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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Bloggers and Writers Beware of Posting Original Ideas on Social Media Websites

Posted by on Oct 29, 2011 in Art, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, News | 0 comments Warner Brothers recently purchased the “exclusive” movie rights to “Rome, Sweet Rome,” which is about a U.S. Marine who travels back in time to fight the Roman Empire. It was created by an author named James Erwin, but now it is disputed whether or not the movie rights purchased by Warner Brothers were actually “exclusive.” This issue of exclusivity arises because Mr. Erwin originally...
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The Hits Keep on Coming for Warner Brothers’ Hangover II As the Studio Faces More Legal Woes

Posted by on Oct 21, 2011 in Art, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, News, Television | 0 comments The movie “Hangover II” is facing another legal battle, and it is not over Mike Tyson’s face tattoo this time around. It has only been a few months since Warner Brothers settled the copyright infringement lawsuit over Mike Tyson’s face tattoo, but the legal woes over this spirited comedy continues. On October 12, 2011 a California man named Michael Alan Rubin has filed a lawsuit...
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Charlie Sheen Files Lawsuit Against Chuck Lorre and Warner Brothers for 100 Million Dollars

Posted by on Mar 20, 2011 in Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Employment, Entertainment, News, Television | 0 comments A few days ago, Charlie Sheen filed a $100 Million Dollar lawsuit against Chuck Lorre, Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., and WB Studio Enterprises, Inc. In the complaint, Charlie seeks compensation he claims was guaranteed to him and cites his “pay or play” contract with the Defendants for the hit show “Two and a Half Men.” He alleges that he had a “pay or play” clause in this contract...
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