Archives for: March 2010

No Stamp of Approval from Federal Circuit

By Richard Amada on Mar 30, 2010 | In Visual Arts

It’s Cherry Blossom Festival time here in the nation’s capital, and the town is crawling with tourists, many of whom are taking in the various sights and snapping away photo after photo of the iconic monuments and statuary that grace the National Mall.… more »

Dipping into the Playwright’s Pocket a Little Less

By Richard Amada on Mar 25, 2010 | In Performing Arts

If you’re a playwright, there are probably at least two things of which you’re aware: (1) You can’t earn a living as a playwright; and (2) There’s always someone who wants a piece of what little you do earn as a playwright. The second of those often… more »

Clowning Around with Trademarks

By Richard Amada on Mar 18, 2010 | In General, Cinema, TV, Radio

Last night a lawyer friend and I saw the Oscar-winning short animation film, Logorama. As we walked out of the theater, we pondered — as only lawyers would do coming out of the movies — what legal grounds the producers of the film would use to keep… more »

British High Court Backs the Concept

By Richard Amada on Mar 15, 2010 | In Music

“We don’t need no education… .” So sang Pink Floyd in its classic hit, Another Brick in the Wall. But I’m guessing the band’s happy its lawyers got a good legal education. The musical group won a major battle in Britain’s High Court when the court rul… more »

An Artist's Guide to the Law

By Richard Amada on Mar 10, 2010 | In General

Okay, I've been posting to this blog for more than a year now, and I've never used the posts for shameless self-promotion. But, hey, you don't have a book published every day. So... May I please take this opportunity to announce that my new book, An… more »

Deadline Approaching for 40+'s to Cash in on TV Settlement

By Richard Amada on Mar 8, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio

Maybe Jack Benny was right to remain 39 years old all those years. Television isn't so keen on the over-40 crowd. At least, that's what one might read into the $70 million settlement in a class action suit that alleged that the TV industry discriminate… more »

Is Spencer Tunick Breaking the Law?

By Richard Amada on Mar 2, 2010 | In Visual Arts

Photographer Spencer Tunick has done it again – this time down under. Mr. Tunick, who’s best known for taking photos of groups of nude people in public places, just added to his portfolio by photographing more than 5,000 nude people in a massive group s… more »