Author: Steve Masur

What the FUCT: Can the USPTO Still Deny Your Vulgar or Offensive Mark?

September 23, 2019

Steve Masur

By: Steve Masur and Cameron Ashby The Supreme Court recently struck down a federal law that banned trademarking words and logos that are “immoral” or “scandalous”. The court reasoned that this federal requirement for registering marks was a form...

The Implications Behind New York’s Decriminalization of Marijuana

August 6, 2019

Steve Masur

By: Steve Masur and Armando E. Martinez On June 19, 2019, the New York State Legislature in Albany rejected a cannabis legalization bill, which had enjoyed wide-ranging popular support, leaving many to wonder why. New York is the second...

Forbes Interview with Steven Masur

April 3, 2014

Steve Masur

Leading Venture Lawyer Reveals Best Education Investments Now

Digital Hollywood 2012

February 15, 2013

Steve Masur

Wednesday, October 17th Venture Funding, Investment & Mergers – Leadership in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile, Games and Crowdfunding The VC and strategic investment community has always led the way in recognizing the newest opportunities...

Startup Weekend NYC Music and Gaming

May 4, 2012

Steve Masur

      David Mazur was a coach: Startup Weekend Music & Gaming is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business, in the...

Digital Hollywood 2012

May 2, 2012

Steve Masur

Wednesday, May 2nd Venture Funding, Investment & Mergers – Leadership in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile and Games The VC and strategic investment community has always led the way in recognizing the newest opportunities in...

Rethink Music 2012

April 24, 2012

Steve Masur

        Panel: Licensing Challenges in a Global Community Jay Rosenthal, Senior Vice President & General CounselNational Music Publishers’ Association Steve Masur, Senior PartnerMasurLaw Philippe Perrauex, FounderRightClearing.com Vickie Nauman, PresidentNorth American, 7digital Cathy Merenda, Vice President of Music PublishingTwentieth Century Fox Richard...

Transmission: Global Summit 2012

March 7, 2012

Steve Masur

TRANSMISSION INNOVATION CAMP // A Monday-To-Monday Acceleration Programme for Startups Between Content and Technology Within the Context of transmission: GLOBAL SUMMIT Launching for the first time in transmitNOW’s history, the Innovation Camp is a unique acceleration programme dedicated to...

2012: MasurLaw’s New Firm Overview!

January 12, 2012

Steve Masur

We’ve put together an overview of our provided services and clients for the start of 2012. Take a look and we’d love to hear your questions and comments. Happy New Year Everyone! Click here to view our one page...

Cloud Media Deals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Or All the Same?

December 8, 2011

Steve Masur

  Spotify, Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iTunes Music Store, Guvera, Grooveshark…So many opportunities, most are fundamentally different. How do you evaluate which deals are good? What are the differences between the models and monetization? What are the licensing issues?...

Benjamin N. Cardozo Lecture for Intellectual Property Law Society

December 5, 2011

Steve Masur

Date: November 29th 2011 Location: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2011 witnessed the birth of many new websites and fileshare services (ie: Spotify, Turntable.fm, Bandcamp) that are of interest to anyone interested in music law.  These new technologies and...

CMJ 2011: The Entertainment Business Law Seminar

October 23, 2011

Steve Masur

  David Mazur: Co-Chair of the Entertainment Business Law Seminar CMJ Network will host the all-day Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) andContinuing Professional Education (CPE) accredited Entertainment Business Law Seminar on October 21, 2011, at NYU’s Helen and Martin...