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Talent Agencies Act

Did Marathon and Preston Kill The Talent Agencies Act?
By Edwin F. McPherson – Southwestern Law Review – May 2009

Double Agent: Is The Penalty Of Declaring a Contract Void Ab Initio Too Harsh For Managers Who Procure Employment?
By Edwin F. McPherson - Los Angeles Lawyer - May, 2007

Styne vs. Stevens: The California Supreme Court Has The Final (But Not The First) Word On The Talent Agencies Act
By Edwin F. McPherson - Southwestern Law Review - 2002

The Talent Agencies Act: Does One Year Really Mean One Year?
By Edwin F. McPherson - Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal - Com/Ent - Spring/Summer, 2000

The Talent Agencies Act Is Alive, But Is It well?
By Edwin F. McPherson - Los Angeles Lawyer - December, 2000

California Court Finds Violation By Manager, Despite Lack of Fees
By Edwin F. McPherson - Entertainment Law & Finance - June, 1999

The Talent Agencies Act: Time for a Change
By Edwin F. McPherson - Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal - Com/Ent - Summer, 1997

The Talent Agencies Act: A Personal Manager's Nightmare
By Edwin F. McPherson - Los Angeles Lawyer - May, 1994

Right of Publicity

Gonna Wash That Right Of Publicity Right Out of My Hair -- Life After Toney v. L'Oreal
By Edwin F. McPherson - The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law - Spring, 2005

Voice Misappropriation in California - Bette Midler, Tom Waits and Grandma Burger
By Edwin F. McPherson - University Of Miami Business Law Review - Winter/Spring 2003

Truth In Advertising: A Look At One Right Of Publicity Case Gone Horribly Wrong
By Edwin F. McPherson - Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law - Spring 2000

Copyright

Pick Me! Pick Me! – The New Copyright Lottery
By Edwin F. McPherson – The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer – Summer, 2006

Trademark

What's In A Name?...The Use, Misuse, and Trademark Protection of Band Names
By Edwin F. McPherson - The Entertainment And Sports Lawyer - Spring, 2000

Tortious Interference

Offensive Interference
By Edwin F. McPherson - Los Angeles Lawyer - February, 2000

In The Line Of Fire
By Edwin F. McPherson - Los Angeles Lawyer - April, 1996

Conflicts of Interest

Causation: The Forgotten Element of Conflict Malpractice
By Edwin F. McPherson - UCLA Entertainment Law Review - Fall, 1995

Conflicts In The Entertainment Industry?...Not!
By Edwin F. McPherson - The Entertainment And Sports Lawyer - Winter, 1993

Firm Profiles

Edwin F. McPherson
The Daily Journal - August 9, 1996


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