Mayer Brown‘s entertainment team focuses on copyright matters and represents clients in music, film and television, and technology industries. The team is led from New York by Paul Fakler. Fakler focuses his practice on copyright litigation, representing music streaming services and other companies within the industry. Allison M. Aviki represents publishers, streaming services, and distributors in a variety of copyright cases.
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Key clients
- Pandora Media LLC
- Spotify USA, Inc.
- Alphabet, Google, YouTube
- Hachette Book Group, Inc.
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Music Choice
- Orchestra Music Licensing Association
- Television Music License Committee LLC
- Musixmatch
Work highlights
Represented Pandora in multiple copyright lawsuits by comedians and estates claiming separate licenses are required for 'jokes' embodied in licensed comedy recordings.
Represented Spotify USA Inc. in a five-year-long action brought by Eminem’s music publishers Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated in the federal district court in Nashville, Tennessee.
Represented Google in connection with copyright infringement claims brought by video game developer, Krafton, against Garena.
Practice head
Paul Fakler
Other key lawyers
Allison M. Aviki