Google Takes a Stand in MPAA Lawsuit Against Hotfile

Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 in Art, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Television | 0 comments The Motion Picture Association of America has filed a summary judgment motion in its lawsuit against Hotfile,which could allow the court to decide fairly soon whether or not Hotfile will be held liable for encouraging and facilitating copyright infringement. Many consumers may be unfamiliar with the Hotfile website and more familiar with past websites like Napster and Limewire. Similar to Napster...
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Bravo and Ryan Seacrest Settle with “Shahs of Sunset” Participant

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Art, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 0 comments Many people may may have been surprised when one of the participants of the upcoming reality show the “Shahs of Sunset” filed a lawsuit last November claiming she was being forced to play the bad girl role in the show. Most people have the gut reaction that in reality television, anything goes- including bad behavior. For those of you not familiar with the anticipated new reality series, it...
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Lawsuits Threaten Jay-Z’s Fortune More than a Decade After the Release of Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin” Musical Hit

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Art, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Television | 0 comments It may take you a while to recall the song “Big Pimpin” by Jay-Z, but it is likely that even if you do not listen to rap music, you have heard it in a movie, a television sitcom, on the radio, or as background music in a store. This song was a major hit for Jay-Z and likely one of the songs that put him on the map to stardom more than ten years ago. Many thirty-somethings can probably recall...
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Band Rush Threatens Legal Action Against Radio Host Rush Limbaugh for Use of their Music

Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 in Art, Copyright, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Trademark | 1 comment Things aren’t looking up for conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh. With so many of his advertisers refusing to continue advertising on his radio show, the band Rush’s latest cease and desist letter to Mr. Limbaugh can’t be helping matters. The band Rush and Mr. Rush Limbaugh are not in any way associated with one another and that is how the band Rush wants to keep...
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Trial Date Set in Actress Huang Hoang’s Lawsuit Against IMDB and Amazon

Posted by on Mar 6, 2012 in Art, Employment, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 0 comments The Texas-based actress suing IMDB and its parent company Amazon for publishing her true age on their website is now moving forward and the federal judge presiding over the case has set a trial date for January 07, 2013. Hoang’s lawsuit asserts causes of action for breach of contract, fraud, and violation of Washington’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Act. Now that the Ms. Hoang has...
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Actress Who Sued IMDB Over Her Age Disclosure Has Been Forced to Reveal Her Identity

Posted by on Mar 5, 2012 in Art, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 0 comments Recently, an actress who originally sued the popular IMDB website, a subsidiary of Amazon, for disclosing her real age, revealed her true identity in court documents. The federal judge presiding over her case ordered her to identify herself by name and gave her fourteen days to do so or face having her case dismissed. Actress Huang Hoang has been praised by the Screen Actors Guild for her...
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