Stanley Rothenberg

Background

Rothenberg, Stanley was born on June 8, 1930 in Brooklyn. Son of Baruch and Lena (Feinman) Rothenberg.

Education

New York University (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1953). Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Doctor of Laws, 1954) (as a Fulbright Scholar)as a Fulbright Scholar).

Career

Worked at Moses & Singer, LLP (New York, NY) specializing in Copyright, Entertainment and Publishing Law. Admitted to the bar, 1954, New York. 1960, United States. Supreme Court.

Adjunct Professor of Law: Seton Hall University, 1980-1985. Cardozo Law School, 1986-1989. Fordham University, 1994—.

Author: "Copyright and Public Performance of Music," Martinus Nijhoff, 1954 (reissued, 1987, Fred B. Rothman Company). "Copyright Law: Basic and Related Materials," Clark Boardman, 1956, 1958. "Legal Protection of Literature, Art and Music," Clark Boardman, 1960 (reissued, 1988, Fred B. Rothman Company).

"Intentional Interference with Contract Rights," 18 Am Jur Trials 57-102, 1971. "Copyright," Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier, Inc., 1968, 1974, 1978. "Copyright USA," "Performing Artists USA," and "Titles USA," Pinner's World Unfair Competition Law, An Encyclopedia, Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1965, 1978.

"Oral Copyright Contracts and the Statute of Frauds," 25 Bulletin of the Copyright Society of the USA 159, 1977. "Old Copyrights, Old Copyright Lawyers and the New Copyright Act," 29 Journal of The Copyright Society of the USA 395, 1982. "Mass Media Copyright Primer," "Checklist for Copyright Contracts," and "Stars in Court," Communications Law, PLI, 1983.

"Right of Publicity," Legal and Business Problems of the Theatre, PLI, 1985 (co-chair). "Protection of Characters," Current Developments in Copyright Law, PLI, 1985. "Right of Publicity," Current Developments in Copyright Law, PLI, 1986.

"Contribution of the Bar to the Development of Copyright Law, " 37 Journal of The Copyright Society of the USA 453, 1990. "Choice of Law in Sound-Alike Cases," 14 Entertainment Law Rep., No. 8, January 1993; "From Cartoons to 'Snow White' on Videocassette," New York Law Journal, 54, December 4, 1995.

"Do the Prior‘New Technology’ Cases Apply to the New‘Technology’ Cases?," Corporate Counsel Magazine, June 1966. "Ninety Years of New Uses and Conflicting Rights," 29 Leonardo 4, 1996. "‘Fantasia’on Videotape Conjures a Lawsuit," New York Law Journal, p.S3, June 23, 1997.

Speaker: Annual Meeting of American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1989. Mid-Winter Meeting of Copyright Society of USA, 1989. Annual Meeting of Copyright Society of USA, 1990.

Section of Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law, Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, 1990. Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section, Annual Meeting, New York State Bar Association, 1990. Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education and Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section, 1991.

"Multimedia - New Uses and Conflicting Rights," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1993. District of Columbia Bar 1994 Winter Convention. "Intellectual Property Rights and the Arts: The Impact of New Technologies," The New York International Festival of the Arts, 1994.

The Music Law Seminar, The University of Memphis School of Law, 1995. Member, Library of Congress Advisory Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit (ACCORD), 1993-1995. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, 1964-1967.

1974-1977; 1984-1987. 1990-1990 and Chairman, 1977-1980, Committee on Copyright and Literary Property. Member, Committee on Entertainment and Sports Law, 1981-1984.

1995—); American Bar Association (Member, Committees on Copyright Office Affairs, 1978-1988 and International Copyright Conventions and Treaties, 1988—, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law). Copyright Society of the USA (Vice President, 1964-1972. Trustee, 1972-1975, 1976-1979.

President, 1980-1982. Honorary Trustee, 1982—).

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1954.

Works

• book

  • (Copyright and Public Performance of Music) Author: Stanley Rothenberg published on (January, 1954)

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  • Copyright and Public Performance of Music

    (There have been many notable descriptions of music but pe...)

  • Copyright and Public Performance of Music

    (Covers not only the history of Performing Rights Societie...)

  • Copyright and Public Performance of Music

    (Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked...)

  • Legal Protection of Literature, Art, and Music
  • Copyright law,: Basic and related materials

Membership

Member, Library of Congress Advisory Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit (ACCORD), 1993-1995. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, 1964-1967. 1974-1977; 1984-1987.

1990-1990 and Chairman, 1977-1980, Committee on Copyright and Literary Property. Member, Committee on Entertainment and Sports Law, 1981-1984. 1995—); American Bar Association (Member, Committees on Copyright Office Affairs, 1978-1988 and International Copyright Conventions and Treaties, 1988—, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law).

Copyright Society of the USA (Vice President, 1964-1972. Trustee, 1972-1975, 1976-1979. President, 1980-1982.

Honorary Trustee, 1982—).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, theatre.

Connections

Children: David, Michael, Seth.

Father:

Baruch Rothenberg

Mother:

Lena (Feinman) Rothenberg

child:

Seth Rothenberg

child:

Michael Rothenberg

child:

David Rothenberg