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I and my partner Doug Johnson will be speaking on a great panel on the right of publicity.

An Overview of Right of Publicity & Recent Developments       An Overview of Right of Publicity & Recent Developments   Tuesday, June 25, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM   Register to Attend BHBA members attend all CLE webinars for free. There is a fee

I will be panelist this Thurs on contract negotiations in the entertainment industry at the annual CALCPA Entertainment Industry Conference.

News article on a recent court hearing

Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Suit With ‘American Idol,' Sets Trial With Nigel Lythgoe Former American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance participant receives 2025 trial date

Great cocktail party at incredible home of Mark Garegos for Super Lawyers party.

In their latest article for the NYSBA, Johnson & Johnson's partners examine the various lower court decisions that have been issued in the wake of Warhol v. Goldsmith and Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products to see how judges are applying this new intellectual property precedent.

NYSBA Journal: Johnson & Johnson Attorneys Discuss the First Six Months of Warhol and Jack Daniel's Lower Court Influence In their latest article for the NYSBA, Johnson & Johnson's partners examine the various lower court decisions that have been issued in the wake of Warhol v. Goldsmith and Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products to see how judges are applying this new intellectual property precedent.

Johnson & Johnson LLP congratulates name partners Neville L. Johnson and Douglas L. Johnson for their selection to Billboard's 2024 list of the music industry's top lawyers. The magazine's profile highlights the firm's work on behalf of Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, and APM Music, along with its ongoing pursuit of fair compensation for recording artists in the era of digital streaming.

Neville L. Johnson
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Douglas L. Johnson
FOUNDING PARTNER, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
After resolving what Douglas Johnson calls a “contentious contract dispute in arbitration” for Janet Jackson, the firm is representing Paula Abdul in her sexual abuse lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe (he has denied the allegations), as well as APM Music in a variety of copyright enforcement matters. “We have been spearheading numerous class actions against the major record labels for improperly lowering streaming royalties paid to legacy artists,” he says. “The cases have enormous implications for older recording artists who haven't individually renegotiated their contracts, since the labels are arguing that they consider any streaming royalties paid to those artists to be charity.”

Most pressing issue: “Streaming platforms continue to underpay record labels, who in turn underpay artists,” Douglas says, “and the status quo is simply untenable.”

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I did a fantastic interview with legendary entertainment attorney Bruce Ramer, but you have to be in the Beverly Hills Bar Association to view it.

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I did some legal work on Triumph, a beautiful indie film released today. It's heartwarming, written by Michael Coffey, who has cerebral palsy. I recommend it.

Triumph streaming: where to watch movie online? Where is Triumph streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/entertainment/paula-abdul-nigel-lythgoe-accuses/index.html

Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ exec producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault, harassment | CNN Paula Abdul, Grammy-winning entertainer and former judge on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” is suing the executive producer of those programs, Nigel Lythgoe, accusing him of sexual assault and harassment along with gender violence and negligence, according to a lawsuit file...

Johnson & Johnson has filed another lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe.

Nigel Lythgoe Hit With New Sexual Assault Lawsuit The TV personality is no longer a judge on the 18th season of Fox series 'So You Think You Can Dance.'

Had the wonderful opportunity to join the Elawvate podcast. Give it a listen available on Apple, Google and Spotify.

Johnson & Johnson LLP is proud to announce that Senior Partner Neville L. Johnson, Managing Partner Douglas L. Johnson, and Junior Partner Daniel B. Lifschitz have all been recognized by Super Lawyers in its recently-unveiled 2024 rankings.

Although non-disparagement clauses are currently under a magnifying glass due to their historical potential for abuse, they remain an important tool for facilitating dispute resolution across various matters, and practitioners must remain capable of navigating their complexities from the drafting table onward.

https://johnson-johnson-llp.lawlyticsapp.com/how-to-navigate-the-complexities-of-non-disparagement-clauses?preview=true&site_id=3830

The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped to sharpen the distinctions between unprotected action and protected speech for the purposes of applying California’s anti-SLAPP statute.

Where Buddy Holly, my musical hero, died. Clear Lake, Iowa.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Johnsons. Cindy does such an incredible job along with Tim Gogan.

Johnson & Johnson LLP are proud to have been selected for Daily Journal Top Boutiques 2023

https://www.jjllplaw.com/generative-ai-must-account-for-artists-rights-of-publicity

Generative AI must account for artists’ rights of publicity The discourse surrounding generative artificial intelligence tools, including those that imitate celebrities’ vocals, has primarily focused on the role of copyright in enabling or prohibiting the use of such tools. However, considering the right of publicity may be even more important in determini...

Great article in the New York State Bar Association, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal by Neville Johnson, Douglas Johnson and Daniel Lifschitz.

The Troubling Trend of Online Exceptionalism to Copyright’s Separate Accrual Rule In Petrella v. MGM, the United States Supreme Court wrote that “there is nothing untoward about [a copyright owner] waiting to see whether an infringer’s exploitation undercuts the value of the copyrighted work, has no effect on the original work, or even complements it” before electing to pur...

https://www.jjllplaw.com/supreme-court-rules-against-fair-use-of-andy-warhol-silkscreen

Supreme Court rules against fair use of Andy Warhol silkscreen The decision, which affirms the 2nd Circuit's findings in the landmark copyright case, rebalances the fair use doctrine to place greater emphasis on whether a purportedly "transformative" work is commercially competitive with the original work it copies.

https://www.jjllplaw.com/billboards-2023-top-music-lawyers-revealed

Congratulation to Neville Johnson for being named among Billboard's 2023 Top Music Lawyers.

https://www.jjllplaw.com/copyright-damages-circuit-split-widens-inviting-forum-shopping

Copyright Damages Circuit Split Widens, Inviting Forum Shopping A divide among federal appeals courts over the breadth of monetary damages that copyright holders can recover in lawsuits widened this week with a ruling from the Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit, which found that rights holders can sue for damages from a period beyond copyright law's three-year statu...

https://www.jjllplaw.com/florida-sides-with-california-on-delayed-discovery-in-copyright-cases

Florida sides with California on delayed discovery in copyright cases The decision, which favored California instead of New York’s delayed discovery approach, increases the likelihood that the Supreme Court will eventually have to step in and resolve the confusion.

https://www.jjllplaw.com/sag-aftra-health-plan-settles-lawsuit-led-by-ed-asner

We are part of the team of lawyers that just settled a class action lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA for 15,000 actors who lost health insurance at the union. It was a hard fought battle and we are pleased to have participated in resolving this matter.

https://johnson-johnson-llp.lawlyticsapp.com/music-co-sues-mls-for-unlicensed-use-of-253-recordings?preview=true&site_id=3830

New Johnson & Johnson copyright infringement lawsuit against Major League Soccer.

Johnson & Johnson would like to recognize Neville Johnson, Doug Johnson and Daniel Lifschitz on their Super Lawyer nominations.

"'70s Rockers Say Warner Cuts Musicians' Streaming Royalties"

'70s Rockers Say Warner Cuts Musicians' Streaming Royalties Two members of the 1970s pop rock band Orleans have accused Warner Music of intentionally miscalculating royalty rates for digital streaming of recordings and shorting musicians of their proper compensation, according to a proposed class action in Nashville federal court.

"From Baseball To Blockchain: The Right Of Publicity In NFTs"

From Baseball To Blockchain: The Right Of Publicity In NFTs If you're a practicing attorney in the entertainment or technology spaces, it's a safe bet that not a week has gone by in 2022 without someone asking you about nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

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"Clearly, it is more imperative than ever for transactional lawyers to pay close attention to the provisions their clients are agreeing to, as many age-old assumptions are being challenged in this new era of dealmaking where nothing can be taken for granted." read more,
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