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Box Office Knockout: The Future Of Theaters In An Industry Racing To Outpace Them, Jakob Stokes
Box Office Knockout: The Future Of Theaters In An Industry Racing To Outpace Them, Jakob Stokes
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This article examines the historical and contemporary impacts of antitrust measures in the film industry, focusing on the significant Paramount Decrees which initially aimed to dismantle the monopolistic practices of the "Big Five" and "Little Three" studios. It discusses the evolution of these decrees and their relevance in today's landscape dominated by a new set of major players. The article further explores the current debate surrounding the shortening of the cinematic window of exclusivity, delving into the implications of various premium video on demand services, such as Disney Premier Access, and the arguments both for and against shortened windows. It …
The Legal Liabilities Of Twitch, Amazon’S Livestreaming Subsidiary, Jean Fang
The Legal Liabilities Of Twitch, Amazon’S Livestreaming Subsidiary, Jean Fang
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Amazon’s Twitch is the leader of the video game streaming market, controlling 76% of this market in the Americas and Europe. The video gaming market is rapidly expanding, exceeding its entertainment counterparts, including music and film, by wide margins in profits; experts valued the global gaming market at $229.39 billion in 2022 and expect it to grow to $401.32 billion by 2027. Amazon paid $1 billion to acquire Twitch in 2014 in a business move to capture the views of the gaming audience; on Twitch, popular streamers broadcast themselves playing video games to thousands of devoted fans. Based on recent …
Give Or Take—Is The Droit De Suite A Taking Without Just Compensation?, Jeremy Cohen
Give Or Take—Is The Droit De Suite A Taking Without Just Compensation?, Jeremy Cohen
Pepperdine Law Review
The Constitution mandates Congress to protect the arts and sciences directly by creating an exclusive right called copyright. However, visual artists such as painters, sculptors, and photographers in the United States still cannot participate in the significant profits from the secondary sales of their copyrighted works at public and private auctions. In over eighty countries worldwide, the droit de suite, also known as the Artist Resale Royalty (ARR), grants visual artists such royalties. Unfortunately, the United States currently lacks such a royalty, despite multiple unsuccessful attempts by Congress to pass federal legislation. Although California enacted its own version of the …