Oct 13, 2020
In today’s episode of the BOMB podcast, Professor Butler will explore the elements of a binding verbal agreement using Kelly Clarkson’s recent lawsuit between her and her manager/ex-husband as a backdrop. Clarkson is being sued by her management company, Nashville-based Starstruck Management for unpaid and...
Sep 29, 2020
In this week’s episode of the BOMB podcast, Professor Butler will briefly recap episode 10, where she discusses the first way to create a Work Made for Hire (a work created by an employee within the scope of employment), then quickly turns her focus towards the second way to create a WMFH, which is when someone orders...
Sep 15, 2020
In this week's episode of the BOMB podcast, Professor Butler breaks down what it means to create a Work Made For Hire. In this part one of a two-part episode, she explores works created by employees within the scope of their employment. She defines the doctrine and explains the ramifications of creating a...
Aug 25, 2020
In this week’s episode of the BOMB podcast, Professor Butler explores the right of publicity and the name and likeness provision that exists in every recording contract. Each of these issues are at the center of the lawsuit that 50 Cent filed against Rick Ross a few years ago, the very same lawsuit that came to an end...
Aug 18, 2020
In this week’s episode of the BOMB podcast, Professor Butler explores the four types of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, through the lens of property rights in general. She breaks down the concept that all property, whether it’s real, personal, or intellectual, is entitled...