November 22, 2016
A production company's copyright infringement suit accusing Viacom of stealing the idea for its successful reality TV show "Love & Hip Hop" ran out of time on Tuesday, as a California federal judge ruled the production company's allegedly ripped-off treatment didn't contain any original copyrightable work.
November 21, 2016
A California federal judge on Monday expressed skepticism that Viacom can be held liable for copyright infringement for allegedly stealing a production company's treatment for its successful reality show "Love & Hip Hop," repeatedly asking how the production company's treatment contains anything but an uncopyrightable idea.
September 19, 2016
The creators of a reality show concept based on the lives of current or former spouses of rap industry figures urged a California federal court on Friday to not toss their claim that Viacom operated on the "darker side" of the television industry by stealing their idea before launching the successful program "Love & Hip Hop."