August 2, 2016
Larry Iser Speaks to BuzzFeed, The Wrap on Kesha Legal Battle
Partner Larry Iser was quoted in Claudia Rosenbaum's BuzzFeed articles "Kesha Drops Sex Assault Case Against Dr. Luke To Focus On Music Fight," “Kesha Faces An Uphill Legal Battle With Dr. Luke, Experts Say” and Matt Donnelly’s The Wrap article...
July 27, 2016
Larry Iser Speaks Extensively to Media on Led Zeppelin Copyright Trial
KHIKS Managing Partner Larry Iser was quoted in Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian and appeared on CBS Evening News to discuss the ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the band Led Zeppelin over their iconic song "Stairway to...
July 18, 2016
Jon Steinsapir Quoted in Los Angeles Business Journal
Jon Steinsapir was recently quoted in Henry Meier’s Los Angeles Business Journal article “Video-Game Firm Has Score to Settle Over Mods.”...
June 27, 2016
‘Hamilton’ Part II — Why Lin-Manuel Miranda Didn’t Really Need To Clear The Music — Forbes
Larry Iser’s article "‘Hamilton’ Part II — Why Lin-Manuel Miranda Didn’t Really Need To Clear The Music” was featured in Forbes on June 27, 2016. ...
June 20, 2016
‘Hamilton’ And Copyright: Lin-Manuel Miranda Had His Eyes On Music History – Forbes
Larry Iser’s article "‘Hamilton’ And Copyright: Lin-Manuel Miranda Had His Eyes On Music History” was published by Forbes on June 16, 2016....
June 14, 2016
Larry Iser Speaks on Music Copyright Infringement Suits in Los Angeles Business Journal
Larry Iser was quoted in Henry Meier’s Los Angeles Business Journal article “Recent Ruling Might Have Cued Up Music Suits,” which discusses how lawsuits targeting popular musicians Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran may be the start of an unsettling trend...
June 3, 2016
Note to Candidate Trump: You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Forbes
KHIKS Managing Partner Larry Iser’s article “Note to Candidate Trump: You Can’t Always Get What You Want” was published by Forbes on June 2, 2016 as the first installment of “Legal Entertainment,” a blog featuring ongoing commentary from leading attorneys...
May 6, 2016
Streaming Prince’s music—only one choice
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted in a Forbes Media & Entertainment article about the one place you can go to stream Prince's music. Known for his keen instincts for protecting his intellectual property, the late rock superstar...
May 5, 2016
Rolling Stones not happy about Trump using their music
KHIKS founding and managing partner Larry Iser was quoted in The Washington Post today in Travis Andrews' piece on a phenomenon as predictable as the morning sunrise: the unauthorized use of popular songs by political candidates in their campaigns....
April 21, 2016
Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser comment on Prince’s estate
Big news travels fast. And big questions follow right behind. On the very day pop superstar Prince was found dead, KHIKS founding members Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser were asked by The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times,...
March 23, 2016
Howard Weitzman and Jeremiah Reynolds Comment on Hulk Hogan Privacy Lawsuit
Howard Weitzman was recently quoted in Carolina A. Miranda’s Los Angeles Times piece “Hulk Hogan verdict raises crucial privacy issues in the digital age,” which discusses the $140 million suit filed by Terry Bollea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, against the controversial...
February 20, 2016
Scalia Often Put Limits On Rights In IP Decisions – Law360
Law360, New York (February 16, 2016, 11:03 PM ET) -- Justice Antonin Scalia wrote few opinions and dissents in intellectual property cases and was upfront that it was not exactly his favorite area of the law, but when he did...