Monthly Archives: September 2007

Industry mourns death of theatre lawyer Floria Lasky

Floria Lasky, lawyer to some of the greats of the theatre business died September 21st at age 84. Ms. Lasky, a partner in Fitelson, Lasky, Aslan & Couture represented the top tier of talent in theatre, including Elia Kazan, Tennessee Williams, Jerome Robbins, Burl Ives, Frederick Loewe, David Merrick, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jule Styne, ...

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Will Broadway go dark this October?

The New York Post reports that Broadway stagehands, members of  the trade union IATSE (the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), may face a lockout if their union continues to take an uncompromising stand on employment policies.  The big issue appears to be the union staffing requirements  during load-in, ...

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Copyright Authorship – a primer

my good friend Tony Berman has posted a very good article on Copyright Authorship on his Multimedia Entertainment Law Online News blog.

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Law and Video Podcast

Coming in September: "The Law and Video Podcast, with Entertainment Attorney Gordon Firemark" from the folks that brought you TheDVshow. The podcast will be recorded live on Tuesdays. I'll be taking listener calls and answering questions about business, intellectual property, ...

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