Larry Zerner
@zernerlaw.bsky.social
Copyright Trademark & Entertainment Attorney. Co-Founder of Cal. Society of Entertainment Lawyers. Former Actor. Working to Protect Talent in Movies TV & Music
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Larry Zerner
@zernerlaw.bsky.social
· May 4
I would like to join the Thunderbolts*. My superpower will be that I will stop them from saying "copyright" when they should say "trademark."
Is Emma Thompson making a Sweeney Todd callback in the opening to Down Cemetery Road? Or is this just a coincidence? You be the judge.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Is Emma Thompson making a Sweeney Todd callback in the opening to Down Cemetery Road? Or is this just a coincidence? You be the judge.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts:
Queen (Jazz and The Game tours)
Springsteen (River tour 3x on front leg, 3x on back)
Clash & English Beat (Hollywood Palladium)
Steve Martin at Universal Ampitheate (Blues Brothers opened and taped Briefcase Full of Blues)
Tom Petty (Hollywood Bowl last show)
Queen (Jazz and The Game tours)
Springsteen (River tour 3x on front leg, 3x on back)
Clash & English Beat (Hollywood Palladium)
Steve Martin at Universal Ampitheate (Blues Brothers opened and taped Briefcase Full of Blues)
Tom Petty (Hollywood Bowl last show)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts:
Meat Loaf (1994, first concert! In Maine)
Meat Loaf (1999, storytellers tour in Boston)
Meat Loaf (2003, in New Hampshire)
Stroke 9 (2006 in Los Angeles)
Meat Loaf (2013, Vegas residency)
Meat Loaf (1994, first concert! In Maine)
Meat Loaf (1999, storytellers tour in Boston)
Meat Loaf (2003, in New Hampshire)
Stroke 9 (2006 in Los Angeles)
Meat Loaf (2013, Vegas residency)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen?
- Peter Gabriel (US tour kickoff in Rochester, NY)
- Queensryche (Operation Mindcrime in full)
- Sinead O'Connor (shortly before the idiots of the world turned on her)
- The Cranberries (in a small bar, just before breaking big)
- Sarah McLachlan (4x)
- Peter Gabriel (US tour kickoff in Rochester, NY)
- Queensryche (Operation Mindcrime in full)
- Sinead O'Connor (shortly before the idiots of the world turned on her)
- The Cranberries (in a small bar, just before breaking big)
- Sarah McLachlan (4x)
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts:
Queen (Jazz and The Game tours)
Springsteen (River tour 3x on front leg, 3x on back)
Clash & English Beat (Hollywood Palladium)
Steve Martin at Universal Ampitheate (Blues Brothers opened and taped Briefcase Full of Blues)
Tom Petty (Hollywood Bowl last show)
Queen (Jazz and The Game tours)
Springsteen (River tour 3x on front leg, 3x on back)
Clash & English Beat (Hollywood Palladium)
Steve Martin at Universal Ampitheate (Blues Brothers opened and taped Briefcase Full of Blues)
Tom Petty (Hollywood Bowl last show)
I know that Blueskyers love their physical media, but ITunes is having an amazing mega bundle sale including MGM 100 movies for $100, Paramount 50 for $50, 43 Clint Eastwood movies for $100 and a bunch of other great bundles. Definitely worth checking out if you don't care about having the disc.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I know that Blueskyers love their physical media, but ITunes is having an amazing mega bundle sale including MGM 100 movies for $100, Paramount 50 for $50, 43 Clint Eastwood movies for $100 and a bunch of other great bundles. Definitely worth checking out if you don't care about having the disc.
Reposted by Larry Zerner
Take revenge by being good, decent, and kind.
"The best revenge is to not be like them." — Marcus Aurelius
"The best revenge is to not be like them." — Marcus Aurelius
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Take revenge by being good, decent, and kind.
"The best revenge is to not be like them." — Marcus Aurelius
"The best revenge is to not be like them." — Marcus Aurelius
Happy Halloween everyone. So glad to be spending the weekend at Spooky Empire in Orlando.
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy Halloween everyone. So glad to be spending the weekend at Spooky Empire in Orlando.
Pretty much
LEGAL RELEASE FORM: You agree to let us film you
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pretty much
Also, the cup holders are too small to fit a Super Big Gulp
Fun fact: it costs $21,000 to change the oil in a Bugatti Veyron, the process takes 27 hours
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Also, the cup holders are too small to fit a Super Big Gulp
Published 91 days ago
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Archives banned making copies.
Archives banned making copies.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Published 91 days ago
You know what would be a great use of AI? If you could feed it a contract that contained defined terms, and it made it so every time those terms appeared in the contract, you could hover your mouse over the word and the definition would pop up. If that doesn't exist yet, could someone get on that?
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You know what would be a great use of AI? If you could feed it a contract that contained defined terms, and it made it so every time those terms appeared in the contract, you could hover your mouse over the word and the definition would pop up. If that doesn't exist yet, could someone get on that?
Cahuenga or La Jolla
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cahuenga or La Jolla
"Viewers will be thoroughly annoyed by at least one character. That guy is Shelly Finkelstein."
No lies detected.
www.cbr.com/friday-the-1...
No lies detected.
www.cbr.com/friday-the-1...
Sorry Friday the 13th Fans, This 14% RT Horror Flop Is the Most Important Sequel in Slasher History
While this might not be the best sequel, it is notable for one key and iconic reason that changed the slasher genre and pop culture.
www.cbr.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Viewers will be thoroughly annoyed by at least one character. That guy is Shelly Finkelstein."
No lies detected.
www.cbr.com/friday-the-1...
No lies detected.
www.cbr.com/friday-the-1...
This week marked a significant day in IP history. Tuesday was the 70th anniversary of the tragic death of James Dean. The significance of that is that California's Right of Publicity law (Civ. Code 3344.1) only protects the rights of celebrities for 70 years. 1/
October 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This week marked a significant day in IP history. Tuesday was the 70th anniversary of the tragic death of James Dean. The significance of that is that California's Right of Publicity law (Civ. Code 3344.1) only protects the rights of celebrities for 70 years. 1/
Post a you from a different era
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Post a you from a different era
What they say: "This open world game is huge!"
What they mean: Of the 100 hours spent playing this game, 95 of them will be spent on a horse traveling from one mission to another.
What they mean: Of the 100 hours spent playing this game, 95 of them will be spent on a horse traveling from one mission to another.
September 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What they say: "This open world game is huge!"
What they mean: Of the 100 hours spent playing this game, 95 of them will be spent on a horse traveling from one mission to another.
What they mean: Of the 100 hours spent playing this game, 95 of them will be spent on a horse traveling from one mission to another.
I saw One Battle After Another last week and I am predicting that it will be a big surprise hit in the same way Sinners was. The movie rocks!
This is one thing giant movie studios can still do--the crazy big swing that costs a lot of money and is not tied to an algorithm or concern about "viewer retention rate at minute three"--that no other entity can. It is one reason the film ecosystem still needs them.
if you're a person who doesn't see the unalloyed good in Warner Bros spending $150 million on a loose Pynchon adaptation by Paul Thomas Anderson, we simply do not occupy the same reality
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I saw One Battle After Another last week and I am predicting that it will be a big surprise hit in the same way Sinners was. The movie rocks!
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Always fun to watch @paulalanlevy.bsky.social dismantle a copyright troll bully.
Copyright Troll Backfires: Has To Pay Up To Get Out Of Its Lawsuit Of Lies
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the…
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the…
Copyright Troll Backfires: Has To Pay Up To Get Out Of Its Lawsuit Of Lies
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the man who the Washingtonian once dubbed "the web bully's worst enemy" has been taking down copyright trolls with surgical precision for over a decade.
www.techdirt.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Always fun to watch @paulalanlevy.bsky.social dismantle a copyright troll bully.
I always loved The Magician starring Bill Bixby
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I always loved The Magician starring Bill Bixby
Somehow, I make a cameo in this article. Thanks @joerusso.bsky.social
www.dreadcentral.com/news/542428/...
www.dreadcentral.com/news/542428/...
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2025 Delivers The Scary Goods
Joe Russo (no, not that one) got to preview this year's epic Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood! Check out his highlights from this year.
www.dreadcentral.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Somehow, I make a cameo in this article. Thanks @joerusso.bsky.social
www.dreadcentral.com/news/542428/...
www.dreadcentral.com/news/542428/...
Headed to Halloween Horror Nights tonight. Terrifier & Friday the 13th! Art the Clown & Jason Voorhees! My worlds collide (in the best way). Can't wait. See you all there.
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Headed to Halloween Horror Nights tonight. Terrifier & Friday the 13th! Art the Clown & Jason Voorhees! My worlds collide (in the best way). Can't wait. See you all there.
Just add 25 minutes to the posted start time of any movie to skip the commercials
As someone who didn’t like Regal I will have to venture out and reassess my opinion.
For my L.A. Blueskyers, if you haven't been to the Regal Sherman Oaks lately, they've upgraded most of the theaters and done a great job. Reclining seats, perfect sightlines, and the screens are noticeably brighter. IMAX coming in November. Check it out!
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just add 25 minutes to the posted start time of any movie to skip the commercials
Tshidi Manye’s final bow as Rafiki in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway
YouTube video by bwaySHO
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
For my L.A. Blueskyers, if you haven't been to the Regal Sherman Oaks lately, they've upgraded most of the theaters and done a great job. Reclining seats, perfect sightlines, and the screens are noticeably brighter. IMAX coming in November. Check it out!
September 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
For my L.A. Blueskyers, if you haven't been to the Regal Sherman Oaks lately, they've upgraded most of the theaters and done a great job. Reclining seats, perfect sightlines, and the screens are noticeably brighter. IMAX coming in November. Check it out!
Saw Queen with Freddie Mercury twice (Jazz and The Game tours)
What is your biggest concert flex?
August 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Saw Queen with Freddie Mercury twice (Jazz and The Game tours)