December 11, 2020 12:21pm PT by Ashley Cullins Netflix Knocks Out Trademark Suit Over 'Tiger King' While Hollywood Weekly Magazine can amend its copyright claim against the streamer, a California federal judge isn't convinced the outlet can cure its deficiencies.
December 10, 2020 3:27pm PT by Ashley Cullins MLB Sues Insurers Over Billions in Pandemic-Related Losses The league claims it's facing "catastrophic economic losses" after it was forced to cancel more than 1,500 games — and play the ones that weren't canceled in empty stadiums.
December 09, 2020 11:51am PT by Eriq Gardner Facebook's Acquisitions Targeted in Lawsuits By U.S. States, FTC The Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorney generals want Facebook's purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp to be declared a violation of antitrust law. They are seeking a breakup of the social media giant.
December 09, 2020 5:00am PT by Ashley Cullins Power Lawyers 2020: New York's Top 20 Entertainment Attorneys Broadway may be dark, but for the Big Apple's top attorneys in film, television, fashion and media, the show must go on.
December 08, 2020 2:02pm PT by Eriq Gardner Viacom on the Verge of Winning Poaching Lawsuit Against Netflix Two days before a summary judgment hearing in a crucial legal fight, a Los Angeles judge indicates his thoughts in a detailed tentative ruling.
December 08, 2020 1:09pm PT by Ashley Cullins Rose McGowan's Racketeering Claims Against Harvey Weinstein and His "Fixers" Dismissed The actress' claims for fraud will proceed, and she'll have a chance to amend her remaining claims.
December 07, 2020 6:56pm PT by Ashley Cullins TikTok Trounces Trump's Attempted Ban "If the app was shut down (even briefly) but that shutdown was later held to be unlawful, TikTok would not be able to recover the harm to its user base," a D.C. federal judge explains.
December 07, 2020 1:39pm PT by Eriq Gardner Neil Young Ends Copyright Suit Against Donald Trump The legendary songwriter filed suit back in August after "Rockin' in the Free World" played at a Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
December 07, 2020 7:07am PT by Eriq Gardner Cardi B Headed to Trial for Putting Man's Tattoo on Album Cover The music superstar experiences a setback in her fight with Kevin Brophy Jr., whose distinctive back tattoo was photoshopped onto "Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1."
December 05, 2020 7:48am PT by Eriq Gardner Writers Guild Says Federal Court Can't End Boycott of CAA, WME Agents The union tells the judge he lacks jurisdiction to issue an injunction being requested by the two talent agencies.
December 04, 2020 3:02pm PT by Ashley Cullins MPA Sued for Age Discrimination by Fired Piracy Investigator Guillermo Lopez says he was belittled and some of his duties were reassigned to a younger, less experienced person "with no accent."
December 04, 2020 11:29am PT by Ashley Cullins, Natalie Jarvey Netflix Sued by Activision for Poaching CFO The gaming giant alleges that "Netflix’s tortious and unethical conduct is intentional and a directive 'from the top.'"
December 04, 2020 6:57am PT by Eriq Gardner Stream-Ripping Is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars The Recording Industry Association of America runs into some pushback after objecting to a tool that creates permanent copies of YouTube content.
December 03, 2020 11:06am PT by Eriq Gardner Donald Trump Stands Up for Legal Right to Retweet a Meme In his last days in office, the president is testing a law recently passed in New York to protect the First Amendment from frivolous litigation.
December 01, 2020 8:00pm PT by Ashley Cullins Hip-Hop Streaming Platform Spinrilla Found Liable for Users' Copyright Infringement The site can't rely on the safe harbor protections of the DMCA, a Georgia federal judge has ruled.