Your Privacy Rights on Facebook Are NOT Safeguarded By Viral Status Updates

Posted by on Jun 9, 2012 in Art, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Sports, Television, Trademark | 0 comments If you have been on Facebook in the past few days, you have seen the most recent privacy chain letter that seems to have gone viral everywhere on Facebook. The privacy chain letter requests Facebook users to post a disclaimer which basically says that the Facebook user forbids organizations and other people from using his or her information on Facebook. The privacy chain letter makes clear that...
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS: NO DOUBT v. ACTIVISION’S BAND HERO

Posted by on Jun 1, 2012 in Art, Business Litigation, Entertainment, Film, Music, News | 0 comments The California Superior Court recently rejected Activision’s motion to dismiss the claims of Orange County band, No Doubt.  The case stems from the game Band Hero (published by Activision).  Among the claims made by No Doubt and their popular front-woman Gwen Stefani, are fraud, violation of publicity rights, and breach of contract.  The band claims that they were not aware that the band...
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Environmental Attorney Wins Case Against IRS For Deduction of Losses in Producing Documentary Film

Posted by on May 31, 2012 in Art, Consumer Debt, Debt Collections Defense, Entertainment, Film, News | 0 comments An environmental Attorney named Lee Storey has recently won a case against the IRS which now allows Ms. Storey to deduct her losses in making the documentary film “Smile ‘Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story” from her income as a lawyer. Initially, the IRS calculated deficiencies over $250,000 for the years 2006 through 2008 because Ms. Storey’s income as an attorney totaled...
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Huang Hoang Amends Lawsuit Against Amazon.com and IMDb

Posted by on May 31, 2012 in Art, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 0 comments For those of you who have been following this case, you may already know that last month the Court dismissed Ms. Hoang’s fraud allegations against Amazon and IMDb for failure to provide enough facts to state a cause of action for fraud. Well, Ms. Hoang’s attorney is now alleging that Amazon and IMDb have engaged in “data mining” practices. Ms. Hoang asserts that when consumers buy...
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“Battleship” Movie Featuring Rihanna Makes $170 Million

Posted by on May 15, 2012 in Art, Business Transactions, Commercial Transactions, Entertainment, Film, Music, News | 0 comments You may have read this title and said quietly to yourself…what movie named “Battleship” featuring Rihanna? You may also be thinking… isn’t Rihanna a singer? Well, there is a perfectly good explanation why you don’t know what movie we are referring to. The movie “Battleship” has been released in countries around the world,with the exception of the U.S. It is not...
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The Usually Silent Teller is Suing to Protect his Craft

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 in Art, Copyright, Employment, Film, Intellectual Property, News, Television | 0 comments Teller, half of Penn & Teller is suing a magician for copyright infringement. According to numerous reports, Teller is suing a Dutch Magician named Gerard Dogge. The suit alleges that Dogge is infringing on Teller’s copyrighted trick known as “Shadows”. The trick uses a rose projected onto a screen with a spotlight. The magician cuts the shadow which in turn cuts that actual...
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