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Who's Doing What
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Scripps Howard Foundation announces new CEO; Entertainment Studios hires VP of digital media; Lanny Breuer joins Roger Clemens’ legal team; CNN adds managing editor.
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In Brief
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Judge sentences Sony executive and wife for treating maid like a slave; court orders rapper DMX to pay $1.5 million in defamation case; Steven Segal settles contract dispute with former film partner; Garrison Keillor drops restraining order against alleged stalker.
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Other
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Missy Lapine v. Jessica Seinfeld. Author claims comedian Jerry Seinfeld launched a media attack against her after she accused his wife, Jessica, of copying her cookbook.
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Film/Television
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Jeffrey Zella v. The E.W. Scripps Co. Federal judge throws out a copyright lawsuit claiming the Food Network swiped the idea for the show “Rachel Ray” from a script called “Showbiz Chefs.”
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Film
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Louis Diaz v. NBC Universal. Retired agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration claim the blockbuster “American Gangster” falsely portrays them as corrupt miscreants.
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Film/Television
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James Prince v. Viacom. Two men claim they were defamed in an episode of the BET show “American Gangster.”
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Other
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Terry Smith v. Steve Harvey. Comedian’s ex-girlfriend claims Steve Harvey tricked her into signing over the movie rights to her book, “Men Will Lie When the Truth Will Do: The King, His Queen & His Other Woman,” in order to protect his image.
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Film
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Benedict Fitzgerald v. Mel Gibson. Screenwriter claims Mel Gibson defrauded him of millions of dollars of profits from “The Passion.”
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Film/Television
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A&E Television Networks v. NBC Universal. A&E files a motion to quash an arbitrator’s order requiring it to produce licensing agreements requested as part of a pay dispute between NBC and a “Law & Order” producer.
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Internet/Music
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Marcus Cooper v. Bluestar Entertainment International. Former Pretty Ricky singer claims the boy band’s manager stole money to support his lavish lifestyle.
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Film
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Kory Mays v. Xtreme Entertainment Group. California man wants Xtreme Entertainment Group to stop making and selling street-fighting DVDs containing footage of him fighting as a high-school student.
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Internet/Music
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Gregory Fisher v. Curb Records. Songwriter claims country singer LeAnn Rimes performed his copyrighted tune without his consent.
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Celebrity
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Phillip Spector v. Robert Shapiro. Phil Spector claims former attorney Robert Shapiro still needs to refund a $1 million retainer fee for failing to adequately represent the music producer in his high-profile murder case.
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Celebrity
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UniRush v. Daniel Adams. Russell Simmons accuses a Web site owner of stealing people’s identities by claiming to be associated with the hip-hop mogul’s pre-paid Visa RushCard.
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Film/Television
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Donna Tillman v. The Price Is Right. Game-show contestant claims the “new” car she won on “The Price Is Right” had actually been in a wreck.
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Other
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Federico Galavis v. L.A. Models. Modeling agency faces a class action accusing it of cheating models out of their full earnings by pocketing bogus fees for “incidental services.”
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Other
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Dita Von Teese v. GwenArc. Dita Von Teese demands ownership rights and royalties to a fetish film she starred in called “Slick City.”
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Internet/Music
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Jennifer Armour v. Beyoncé Knowles. Federal appeals court tosses an aspiring artist’s copyright claim over Beyoncé’s hit song “Baby Boy.”
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Other
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Jane Doe v. Szul Jewelry. Actress claims jeweler duped her into faking an orgasm in a viral Internet commercial that appeared on YouTube.
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Other
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James Stewart v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Indie bands accuse Rolling Stone magazine, Wenner Media and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco of printing their names in an advertisement for Camel cigarettes without their permission.
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Internet/Music
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MGM Studios v. Grokster Ltd. Federal judge appoints special master to resolve an infringement dispute over StreamCast’s Morpheus software.
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Film/Television
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Jonathan Sebastien v. The Judge Judy Program. Former “Judge Judy” producer claims he was fired in retaliation for challenging the show’s practice of discriminating against black litigants.
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Celebrity
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Dennis Kucinich v. Texas Democratic Party. Dennis Kucinich and Willie Nelson claim the Texas Democratic Party improperly forces presidential candidates to swear allegiance to the party’s nominee in the general election.
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Other
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Roger Clemens v. Brian McNamee. Pitcher Roger Clemens says his former trainer dragged his name through the mud with false accusations of steroid use.
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Other
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Blanca Hernandez v. Jon Peters; Adriana Silveira v. Jon Peters. Producer faces two complaints from former employees accusing him of discrimination.
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Other
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Isaac Stout v. George Adams. Ex-cast member of MTV’s “Real World: Sydney” claims a former classmate tried to extort money from him by registering a Web domain in his name.
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Other
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Jane Doe v. Jason Kidd. NBA player is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a New York nightclub.
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Other
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GoldenTree Asset Management v. John Visconti. Investors claim Axium Holdings officers used the company as their “personal piggy bank to finance their extravagant lifestyles.”
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Music/Radio
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O’Jays Gigs v. Wanda Smith. Lead singer of the O’Jays claims disc jockeys at a popular Atlanta radio station defamed and threatened him after a botched interview.
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Internet/Music
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Dominique Payette v. Jack White. Laval University professor says sibling rockers Meg and Jack White of The White Stripes used her voice without consent on the song “Jumble Jumble.”
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Film
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Christopher Tolkien v. New Line Cinema. Heirs of J.R.R. Tolkein claim New Line Cinema owes them $150 million for their share of profits from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.
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Film
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The Saul Zaentz Co. v. New Line Cinema. Hollywood producer wants New Line Cinema to pay him licensing fees for the movie adaptations of Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
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Film
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Strange Bedfellows v. Universal City Studios. Australian filmmakers claim the idea behind the movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” was stolen from the film “Strange Bedfellows.”
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Film/Television
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Worldwide Subsidy Group v. Corday Productions. Worldwide Subsidy Group claims “Days of Our Lives” producer breached contract by withdrawing royalty claims that Worldwide collected on the production company’s behalf.
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Other
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Sandra Sullivan v. Author Solutions. Writer of “Green Bay Love Stories and Other Affairs” says her former publisher kept advertising, producing and selling the book after she severed their business relationship.
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Other
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Skye-Anne Smith v. Lonnie Todd Moore. Teen claims she was plied with alcohol and raped by one of the owners of Hollywood hot spot Les Deux.
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Internet/Music
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William Callery v. Gary Nunn. Songwriter claims he was cheated out of royalties for writing the hit tune “Hands on the Wheel,” made popular by country legend Willie Nelson.
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Film/Television
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David Russo v. Amy Shpall. Producer says his former agent stole his idea for a reality show about elite personal trainers called “The Gym” and turned it into the Bravo show “Work Out.”
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Video Games
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Copper Innovations Group v. Nintendo. Inventor accuses Nintendo and Sony of infringing on his patent for wireless video-game controllers.
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Film/Television
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Dennis James v. NBC Universal. Professional bodybuilder wants NBC to pay him for using his picture for a gag on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” without his consent.
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Internet/Music
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Compound Touring v. Rowe Entertainment. Singer Ne-Yo claims promoters booted him from R. Kelly’s “Double Up Tour” simply because fans liked him better than R. Kelly.
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Film
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Evelyn Candelaria v. Morgan Spurlock. Ex-McDonald’s worker claims Morgan Spurlock defamed her in the documentary “Super Size Me” by using unauthorized footage of her working at a fast-food restaurant in New York.
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Internet/Music
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The Jackson Sisters v. Universal Music Group. A 1970s disco group demands $1 million from Universal Music Group, claiming the label’s predecessor forged a contract that stripped the band of its right to future royalties.
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Other
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Twentieth Century Fox Film v. Donald McCann. Twentieth Century Fox Films wants to stop a Web site from distributing copies of classic Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto detective movies.
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Film
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William Morris Agency v. Charlie Matthau. Talent agency says Charlie Matthau and The Matthau Company owe commission on royalties paid to the late actor’s estate.
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Internet/Music
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Fanatik J v. CMH Recordings. Dr. Octagon allegedly owes Fanatik J $1 million for his collaboration on at least five songs on the album “The Return of Dr. Octagon.”
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Other
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Broadstream Capital Partners v. Penthouse Media Group. Broadstream claims Penthouse breached a joint-venture agreement by going behind Broadstream’s back and buying Various Inc., an online social-networking company.
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Other
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B.J. Davis v. Screen Actors Guild. SAG allegedly gave out confidential medical and personal information about stunt coordinator B.J. Davis and his wife, who allegedly won a $225,000 judgement against the Department of Homeland Security for sexual harassment.
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Jack Russell v. Charrie Foglio. Appeals court upholds an order striking a slander suit filed by former rocker Jack Russell, who says his publicist falsely accused him of stealing money from a fund set up for victims of a deadly 2003 fire in a Rhode Island nightclub that was sparked by the band’s pyrotechnics.
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