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McPHERSON LLP IN THE NEWS

Ed McPherson Tells The Wall Street Journal: The Stifling of Creativity After Blurred Lines Is Happening

Variety Interviews Ed McPherson Following Verdict in Katy Perry “Dark Horse” Case

McPherson LLP Celebrates Appellate Victory For Client Amy Lee/Evanescence, As Court of Appeal Affirms Attorneys’ Fee/Cost Award Of $1.04 Million Against Former Manager

Respondent’s Brief filed in the never-ending legal saga (now on appeal) between McPherson client, Evanescence, and former manager Andy Lurie/110 Management (hit for over $1 Million in attorneys’ fees and costs).
McPherson LLP Prevails On Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Before The Central District of California.

McPherson LLP Obtains Appellate Court Victory

McPherson LLP Submits Amicus Brief In Support Of Led Zeppelin In The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

McPherson LLP Represents At The 2018 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Celebration
Pollstar Interviews Ed McPherson on Block-Booking Dispute for Ozzy’s Last Tour

The Daily Telegraph Interviews Ed McPherson on Morality Clauses in the Wake of Weinstein

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Katy Perry Verdict: The Carnage Continues

‘Friday the 13th’ Dispute Provides ‘Work-For-Hire’ Lessons

Crushing Creativity: The Blurred Lines Case and Its Aftermath

Depp Ruling Probably Won’t End The Art of the (Handshake) Deal
SOME THEY DO, AND SOME THEY DON’T – LITIGATION PRIVILEGE FOR PRE-LITIGATION DEMAND LETTERS IN CALIFORNIA

PERSPECTIVE: When Is A Demand Letter Considered Just a “Bluff”?

Artists: “Blurred Lines” Verdict Hurts Industry

ENTERTAINERS BEWARE: You May Have Less Insurance Coverage Than You Think
PERSPECTIVE: TAA Violation For Record Producer Deal

You’re Terminated! Termination and Reversion of Copyright Grants and the Termination Gap Dilemma

INDUSTRY CASES OF NOTE

The Ninth Circuit Holds That “Words” And “Short Phrases” Are Not Copyrightable, In Affirming Summary Judgment Ruling Against Alisa Apps In “Love Me Again” Copyright Lawsuit

Katy Perry Loses Summary Judgment In “Dark Horse” Copyright Infringement Case, As Court Decides That Commercial Exploitation Not Necessary To Show “Widespread Dissemination” For Purposes of Proving “Access”

Yes, You Can Have Your Cake, And Eat It Too: Successfully Voided Contracts Still Allow For The Recovery of Contractual Attorney’s Fees

Supreme Court To Resolve Split Among Circuits Regarding Requirement Of Copyright Registration
Concert Security in the Wake of Las Vegas and Other Tragedies

Composer Loses Bid To Terminate Copyright Assignment In Six Film Scores, After The Southern District of New York Found Them To Be “Works for Hire” Under Italian Law

Harvey Keitel Learns The Hard Way That A Term Sheet And Request For A “Firm And Binding Offer” Do Not Constitute A Binding Agreement

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