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Open App Markets Act Takes Aim at Apple, Google Stores

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By: David B. Hoppe

2021-09-09

While Epic Games’ lawsuit against Apple has drawn attention to practices such as Apple’s 15 to 30 percent commission on app sales, in-app purchases, and Apple’s gag rule on advertising, Apple is not the only tech company developers and regulators have in their sights. Google, Valve, and other digital behemoths have also been accused of abusing their market dominance by imposing exorbitant fees upon app developers.

Blockchain Use Cases: Media and Entertainment

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By: David B. Hoppe

2018-08-01

In this article, we look at the application of blockchain technology in the media and entertainment industry. Other articles in this series cover the use of blockchain in supply chain logistics and electronic health records.

Aramid and Relativity

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By: David B. Hoppe

2013-01-24

As we’ve written before, the recent slate deal trend among Hollywood financiers can be very tricky, even for the savviest of investors. The latest and probably best-known victim is Aramid Entertainment, a sophisticated hedge fund with a Cayman Islands address. In a lawsuit filed last year, Aramid claims it was ensnared in “one of the greatest heist stories ever told in the movie business.”

Anatomy of a Presale, Part 3: Terms of Agreement

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By: David B. Hoppe

2013-01-03

We continue our discussion of film finance and in particular foreign pre-sale agreements. This post will focus on the issues to be considered when structuring such agreements for distribution.

Anatomy of a Pre-Sale, Part 1: Introduction

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By: David B. Hoppe

2012-07-17

A pre-sale is technically a licensing of certain specified distribution rights for a film. Simply, a producer conveys some of his rights to a distributor, who is responsible for marketing and releasing the film to the public to generate revenue.

China’s Golden Era of Film

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By: David B. Hoppe

2012-06-05

As Chinese consumers decide how to allocate their growing disposable incomes, movies are attracting increasingly large audiences, to the benefit of the American film industry. In the past five years,…