Entertainment and Sports Law Section

This section was created in recognition of the increasing number of practitioners in entertainment and sports law. The section presents an annual CLE program and helps members stay up to date on trends and activities in this specialized area of practice.

Entertainment and Sports Law Leadership

Chair
Tim Warnock
Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC
1906 West End Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
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twarnock@rwjplc.com
(615)320-3700
Immediate Past Chair
Matthew Beckett
Beckett Law Office
5808 Abbott Ct.
Nashville, TN 37211
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mtbeckett@comcast.net
(615)330-3669
Vice-Chair
Casey Summar
Volunteer Lawyers &...
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
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csummar@abcnashville.org
(615)460-8274

Entertainment and Sports Law News

Court Asked to Review Landmark File-Sharing Case

By Stacey Shrader ... on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 3:43pm

Infamous file-sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review a jury’s conclusion that she pay the recording industry $222,000 for downloading and sharing two dozen copyrighted songs on the now-defunct file-sharing service Kazaa. Thomas-Rasset, the first person to defend herself against a file-sharing case, said the damages were unconstitutionally excessive and were not rationally related to the harm she caused to the labels. The court previously declined two other file-sharing cases brought before it. Learn more about the case on Wired.com

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Bill to Ease Restrictions on Home Music Recording Hits Snag

By Brittany Sims on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:02pm

Language in a bill aimed to simplify the city’s code to accommodate home recording studios has turned into a source of consternation for some Nashville musicians, the Tennessean reports. The legislation would add a new accessory use dubbed “home recoding studio” to the city’s home occupation code. Council members Megan Berry and Ronnie Steine proposed the ordinance in order to authorize a practice many are already doing, even though it technically violates Metro’s codes. However, the bill’s vague language and definitions of aspects such as “home studio” have drawn some concern.

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