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• Activision countersues No Doubt in Band Hero flap

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner Activision Publishing, maker of the hit videogame "Band Hero," is standing up to the band No Doubt with a new countersuit alleging breach of contract. In an answer and counterclaim filed last week, Activision accuses the band...
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• Why Ron Livingston didnt sue Wikipedia

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner Actor Ron Livingston and his lawyer may be in the process of showing others how to fight anonymous Internet pranksters. On Friday, the actor best known for "Office Space" filed this lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court....
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• 50 Cent settles beef with Taco Bell

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner Grammatically-challenged rapper 50 Cent has settled a lawsuit with gastronomically-challenged Taco Bell over use of his name in a guerrilla marketing campaign. Curtis Jackson (50s real name) sued Taco Bell for $4 million after the chain conducted...
  2 weeks ago

• The Right of Publicity and "Crime of the Century" Cases

  
  Law & Humanities Blog — Authority: 121
  Edward Larson, Pepperdine University School of Law, has published "Murder Will Out: Rethinking the Right of Publicity Through One Classic Case," in volume 26 Rutgers Law Review (2009). Here is the abstract. In this forthcoming article, the author uses the protracted legal battles over the right of publicity ...
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• Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 6

  
  Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law — Authority: 107
  by Tamera H. Bennett Once again, my thanks to entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark for asking me to co-host the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.  Episode 6 is available for downloading here. Make sure to take a look at the show notes, which I have summarized below. Noonan v. Staples -  Jury: ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jennifer Lopez sex tape update: TRO granted, but this isnt over

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner Will Jennifer Lopez be able to keep a supposed sex tape from being released? Lawyers for the actress and her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, are in court this week to discuss both a proposed "mockumentary" about the relationship....
  4 weeks ago

• Marilyn Monroes Licensing Company Sues Calendar Publisher in Seattle

  
  Seattle Trademark Lawyer — Authority: 489
  The calendar plaintiffs say violates Marilyn Monroe’s publicity rights  On Nov. 3, CMG Brands, LLC , and Marilyn Monroe, LLC , filed suit in King County Superior Court against publisher  Moseley Road, Inc. , and bookseller Borders Group, Inc . Plaintiffs claim to control Marilyn Monroe’s publicity ...
  4 weeks ago

• Disney claims CFO Thomas Staggs identity stolen to gain confidential documents

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner See any odd comments in the press lately from Disney CFO Thomas Staggs? Perhaps they didnt actually come from Staggs, but rather an alleged ID thief who purported to be Staggs using a very unsophisticated trick —...
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• Monty Python members threaten to sue NJ Republican over ad clip

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 621
  By Eriq Gardner Another election year, another allegation that a Republican politician infringed an artists copyright for a campaign commercial. This time, New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is accused of ripping off a famous Monty Python skit. Christie posted...
  5 weeks ago

• Songwriters/Music Publishers Make Forbes Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

  
  Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law — Authority: 107
  FORBES Magazine released their annual report on Top-Earning Celebrity Estates last week. Broadway songwriting duo Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II placed second on Forbes ‘  list with $235 million in earnings.   The bulk of their $235 million in combined earnings came from the sale of The ...
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