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

May 2003
Vol. 26, No. 3

Vertically Challenged
After settling with numerous profit participants for selfdealing, vertically integrated media conglomerates have responded with new contact language--which may initiate the next round of legal wrangling
Stanton L. Stein and Marcia J. Harris

Preemptive Strike
Does the Central District’s interpretation of federal copyright preemption standards endanger state claims for misappropriation of ideas?
Steven T. Lowe

Clean Cut
The directors' challenge to unauthorized editing of their films will clarify important questions of copyright law and "moral rights" in the digital age
Mark S. Lee

Practice Tips
The Demise of California's Son of Sam Law
Stephen F. Rohde

Practice Tips
Determining Personal Jurisdiction in Internet-Related Litigation
Kent A. Halkett

Computer Counselor
Finding Entertainment Law Online, from Scholarship to Scandals
Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch

Barristers Tips
Practice Tips from My Grandmother
Rebecca A. Delfino

Closing Argument
Internet Radio and the Future of Music
Joseph E. Magri