Nextar Broadcasting, which owns an ABC affiliate and a CW Television network in Salt Lake City, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the company that captures over-the-air TV signals and transmits them to subscribers' digital devices. According to the complaint, "The purpose of this action is to restrain Aereo from exploiting without authorization, and violating Nexstar’s rights in, its valuable intellectual property."
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in San Francisco has delivered an eagerly awaited ruling that could eventually swing the economics of the TV cash cow that is college sports. On Friday, she denied the NCAA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by current and former collegiate athletes.
The American Federation of Musicians has come to terms with 20th Century Fox and NBC Universal to end a stand-off over music from The Simpsons used on a roller coaster attraction at Universal Studios Theme Park in Hollywood.
A California bankruptcy judge has given preliminary approval to a $1 million settlement made with fired workers of Rhythm & Hues, the Academy Award-winning VFX firm that did the special effects for Life of Pi, among many other films.
Some box-office analysts are in the midst of figuring out what went wrong with The Fifth Estate. There's probably far fewer people who are still thinking about the disappointment of John Carter. Then there's Sahara, the 2005 film starring Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz. It's been eight years since the $130 million film made back about half of that in domestic gross, but that doesn't mean the autopsy is quite over with.
A motorist is suing Lindsay Lohan for injuries he says he sustained after being rear- ended by the actress in 2012.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, James Johnson claims Lohan slammed her black 2012 Porsche 911S into his vehicle as both were driving northbound on the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica.
Fox Broadcasting wants another shot to stop Dish's Hopper with Sling, also known as "Dish Anywhere."
Following U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee's ruling last month to deny Fox an injunction, the TV broadcaster has filed a notice of appeal to the 9th Circuit. Judge Gee's opinion is still under seal, but the appeal will likely mean that an appellate court gets to address the legality of Dish's place-shifting technology.
Record labels have searched left and right for copyright infringers. Now they are looking up, too.
On Tuesday, Sony Music and various subsidiary labels brought a lawsuit against United Airlines, Inflight Productions and Rightscom over copyrighted music being made available through in-flight systems.
The Tribeca Film Festival knows the value of Manhattan waterfront property.
On Monday, Robert De Niro's organization filed a lawsuit in New York court against Young Woo & Associates, claiming more than $100 million in damages from the developer's decision to name Pier 57 a "SuperPier" and not go forward with an alleged agreement on rooftop space.
According to the lawsuit, YWA was competing for the rights to lease the property.
Roses are red, the sky is blue, and Stan Lee Media Inc. has lost again in court.
This time, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down the company's attempt to reclaim the rights to the Conan the Barbarian character.
SLMI was founded by Stan Lee in the late 1990s, but eventually the company declared bankruptcy and Lee returned to Marvel. Along the way, SLMI's assets were raided in bankruptcy, and SLMI shareholders have been unsuccessfully attempting again and again and again to convince various judges this happened illegally.
