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WT Deals: Orbit Media Presents New Podcast Docu-Series ‘Avenger’

Published: September 27, 2023

Weintraub client Orbit Media cast Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel and actor/director Fisher Stevens for its upcoming documentary podcast series, Avenger. The series will share the true story of the Argentine ‘Death Flights’ that occurred during the late 70s and the local journalist who was determined to shed light on the crimes that left thousands of people dead.

Orbit Media is represented by Weintraub shareholder Shaun Gordon.
Read more about this project in People Magazine here.

Weintraub Supports 2023 Hard Hats and High Heels Gala for Habitat for Humanity

Published: September 20, 2023

Weintraub Tobin was proud to support Habitat for Humanity’s 2023 Hard Hats and High Heels Gala. The annual event, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, raised a record-breaking $497k to help support the work of Habitat for Humanity in addressing the affordable housing crisis in the Greater Sacramento Region.

L&E Seminar: Navigating the Complex Maze of Leave of Absence and Accommodation Laws

  • When: Sep 20, 2023 09:30 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT
  • Where: Weintraub Tobin, 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

Navigating and administering leaves of absence in California has never been easy. Employers have to first understand which statutory leaves apply to their workplace, then ensure that they not only have policies in place regarding those leaves, but also administer those leaves properly. Often times, various leave statutes, reasonable accommodation statutes, and partial wage-replacement statutes overlap in a given situation, making compliance with the law even more difficult.

WT Deals: Jessica Varley to Write and Direct “The Astronaut”

Published: September 15, 2023

Weintraub Client Jess Varley (Phobias) makes her solo writing and directing debut with the sci-fi thriller The Astronaut, which begins filming in Ireland in October (under an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement). Kate Mara, Gabriel Luna, and Laurence Fishburne lead the cast.

The Astronaut is produced by Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller (Fuller Media), alongside Eric B. Fleischman and Chris Abernathy (Wonder Company).

Award-Winning AI Art Not Copyrightable

Published: September 14, 2023

by Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D.
The IP Law Blog

Last year, Jason M. Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Despite receiving this accolade and Allen’s arguments that he contributed significant creative elements to the AI-generated Work, his attempts to copyright the work have been unsuccessful.