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Comedians in Cars Getting Ideas, Ops. 2: Ace in the Hole

Oct 29 2019
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA New York Federal District Court recently ruled in favor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director Christian Charles, who claimed authors
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Comedians in Cars Getting Ideas, Ops. 1: Timing is Everything in Comedy, in Litigation, and in Litigation about Comedy

Oct 11 2019
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA Federal District Court in New York recently ruled in favor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director Christian Charles, who claimed
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8/29: Creativity and Copyright Author Event at The Last Bookstore in LA

Aug 06 2019
John L. Geiger and Howard SuberOn Thursday, August 29th at 7:30 PM The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles will host expert authors John L. Geiger and Howard Suber to discuss their new book, Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists.Inspired by Strunk &
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Copyright Law for Creatives: Critical Resources and New Developments

Jul 25 2019
Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists provides critical resources on copyright law. Expert authors John L. Geiger, an intellectual property attorney and Howard Suber, a 50-year veteran of UCLA's film school, dissect the laws that govern creativity, idea-ma
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