April 08, 2021 3:54pm PT by Ashley Cullins Nike Absolves MSCHF of Lil Nas X Satan Shoe Suit As part of a settlement, MSCHF will ask any customers who bought the Lil Nas X collaboration kicks, or their holier predecessor, to return the shoes for a refund.
April 07, 2021 9:40pm PT by Eriq Gardner, THR Esq. Howard Weitzman, Hollywood Power Lawyer, Dies at 81 His clients included Marlon Brando, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson.
April 07, 2021 2:16pm PT by Eriq Gardner Kesha Seizes on New Free Speech Law for Counterattack Against Dr. Luke Ahead of a trial expected to come in autumn, the pop star looks to exploit recently enacted anti-SLAPP legislation meant to deter courtroom bullying by powerful individuals.
April 07, 2021 7:16am PT by Eriq Gardner Actor Arrested in Alleged $690M Ponzi Scheme Zachary Horwitz (known as "Zach Avery") allegedly held out fake rights to movies, phony deals with Netflix and HBO, and fabricated correspondence with industry executives to raise money.
April 05, 2021 11:39am PT by Ashley Cullins Harvey Weinstein Appeals Sex Crimes Conviction His attorney is asking that the third degree rape charge be dismissed as time-barred and for a new trial to be ordered on a single count of first degree criminal sexual act.
April 05, 2021 10:51am PT by Eriq Gardner Supreme Court Hands Google a Landmark Win — and Hollywood a Huge Concern In a closely watched case about computer code, Justice Stephen Breyer warns that copyright enforcement can sometimes lead to "harm to the public" by impeding creativity and stopping innovative applications.
April 05, 2021 8:26am PT by Ashley Cullins Trump Twitter Blocking Suit Deleted By Supreme Court Now that Donald Trump is no longer in office (and has been banned from the social media site), the high court found the four-year-old dispute over the First Amendment implications of his blocking of political critics on Twitter to be moot.
April 05, 2021 7:35am PT by Eriq Gardner Guillermo del Toro Overcomes Claim 'The Shape of Water' Was Plagiarized A copyright suit alleging the Oscar winner ripped off a Pulitzer Prize winning author was revived last year by an appeals court. Now comes a dismissal and a statement how claims of plagiarism were "unfounded."
April 02, 2021 3:49pm PT by Ashley Cullins CBS Rips "Sham" Agency in Suit Over 'MacGyver' Profits CBS also argues that remakes are not spinoffs and the contract at issue required providing talent agency services in order to receive payment.
April 02, 2021 7:00am PT by Eriq Gardner Breaking Down the Legal Do's and Don'ts of Hollywood's "Cancel Culture" It takes just moments for an indiscretion to go viral and prompt calls for a person’s cancellation, but companies ought to proceed carefully to avoid the same fate.
April 01, 2021 9:41am PT by Ashley Cullins Ice Cube Files Fiery Suit Against Robinhood App The rapper says his image was used without permission and he's suing to set the record straight: "Robinhood is a scam that Ice Cube wants nothing to do with."
April 01, 2021 7:48am PT by Ashley Cullins Supreme Court Allows FCC to Move Forward With Changes to Media Ownership Rules The decision is a big win for the FCC and reverses a finding from the 3rd Circuit that the agency didn't adequately consider the effects on media outlet ownership by women and minorities.
April 01, 2021 7:09am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Orders Lil Nas X Satan Shoes off the Market for Now MSCHF Product Studio, which has partnered with the rapper, argues the shoes are works of art and consumers aren't being misled, but a federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order.
April 01, 2021 6:25am PT by Eriq Gardner Writer Loses 'Muppet Babies' Lawsuit Because of Old Bankruptcy Disney escapes a copyright action over the reboot brought by a screenwriter for the 1980s original.
March 30, 2021 6:49pm PT by Ashley Cullins Trump Campaign Staffer's "Unduly Burdensome" NDA Unenforceable The agreement forbid campaign workers like Jessica Denson from disparaging any member of the Trump family or their businesses — forever.
