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Who's Doing What
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Walt Disney and ABC join roster of Hulu.com owners; Sony signs deal to install digital projectors in Regal Cinemas; Metro Goldwyn Mayer appoints Christine Batista as senior vice president of theatrical marketing and national partnerships; Video Protection Alliance announces software to track illegal downloads of adult videos.
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In Brief
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Ed McMahon settles malpractice claim against Ceders-Sinai Medical Center; appeals court dismisses FCC’s “wardrobe malfunction” lawsuit against CBS; “Cheers” star John Ratzenberger files for a restraining order against ex-girlfriend; New York court allows foreclosure proceedings on the home of Gambino crime boss’ daughter; Perez Hilton wins judgment against infringing Web site; Mel Gibson agrees to settle contract lawsuit filed by “Passion of the Christ” writer.
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Free Speech
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Federal Communication Commission v. Fox Television Stations Inc. U.S. Supreme Court upholds government ban on “fleeting expletives” in response to celebrities’ profane outbursts during live award shows.
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Free Speech
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Adbusters Media Foundation v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Court allows Adbusters Media Foundation to continue with claims that Global Television and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation unfairly rejected its anti-corporate advertisements.
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Contract
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Cathryn Harris v. Blockbuster Inc. Texas federal court shuts down Blockbuster’s claim that its customer contract requires individual arbitration with each member of a class action privacy rights lawsuit.
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Property
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Martin Grosz v. The Museum of Modern Art. Two heirs of painter George Grotz say MoMA acquired three of Grosz’s paintings from dealers who looted the paintings after Nazis kicked Grosz out of Germany.
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Publicity Rights
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Woody Allen v. American Apparel Inc. Woody Allen sued American Apparel for plastering film stills of Allen on its billboards. Allen settled for $5 million.
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Publicity Rights
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Diane Wargo v. Mario Lavanderia. Woman says she lost her job because gossip blogger Perez Hilton published her homophobic letter on his Web site.
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Intellectual Property
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Dawn Ritchie v. Rosen Feig Golland & Lynn. Home decorating authors says their lawyer stole their idea for a reality TV show based on their book.
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Defamation
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Gloria de los Angeles Trevino Ruiz v. Azteca America. “Mexico’s Madonna” Gloria Trevi says TV Azteca maliciously republished baseless criminal charges against her in retaliation for her refusal to become its “exclusive superstar.”
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Contract
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Trip Haenisch & Associates Inc. v. Joe Francis. Interior designer accuses “Girls Gone Wild” creator of refusing to pay $293,000 for the renovation of Francis’ mansions.
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Contract
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Liza Marquez v. David Caruso. “CSI: Miami” actor David Caruso faces lawsuit from ex-girlfriend who claims Caruso refused to pay $1 million settlement that was supposed to keep her from filing a domestic abuse lawsuit.
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Wages
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Alexis Barry v. Robert DeNiro. Robert DeNiro’s former nanny claims the actor and his wife owe $40,200 in overdue wages.
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Contract
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Young Money Entertainment LLC v. Digerati Holdings LLC. Rapper Lil Wayne says a film company reneged on its promise to give him final approval before showing a movie about his life at the Sundance Film Festival. The rapper claims the movie could complicate his trial for criminal gun possession.
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Attorney Fees
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Barry Platnick v. Tiffany Evans. Teen pop singer allegedly owes nearly $75,000 in lawyer fees.
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Copyright
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Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA Inc. v. Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros., DC Comics and the Organic Coffee Cartel allegedly ripped off the trademarked “Chock Full o’ Nuts” coffee can design to create the “Nite Owl” coffee can, which appears in the movie “Watchmen.”
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Royalties
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Eleanor Horner v. Alexandria Szeman. Author says she won a contest to have her first novel published, but the publishing house refused to pay her royalties.
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Interference with Contract/Business Expectancy
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Scratch DJ Game LLC v. Activision Publishing Inc. Videogame maker accuses rival of sabotaging the release of a DJ game in order to keep it from competing with “Guitar Hero.”
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Fraud
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William Karges Fine Art v. Patricia Taylor. Art dealer says mother and son team swindled it into buying a stolen painting.
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Contract
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Todd Meagher v. Allen Kovac. Texas songwriter says a booking agent “poached” his business partner, former Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd, by helping him slip out of a recording contract.
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Contract
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Shazia Ali v. Stratus Media Group Inc. Model claims her booking agent owes her for two print ads and one commercial.
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Wills/Probate
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Jacquelyne Hollander v. The Estate of James Brown. Woman claims James Brown’s $100 million trust.
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Publicity Rights
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Don Henley v. Charles DeVore. Eagles frontman says Republican Charles DeVore used two of his songs without permission during his campaign for Senate.
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Publicity Rights
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Tom Jones Enterprises Ltd. v. C/F International Inc. Tom Jones wins $9 million arbitration award over unauthorized distribution of his performances in a 1980s TV show.
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Patent/Trademark
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Richard Skinner v. Cumulus Media Inc. Former “Two Angry Guys” radio host claims he, not the radio station, owns the rights to the show.
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Contract
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Hits and Jams Entertainment LLC v. Faheem Najm pka T-Pain. Rapper backs out of Caribbean festival under the allegedly bogus claim that he was afraid of getting shot.
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Contract
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Sue Denim Inc. v. While She Was Out Film Corp. Screenwriter says movie producer refused to pay her for work on a forthcoming Kim Basinger thriller.
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Fiduciary Duty
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Ken Wahl v. Henry Levine. Ken Wahl, star of the 80s series “Wiseguy,” says his manager and ex-wife conspired to steal millions of dollars of his assets.
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Intellectual Property
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Sharlene Sullivan v. Greenlight Entertainment Corporation. Writer says producer stole her idea for a reality TV show about a cross country rally car race.
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Fraud
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My Way Productions 2 Ltd. v. Z&M Media LLC. Investor says “Hip Hop Weekly” managers embezzled hundreds of thousands from the magazine’s accounts.
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Emotional Distress
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Merv Adelson v. Stephen Cloobeck. Veteran producer says timer share exec threatened him and his family after a business deal fell through.
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Fiduciary Duty
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Barrump Bump Publishing Inc. v. Ronald Blanc. Producers say “Dean Martin Variety Show” director worked with the executor of his own trust to funnel money into a company he owned.
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Contract
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ApolloProScreen GMBH & Co. Film Production KG v. Union Bank of California. Makers of crime drama “Even Money” claim Bob Yari Productions owes them $715,000 on a botched distribution deal.
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Royalties
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Actor Don Johnson may proceed with his Los Angeles State Court claim for royalties from the TV show “Nash Bridges.”
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