Attorney Tamera H. Bennett recently received her certificate of completion of the Texas 40 Hour Mediation Course. Tamera will be available to mediate business conflicts with an emphasis on trademark, copyright and entertainment law disputes.

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England's leading soccer league, The Football Association Premier League Ltd. and Bourne Co., one of the oldest music publishing companies in the U.S., joined forces and filed a copyright infringement complaint on Friday, May 4, 2007 against YouTube, Inc., YouTube, LLC and Google, Inc.

The Plaintiff's allege copyright infringement via "direct infringement," "contributory infringement," and "vicarious infringement."

The Premier League complaint requests certification of the law suit as a class action. This means other potentially damaged parties may be allowed to join the law suit as plaintiffs.

Plaintiff Premier League broadcasts its copyrighted programs in 204 countries to an estimated viewing audience of 2.59 billion. Plaintiff Bourne Co. was founded in Tin Pan Alley (New York) in 1919. Bourne represents many catalogs and songs which include "Inka Dinka Doo," "San Antonio Rose," and "Smile."

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Country music singer Keith L. Urban filed suit in U.S. District Court against New Jersery painter, Keith D. Urban, claiming trademark infringement and violation of cyber-squatting laws.

The New Jersey painter uses the web address www.keithurban.com to advertise his oil paintings. Singer Urban uses www.keithurban.net for his personal site. Keith L. Urban is afraid fans will mistake the paintings as his since the site is not clear on ownership.

Keith L. Urban seeks ownership of the web address and unspecified monetary damages.

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Tamera Bennett, nicknamed by her clients as the IP quarterback, develops strategies to protect and leverage each client's intellectual property. Tamera works closely with her clients to implement customized brand management programs. Tamera's clients range from rock star to leadership coach and financial guru to custom motorcycle designer.

Tamera is the Immediate Past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law section, is a founding board member of the Women Business Owners of Denton County, and is a former adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University. Tamera frequently lectures to attorneys and business owners on intellectual property and entertainment law matters. In addition to her law practice, Tamera is the owner and president of Farm To Market Music, LLC a full service song administration company.

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