August 21, 2019 2:43pm PT by Ashley Cullins Ennio Morricone Scores Big Appellate Win in Copyright Termination Suit The composer can reclaim rights for six Italian film scores.
August 21, 2019 2:35pm PT by Eriq Gardner Eminem Publisher Sues Spotify Claiming Massive Copyright Breach, "Unconstitutional" Law Eight Mile Style alleges "Lose Yourself" and many of the rapper's hits aren't licensed by the streamer. Now comes a suit eyeing Spotify's billions.
August 20, 2019 4:21pm PT by Ashley Cullins '21 Jump Street' Screenwriter Awarded $438K in Spat With Ex-Lawyer A Los Angeles judge upheld an arbitration award in Michael Bacall's favor and denied a motion to reconsider her decision.
August 19, 2019 4:42pm PT by Jonathan Handel Writers Guild Moves Agency Lawsuit to Federal Court, Adds Racketeering and Antitrust Claims The union has expanded its litigation by adding price fixing and other allegations.
August 19, 2019 3:53pm PT by Ashley Cullins Russell Simmons Can’t Knock Out Rape Suit With Opponent’s Email The producer emphatically denies the allegations and says he lost his bid to evade the suit on a technicality.
August 19, 2019 2:27pm PT by Eriq Gardner Roman Polanski Wants Academy Expulsion Lawsuit Out of "Dishonest" L.A. Superior Court A new 245-page filing from the famed director suggests partiality pervades the L.A. court system and that there are "anti-Semitic overtones to public opinion" about him.
August 19, 2019 10:57am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Tosses 'Nightcrawler' Copyright Lawsuit Ending a four-year-old case that almost went to trial, a judge cites common elements of movies about freelance video news.
August 16, 2019 3:02pm PT by Eriq Gardner NYC Prosecutors Seek New Indictment Against Harvey Weinstein The judge is allowing additional women to testify against Weinstein, but the potential preclusion of one — 'Sopranos' actress Annabella Sciorra — has the NYC D.A. returning to a grand jury just weeks before a scheduled trial.
August 16, 2019 12:27pm PT by Eriq Gardner National Labor Relations Board to Investigate Barstool Sports Founder's Tweets A group looking to protect the right to organize demands that Dave Portnoy be required to tweet an apology for efforts to punish any unionization at his media company.
August 16, 2019 8:10am PT by Eriq Gardner The Trump Administration Picks a Side in Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' Copyright Fight God save the Queen!
August 15, 2019 4:40pm PT by Ashley Cullins ABC Fined $395K by FCC for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Emergency Alert Misuse AMC and Discovery were also hit with fines.
August 15, 2019 3:28pm PT by Ashley Cullins, Patrick Shanley Rick Fox Clashes With Esports Venture Partners Over Tournament Slot Sale With two offers of more than $30 million on the table, the general partners say everyone but the former NBA star agreed on which was superior. He says Riot Games pre-approved the buyer he backed.
August 14, 2019 10:59am PT by Ashley Cullins Jeffrey Epstein's Estate Sued Following New York Law Change New York's Child Victims Act went into effect Wednesday, opening a one-year window during which some victims of childhood sexual abuse can sue outside the statute of limitations.
August 14, 2019 10:07am PT by Eriq Gardner Wall Street Journal Publisher Tells Supreme Court of Being Victimized by California Thanks to sovereign immunity, Dow Jones adds that when the state's huge pension fund infringed thousands of articles, it was left "emasculated."
August 13, 2019 2:03pm PT by Eriq Gardner Top CBS Investor Hints at Lawsuit Over Viacom Merger No therapists needed for Viacom-CBS. But how about regulators and minority stakeholders?
