IMDb Refuses to Delete or Change Actors’ Ages, Despite Talks with SAG and AFTRA

Posted by on Nov 7, 2011 in Art, Employment, Entertainment, Film, Music, News, Sports, Television | 0 comments Earlier last month, an anonymous actress filed a million dollar lawsuit against the IMDb (“Internet Movie Database”) website claiming that the database violated her constitutional right to privacy by accessing and providing personal information, specifically her age. It may come as no surprise that the entertainment industry is taking the recent lawsuit very seriously and has been in talks...
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Who Owns the Copyright to Your Artistic Work? You or Your Employer?

Posted by on Jul 13, 2011 in Art, Copyright, Employment, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Television | 0 comments It may come as a shock to some people that an individual could create fabulous artistic work and have absolutely no rights to the work. How is this possible you ask? Well, federal copyright law states that if you have created artistic work under a “work for hire” arrangement, you are not the owner. The person who commissioned you to create that work, actually owns the work. Unlike a person...
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Discriminating Against an Employee based on that Employee’s Physical Disability

Posted by on Jul 12, 2011 in Employment, News | 1 comment An employee is deemed to have a physical disability when the employee has a physiological condition that “limits a major life activity” or makes engaging in a major life activity difficult. Courts consider an employee to have a physical disability even if the employee’s use of medications, assistive devices, prosthetics or reasonable accommodations makes it easier for the employee to...
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The Basics of Age Discrimination

Posted by on Jul 12, 2011 in Employment, News | 0 comments California Government Code Section 12940(a) states that “it is unlawful for an employer to discharge an employee solely because of his or her age.” In addition, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 explicitly prohibits discrimination against any employees or job applicants over the age of 40 years. As such, being over forty years old is one of the protected...
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Discrimination in the Workplace

Posted by on Jul 10, 2011 in Employment, News | 0 comments Most people are aware that employers may not discriminate against people based on race. When we say that someone is “prejudice,” we automatically assume that person is prejudice against others based on race. However, California laws do so much more than merely prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on race. California Government Code explicitly prohibits employers from...
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Charlie Sheen’s 100 Million Dollar Lawsuit May Be Forced into Private Arbitration

Posted by on Mar 21, 2011 in Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Employment, Entertainment, News, Television | 0 comments It is no secret that Hollywood’s A-list actor Charlie Sheen is a fan of the spotlight. He lives much of his life in the public eye, whether through television interviews, twitter posts, or casual comments to the paparazzi, Charlie is no stranger to the spot-light. For years now, we have watched him on the hit television series “Two and a Half Men.” About a week or so ago, Charlie...
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