Happy 30 Episodes, End Scene listeners! Tony and Evan reunite for this 30th episode of End Scene and per usual, some great entertainment law topics are on the docket. First, Tony and Evan talk about the recent Disney short film "Once Upon a Studio" to commemorate 100 years of the Walt Disney Company (06:35). The film features a posthumous cameo of Robin Williams as "Genie" from the film "Aladdin" which was approved by Robin Williams' Estate. Tony and Evan talk about post-mortem personality rights licensing and why Disney needed to secure Robin Williams' voice rights to feature him in "Once Upon a Studio." Second, Tony and Evan talk about a copyright infringement lawsuit that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear this 2023-24 term involving Flo Rida's song "In The Ayer." However, this is NOT your traditional copyright infringement lawsuit as the Supreme Court will assess the statute of limitations that are typical in copyright infringement lawsuits. Tony and Evan discuss their thoughts on this case (18:58). Finally, in honor of 30 episodes, Tony and Evan share their favorite End Scene episode so far (29:26).
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