NYSBA SPRING 2013 | VOL. 24 | NO. 1 Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal A publication of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association From the NYSBA Book Store Section Members get 20% discount* with coupon code PUB1693N Entertainment Litigation Entertainment Litigation is a thorough exposition of the basics that manages to address in a simple, accessible way the pitfalls and the complexities of the fi eld, so that artists, armed with that knowledge, and their representatives can best minimize the risk of litigation and avoid the courtroom. Written by experts in the fi eld, Entertainment Litigation is the manual for anyone practicing in this fast-paced, ever-changing area of law. Contents 1. Contracts Without 8. The Safe Harbor Provisions of the an Obligation Digital Millennium Copyright Act and “X.”com EDITORS 2. Artist-Manager Conflicts 9. Trademarks for Artists Peter Herbert, Esq. 3. 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Prices do not include applicable sales tax. *Discount good until April 30, 2013 Get the Information Edge NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION 1.800.582.2452 www.nysba.org/pubs Mention Code: PUB1693N Table of Contents Page Remarks from the Chair Happy Anniversary, EASL! ..........................................................................................................................................5 (Rosemarie Tully) Editor’s Note .......................................................................................................................................................................7 EASL Section Membership Since 1988 .............................................................................................................................8 Letter from a Former Chairman .......................................................................................................................................9 (Alan D. Barson) Congratulatory Letters from: Seymour W. James, Jr. (NYSBA President) ...............................................................................................................11 Kirsten E. Gillibrand (United States Senator) ..........................................................................................................12 Charles E. Schumer (United States Senator) ............................................................................................................13 Andrew M. Cuomo (NYS Governor) ........................................................................................................................14 Maria A. Pallante (Register of Copyright) ................................................................................................................15 Deborah S. Cohn (Commission for Trademarks) ....................................................................................................16 NYSBA Guidelines for Obtaining MCLE Credit for Writing .....................................................................................17 Pro Bono Update ...............................................................................................................................................................18 (Elissa D. Hecker, Carol Steinberg, Kathy Kim and Irina Tarsis) Law Student Initiative Writing Contest .........................................................................................................................20 The Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship ...............................................................................................................21 Initiative: The Phil Cowan/BMI Memorial Scholarship .............................................................................................22 Mediation in Film, Television, Art and Real Life ..........................................................................................................23 (Judith B. Prowda and Jason Aylesworth) Report from the Copyright and Trademark Committee (25 Years) ...........................................................................27 (Jay Kogan and Britton Payne) The Childlike Novelty of Video Games, and Its Serious Progeny of Legal Challenges for Adults ......................33 (Jason Aylesworth and Megan Maxwell) 25th Anniversary: Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section Diversity Committee .........................................36 (Anne Atkinson and Cheryl Davis) Fashion Forward: The Story of Fashion Law ................................................................................................................37 (Kristen Soehngen Karp and David Faux) Signifi cant Legal Developments in Visual Art: Looking Back, Looking Forward 25 Years ...................................40 (Judith B. Prowda) From Berne to Madrid and Beyond: The Road to International Copyright and Trademark Protection in the United States ......................................................................................................................................................44 (Eric Stenshoel) NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal | Spring 2013 | Vol. 24 | No. 1 3 Page EASL Literary Works and Related Rights Committee: Literary Works Law, Version 2.0: A Look Back and a Look Ahead .................................................................................................................................51 (Judith B. Bass) Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal: Round-Up of Publishing-Related Articles 1989-2012 ........................54 (Joan S. Faier) Looking Back to Look Forward: A Music Industry Perspective on the Past 25 Years ............................................56 (Christine A. Pepe and Keenan Popwell) The Right of Publicity .......................................................................................................................................................65 (Edward H. Rosenthal and Barry Werbin) Competitive Balance in Sports: “Peculiar Economics “ Over the Last Quarter Century .......................................69 (Daniel A. Rascher, Ph.D. and Andrew D. Schwarz) Exit Stage Left, Enter Stage Right: Theater Trends Over the Past 25 Years ..............................................................78 (Jason Baruch with Diane Krausz, and the research and writing committee of Adam Rosen, Merlyne Jean-Louis, Ning Yu Wu and Jeffrey Lawhorn) Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section Annual Meeting Program Transcript ...............................................84 The Theft of the Herzog Art Collection: The Holocaust in Hungary and the Road to Restitution ....................123 (M. Elisabeth Conroy) A Red-Letter Year: Single Color Trademark Protection in the Fashion Industry...................................................129 (Danielle Ella Gorman) The Moneyline on NCAA et al. v. Christie: New Jersey Bets Big on Its Constitutional Challenge to Federal Sports Gambling Law .............................................................................................................................137 (Pamela (Shisler) Starsia) The Naked Cowboy Erodes Protections Under New York Civil Rights Law ........................................................146 (Jason R. Denny) The Current Digital Music Marketplace as Analyzed Through Three Real-World Examples ............................149 (David Keady) Krell’s Korner: I’ll Be Seeing You: Jackie Onassis, Ron Galella, and the Birth of the Modern Paparazzi ..........160 (David Krell) 4 NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal | Spring 2013 | Vol. 24 | No. 1 Remarks from the Chair Happy Anniversary, EASL! Included in this Special tion to the programs, EASL established its Journal, which Edition of the Journal are would be published three times a year. Containing both articles from many of our scholarly and informal articles, the Journal was (and con- Section Committees, wherein tinues to be) distributed to Section members, and is now they discuss transitions in their found in law schools and nationally and internationally particular fi elds of focus over by subscription. the past 25 years and provide Over time, EASL has consistently taken on new some clues as to where the challenges and now, in addition to the mainstays of CLE fi eld and the law may be head- programs and illuminating Journal articles, EASL offers its ed. Collectively, they provide members a myriad of avenues to participate in shaping a unique overview of enter- the evolution of the practice of law in the entertainment, tainment, arts and sports law arts and sports fi elds, as well as opportunities for public which you are sure to enjoy. service. Among them are: Special thanks