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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Actress Sues Vodka Company for Misappropriation of Likeness in Rape Ad

Posted by on Apr 14, 2012 in Art, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 1 comment On March 29, 2012, actress Alicyn Packard filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Moet Hennessy USA over a controversial advertisement for Belvedere Vodka used earlier last month on Belvedere’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The ad in the middle of all this controversy is one where a man is smiling and holding a woman who looks upset with the following words depicted in the ad...
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Hulu Users Filed Class Action Lawsuit Against Hulu Claiming The Online Video Hub Used “Zombie Cookies” to Track Users’ Online Activities

Posted by on Apr 13, 2012 in Art, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 1 comment The bad just got worse for the popular website Hulu. Hulu has been defending against a class action lawsuit filed by Hulu users who claim the popular website has been tracking its users’ online activity with cookies and other identifiers that are placed on users’ computers. These cookies are sometimes called “zombie cookies” because they reappear even when Hulu users clear the...
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