Los Angeles Lawyer
The Magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association

May 2002
Vol. 25, No. 3

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Barristers Tips
Barristers Tips
Timothy R. Collins

Practice Tips
Challenging the Practices of the Recording Industry
A. Barry Cappello and Troy A. Thielemann

Tax Tips
Estate and Gift Tax Planning for Copyright Owners
William M. Weintraub and Burton A. Mitchell

Practice in a Minor Key
The ambiguities of the music industry complicate the relationship between attorneys and their minor clients
Bonnie E. Berry

Five Cases That Shook Hollywood
Since its inception, the film industry has been shaped by a series of landmark court decisions
Gerald F. Phillips

The Unbearable Likeness of Being
The right of artists to use a celebrity's likeness seems to hinge on the extent to which the use is purely commercial
Ted F. Gerdes

By the Book
The Government vs. Erotica
R. J. Comer

Computer Counselor
The Emergence of PDFs as the New Standard for E-documents
Benjamin Sotelo and James A. Flanagan

Closing Argument
Is the Law Irrelevant in the Convergence Era?
Arnold P. Peter