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MAR
11
3 MINS

'Midnight Rider': Did the Punishment Fit the Crimes?

'Midnight Rider': Did the Punishment Fit the Crimes?

A version of this story first appeared in the March 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

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MAR
10
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'Blurred Lines' Jury Orders Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to Pay $7.4 Million

'Blurred Lines' Jury Orders Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to Pay $7.4 Million

Good artists borrow. Great artists steal. On Tuesday, a California federal jury delivered its own message to artists everywhere that inspiration can rise to copyright infringement.

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MAR
9
2 DAYS

Kraftwerk Frontman Sues Over Electronic Charger Up on Kickstarter (Exclusive)

Kraftwerk Frontman Sues Over Electronic Charger Up on Kickstarter (Exclusive)

Get out the German translation dictionary because Ralf Hutter has met a machine where coexistence raises a pulsating legal condundrum. On Monday, the Kraftwerk co-founder and frontman filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Dresden, Germany-based eZelleron, Inc., the maker of an energy supply unit for mobile electronic devices.

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MAR
9
2 DAYS

Viacom Beats 'Dating Naked' Contestant's Lawsuit Over Uncensored Crotch

Viacom Beats 'Dating Naked' Contestant's Lawsuit Over Uncensored Crotch

If more proof is necessary that reality television dreamers sacrifice quite a lot in their attempts to become famous, VH1 Dating Naked star Jessie Nizewitz has just lost her lawsuit alleging Viacom and producers of the show violated her privacy by failing to "blur out her vagina and anus."

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MAR
6
5 DAYS

Oprah Winfrey Wins Tough Trademark Fight Over "Own Your Power"

Oprah Winfrey Wins Tough Trademark Fight Over "Own Your Power"

Oprah Winfrey has vindicated her legal might, prevailing in a topsy-turvy case that alleged that she had violated a motivational entrepreneur's hold over "Own Your Power" through use of the phrase on the cover of OThe Oprah Magazine, at a magazine-related event, on social media accounts and on her TV show.

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MAR
6
5 DAYS

Luke Wilson Accuses Ex-Assistant of Perpetrating Identity Theft

Luke Wilson Accuses Ex-Assistant of Perpetrating Identity Theft

Old School actor Luke Wilson says his former assistant Charles Lodi took advantage of his position to make unauthorized purchases on his credit cards amounting to $90,000 as well as robbing him of more than $75,000 dollars in personal property.

According to a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, the actor's production company hired Lodi in 2011 to run various errands, and he was rewarded with compensation as well as living free-of-charge in housing provided by Wilson.

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MAR
5
5 DAYS

'Blurred Lines' Trial: Marvin Gaye's Family Seeks $25 Million in Closing Argument

'Blurred Lines' Trial: Marvin Gaye's Family Seeks $25 Million in Closing Argument

The "Blurred Lines" trial has entered jury deliberation.

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MAR
5
6 DAYS

Judge Rules Louis C.K. Owes Health and Pension Contributions for FX's 'Louie'

Judge Rules Louis C.K. Owes Health and Pension Contributions for FX's 'Louie'

On FX's Louie, comedian Louis C.K. certainly does a lot — producing, writing, directing, starring in and editing the series. The dexterity resulted in a novel battle over whether Louis C.K.'s Pig Newton production company owed health and pension contributions to directors of three union-industry plans. On Thursday, a New York federal judge delivered his 36-page opinion on why C.K. did in fact owe money.

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MAR
5
6 DAYS

Hall & Oates Sues Over Haulin' Oats Cereal

Hall & Oates Sues Over Haulin' Oats Cereal

Hall & Oates thinks the cereal name Haulin' Oats hits a little too close to home.

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MAR
5
6 DAYS

Jury Decides Village People 'Y.M.C.A.' Songwriter Has 50 Percent Song Share

Jury Decides Village People 'Y.M.C.A.' Songwriter Has 50 Percent Song Share

Village People singer-songwriter Victor Willis has finally prevailed in reclaiming 50 percent of the copyright to many of the group's songs, including "Y.M.C.A."

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MAR
4
6 DAYS

'Blurred Lines' Trial: Pharrell Says His Song Channels "That Late '70s Feeling"

'Blurred Lines' Trial: Pharrell Says His Song Channels "That Late '70s Feeling"

Pharrell Williams testified in a single phrase to what he thinks "Blurred Lines" shares with the Marvin Gaye song it's said to copy: "Feel. Not infringement."

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MAR
4
7 DAYS

Fox Can't Escape Lawsuit Alleging 'New Girl' Was Stolen

Fox Can't Escape Lawsuit Alleging 'New Girl' Was Stolen

A judge has ruled that a rewrite of a lawsuit against 21st Century Fox over the sitcom New Girl should survive a motion to dismiss.

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MAR
4
7 DAYS

Judge Won't Force Twitter to Reveal Anonymous Trolls

Judge Won't Force Twitter to Reveal Anonymous Trolls

Who is the anonymous person tweeting that Music Group Macao CEO Uli Behringer engages with prostitutes and evades taxes?

The company, which supplies audio equipment including loudspeakers, amplifiers and mixers, is no closer to finding out after a federal judge in San Francisco refused to order Twitter to reveal the individual(s) behind @NotUliBehringer and @FakeUli.

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MAR
4
7 DAYS

TiVo Eyes Future After Buying Aereo.com for $1 Million

TiVo Eyes Future After Buying Aereo.com for $1 Million

Pending a bankruptcy judge's approval, TiVo is about to become the proud owner of Aereo's trademarks, domain names and customer lists.

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