Kendall Brill & Klieger attorneys are consistently recognized for outstanding representation in the fields of media, entertainment, and technology. Our work involves a broad range of clients and disputes including:
- Major Motion Picture Studios
- Broadcast and Cable Networks
- Video Gaming and Interactive Software
- Outdoor Advertising
- Entertainment and Music Production
- Publishing
- Telecommunications
KBK attorneys litigate complex copyright, trademark, trade secret, idea submission, licensing, distribution, regulatory, and constitutional disputes involving all forms of media and communication.
A collection of representative matters we have handled since the firm’s founding include the following:
Copyright and Idea Submission
Defended CBS Interactive in copyright infringement action concerning alleged copying of computer source code in connection with Chinese-based website.
Defended Viacom/BET in a putative class action alleging copyright violations involving synchronization rights.
Represented Nickelodeon cable television network in idea submission action related to television program “True Jackson, V.P.”
Defended MTV Networks in copyright infringement action related to O.J. Simpson’s “Juiced” reality television project.
Represent Electronic Arts in copyright action related to “The Sims” video game franchise.
Viacom v. YouTube: Filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of a group of legal and economics scholars from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas, and Fordham University in this Digital Millennium Copyright Act case.
Trademark, Trade Dress, and Right of Publicity
Represented Electronic Arts in trademark infringement actions related to “EA SPORTS Active” and “Mirror’s Edge” video games.
Defended Nickelodeon cable television network in trademark and trade dress infringement action related to children’s television program “The Fresh Beat Band.”
Represented Showtime pay television service in action alleging Lanham Act and right of publicity violations in connection with misattribution of motion picture.
Represent MTV Networks and Dickhouse Productions in action alleging statutory and common law misappropriation of likeness in connection with reality television program “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.”
Defended Electronic Arts in action alleging misappropriation of boxers’ likenesses for use in “Fight Night” video game.
Represent YummyEarth in trademark dispute related to organic candy products.
Advertising
Argued successfully against constitutional law scholar Laurence Tribe in case that preserved authority of cities to support mass transit infrastructure through agreements for the display of advertising ( Metro Lights LLC v. City of Los Angeles, 551 F.3d 898 (9th Cir. 2009)).
Represent leading advertising companies in a range of complex litigation matters encompassing First Amendment and other constitutional issues, regulatory compliance issues, disputes among competitors, and fees and taxes on advertising.
Represent leading publishing company in defending against putative class action concerning cell-phone text message advertising campaign.
Provide advice and counseling on statewide and municipal legislation affecting advertising.
Represent outdoor advertising clients in connection with constitutional challenges to fees, taxes, and other speech restrictions.
Additional Media and Entertainment
Represent attorney sued by DC Comics in connection with his work on behalf of heirs and estate of the authors of Superman.
Represent Paramount Pictures Corporation in contract and business tort actions related to complex domestic and international film financing transactions.
Defend Paramount Pictures Corporation in federal securities litigation related to film financing transaction.
Represent athlete David Beckham in libel and slander action related to article in In Touch Weekly magazine.
Represent Paramount Pictures Corporation and DW Studios Production in personal injury action related to accident during filming of “Transformers 3.”
Provide pre-broadcast review and other production-based advice in connection with numerous reality shows and other programming. These include “Punk’d,” “Jackass,” “Wild Boyz,” “The Buried Life,” “The Pick Up Artist,” “Nitro Circus,” “The Hills,” “The Vice Guide to Everything,” and “Planet Sheen.”