Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal

On this week’s episode, we talk to Fabio Bertoni [https://www.fordham.edu/info/24260/legal_writing_faculty/5844/fabio_b_bertoni/1], the General Counsel for the New Yorker Magazine. We discuss moving from a big law firm to becoming an in-house counsel of a major publication, the process of pre-publication review, and the current media landscape and how it has changed a lawyer’s duty to the publication. Fabio Bertoni is general counsel of The New Yorker magazine, where he is responsible for pre-publication review of all articles, website posts, videos and other content published by The New Yorker, as well as supervising legal issues surrounding The New Yorker Festival and other events.  Prior to working at The New Yorker, Fabio was assistant general counsel at HarperCollins Publishers, where he conducted pre-publication review of non-fiction books, and handled legal issues for the Children’s Division, negotiated author-publisher agreements, and advised on licensing, copyright and trademark issues.  Prior to that, Fabio was vice president and deputy general counsel for ALM Media, publisher of The American Lawyer, the New York Law Journal, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines across the United States. Fabio also serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, where he teaches a seminar on Media Law Drafting.  He began his legal career at the firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, after graduating from Columbia Law School and from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Our theme song isRoller Blades by Otis McDonald [https://youtu.be/Ym8r-34xu0M]. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fordham-intellectual-property/id1158550285]and leave us a review! Website:www.fordhamiplj.org [http://www.fordhamiplj.org/] Twitter:@FordhamIPLJ [https://twitter.com/FordhamIPLJ] Instagram:@Fordhamiplj [https://www.instagram.com/fordhamiplj/] Facebook:www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ [http://www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ] Patreon:www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj [http://www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj]

On this week’s episode, we bring you our IPLJ’s event held earlier this month, Dance Dance Legal Revolution [https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/12622/IPLJ_Dance_Dance_Agenda_v1.pdf]. Moderated by IPLJ Associate Editor, Kara Krakower [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-krakower-6b366153/], the panel will discuss the popular video game Fortnite, created by Epic Games, which has recently found itself in hot water for selling content that mirrors dance moves made famous by other artists. Some of those artists, such as Brooklyn rapper 2 Milly and star of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Alfonso Ribeiro, have gone as far as to bring suit against Epic Games for the appropriation of their art, image, and brand. The attorneys of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP [https://piercebainbridge.com/], will be joining us for a discussion about the lawsuits, its cultural implications, and the attorneys’ experience working at a young, up-and-coming law firm. Our theme song isRoller Blades by Otis McDonald [https://youtu.be/Ym8r-34xu0M]. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fordham-intellectual-property/id1158550285]and leave us a review! Website:www.fordhamiplj.org [http://www.fordhamiplj.org/] Twitter:@FordhamIPLJ [https://twitter.com/FordhamIPLJ] Instagram:@Fordhamiplj [https://www.instagram.com/fordhamiplj/] Facebook:www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ [http://www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ] Patreon:www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj [http://www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj]

This week Patrick Hao [https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hao-703a66ba], IPLJ Online Editor, and Alessandra Dagirmanjian [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandra-dagirmanjian-86688363], IPLJ Notes and Articles Editor, speak with Erik Bierbauer [https://www.fordham.edu/info/23642/a_-_b/7783/erik_bierbauer/1], Vice President of Litigation at NBC Universal and Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University. They discuss Justice Thomas’s analysis of the landmark First Amendment case,New York Times v. Sullivan,in a recent denial of certiorari to Kathrine McKee. Erik shares his thoughts on Justice Thomas’s interpretation ofSullivanand how a reconsideration of the case could affect defamation law. Our theme song isRoller Blades by Otis McDonald [https://youtu.be/Ym8r-34xu0M]. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fordham-intellectual-property/id1158550285]and leave us a review! Website:www.fordhamiplj.org [http://www.fordhamiplj.org/] Twitter:@FordhamIPLJ [https://twitter.com/FordhamIPLJ] Instagram:@Fordhamiplj [https://www.instagram.com/fordhamiplj/] Facebook:www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ [http://www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ] Patreon:www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj [http://www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj]

This week,Michael Rubin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rubin-31600aa0/], IPLJ staff member, sits down withJeffery Berkowitz [https://www.finnegan.com/en/professionals/jeffrey-a-berkowitz.html], a partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner. Their conversation touches on a variety of experiences encountered during Mr. Berkowitz’s patent practice for nearly 30 years with his firm. Mr. Berkowitz discusses his international practice assisting clients developing strategic patent portfolios and litigating in district courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Rubin is a second-year law student at Fordham and a staff member at the IPLJ. He plans on working in Patent law this coming summer.IP of the Week:The Last Days of Nights [https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Night-Novel/dp/0812988922]by Graham MooreOur theme song isRoller Blades by Otis McDonald [https://youtu.be/Ym8r-34xu0M]. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fordham-intellectual-property/id1158550285]and leave us a review! Website:www.fordhamiplj.org [http://www.fordhamiplj.org/] Twitter:@FordhamIPLJ [https://twitter.com/FordhamIPLJ] Instagram:@Fordhamiplj [https://www.instagram.com/fordhamiplj/] Facebook:www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ [http://www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ] Patreon:www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj [http://www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj]

On this week’s episode, Fordham IPLJ staff member, Meredith Miller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbiochem/], interviews former PTAB judge and current patent litigator, Brian Murphy [https://www.haugpartners.com/attorney/brian-murphy/]. They discuss Mr. Murphy’s experiences as a PTAB judge and a patent practitioner, the impact PTAB and associated post-grant proceedings have had on patent law, and predictions of how PTAB might evolve in the future. Mr. Murphy is currently a partner at Haug Partners in New York City and was a Lead Administrative Patent Judge on the Patent and Trial Appeal Board at the USPTO. Ms. Miller is a second-year law student at Fordham Law intending to go into biotechnology patent practice. Our theme song isRoller Blades by Otis McDonald [https://youtu.be/Ym8r-34xu0M]. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fordham-intellectual-property/id1158550285]and leave us a review! Website:www.fordhamiplj.org [http://www.fordhamiplj.org/] Twitter:@FordhamIPLJ [https://twitter.com/FordhamIPLJ] Instagram:@Fordhamiplj [https://www.instagram.com/fordhamiplj/] Facebook:www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ [http://www.facebook.com/FordhamIPLJ] Patreon:www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj [http://www.patreon.com/fordhamiplj]