,” which we wrote about before,

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