August 14, 2020 2:44pm PT by Ashley Cullins 'Sisters In Law' Adaptation Rights Dispute Sparks Lawsuit The 2015 book about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and retired justice Sandra Day O'Conner has sparked a fight over adaptation rights.
August 13, 2020 7:46am PT by Eriq Gardner Supreme Court Asked to Review "Stairway to Heaven" Fight Led Zeppelin's copyright win is challenged one last time.
August 12, 2020 5:13pm PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Allows Writers Guild to Seek an Injunction Over Packaging Fees WME and CAA are unsuccessful in a bid to dismiss claims for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, and violation of California competition laws.
August 12, 2020 4:00pm PT by Ashley Cullins Starz Argues It Isn't Obligated to Scan Every Platform for Infringements in MGM Suit The network says it doesn't have to "monitor the offerings of every third-party platform that exhibits movies or television episodes, every day, against every exclusivity window" to make sure thousands of licensed films aren't being infringed.
August 12, 2020 10:27am PT by Ashley Cullins Reelz v. Reels: Network Sues Instagram, Facebook for Trademark Infringement The network says consumers will be confused about whether Reels is really Reelz.
August 12, 2020 8:07am PT by Eriq Gardner 'Walking Dead' Trial Judge Asked to Ban Profane Emails, Talk of Writers-Agents War Ahead of the trial next year, AMC, CAA, and Frank Darabont tell a New York court what they consider to be prejudicial.
August 11, 2020 6:57pm PT by Ashley Cullins Netflix Hulu Texas Town Sues Netflix, Hulu Over Utility Fees The City of New Boston says the streamers are obligated to pay a share of the revenue they generate from Texas residents to the municipalities in which they reside.
August 11, 2020 4:13pm PT by Eriq Gardner Music Streamers Win Appeal Over Royalty Hike for Song Owners In a setback for publishers and songwriters, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals tells the Copyright Royalty Board to try again with respect to the rate paid by Spotify and other digital outlets.
August 11, 2020 8:52am PT by Eriq Gardner Google Beats Song Lyric Scraping Lawsuit Google may have been caught "redhanded," but a federal judge rules that Genius hasn't alleged any viable claims not be preempted by copyright law.
August 11, 2020 8:08am PT by Ashley Cullins, Natalie Jarvey Trump's TikTok War Pits Free Speech Against National Security POTUS is invoking national emergency powers in response to concerns about data privacy on TikTok because of its Chinese parent company, but experts say his actions flout the First Amendment.
August 11, 2020 7:17am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Will Clarify Whether Many Musicians Can Later Reclaim Rights From Record Labels A New York federal judge agrees to entertain a declaratory judgment in a proposed class action over copyright termination rights.
August 10, 2020 2:15pm PT by Ashley Cullins Demo Reel Clips Ruled Fair Use in Director's Suit Against Actress Director Robin Bain in 2018 sued actress Jessica Taylor Haid over her use of clips from 'Nowhereland' on her acting reel.
August 09, 2020 8:41am PT by Bruce Ramer, Kevin Marks Olivia de Havilland, and the Lawyer Who Helped Her Change Show Business (Guest Column) Bruce Ramer recalls how the relationship between a legendary actress and his former law partner Martin Gang culminated in a groundbreaking 1944 court decision.
August 07, 2020 3:16pm PT by Eriq Gardner AMC Accuses AT&T of Doing What It Said It Wouldn't During Time Warner Merger Trial The 'Walking Dead' network asks the FCC to punish AT&T for favoring HBO and TNT over non-owned channels.
August 07, 2020 7:50am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Agrees to End Paramount Consent Decrees Gone are decades-old restrictions on how studios package movies for theaters, plus an end to a ban on vertical integration. Today, a federal judge addresses the possibility that a major studio will merge with a major theatrical chain.
