Media & Entertainment Archive » September, 2009

Media & Entertainment - September, 2009

117 articles

• Lenders Demand Fontainebleau Ch. 7 Amid Work Halt
• Ex-Champ Takes Swing At Don King Productions
• Bankrupt Station Casinos Fights 'Going Private' Probe
• Rather's Wrongful Dismissal Suit Against CBS Tossed
• Live365's Bid To Halt CRB Rate-Setting Process Nixed
• Gannett To Offer $400M In Senior Notes
• Tribal Court's $1.8B Judgment Against Harrah's Nixed
• Trustee Balks At Philly Papers' Investigation Request
• 5th Circ. Upholds City Of Houston's Billboard Code
• Cable One Goes For Win In Converter Box Tying Suit
• Uncertain Future For Maine Minor Marketing Laws
• Supreme Court Asked To Nix NFL Antitrust Ruling
• Pittsburgh Steelers Open Door To Outside Investors
• First-Sale Rule Doesn't Cover Foreign Copies: Judge
• DirecTV, Time Warner Win Toss Of Tech Patent Claims
• Trust To Appeal Toss Of Warner Bros. Contract Suit
• Ex-NFLer To Disgorge $19M Over SEC Fraud Claims
• Tropicana Noteholders Appeal Denial Of $2.4M In Fees
• Disney Off Hook For Copyright Violation In Pooh Suit
• Photographers Try Again To Join Google Books Suit
• Weinstein Loses Movie Licensing Contract Spat
• Young Broadcasting Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Viacom To Sell $550M In Notes To Tackle Debt
• Judge Postpones Hearing On Google Books Deal
• Ex-National Lampoon CEO Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
• CORRECTED: Verizon To Pay ASCAP $5M Interim Music License Fee
• Tribune Gets Final OK For $728M Cubs Sale
• Fuji Media Announces Acquisition Of ARC Music
• Larry Flynt's Trademark Case V. Nephews Stays Intact
• Winston Snags Tech Partners From Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Scranton Times' Preempted Claims Cut In Copying Suit
• Dish Network To Offer $300M In Debt Securities
• Coyotes Authorize Creditors To Sue Moyes, Others
• DC Circ. May Keep Ban On Cable TV Agreements
• Russian Tycoon To Buy NBA's Nets For $200M
• Thomson Reuters To Offer $500M In Notes
• Creditors' Claims Over Bankrupt Racetrack Survive
• Eminem's Publisher Asks To Add Label To Apple Suit
• Thomson Reuters Refinances $600M In Debt
• China Appeals WTO Copyright Import Ruling
• Hallmark Seeks En Banc Hearing In Paris Hilton Case
• Rather Gets OK To Question CBS Chair In $70M Suit
• Google Scores In EU Keywords Feud
• Tropicana Noteholders' $2.4M Fee Bid Denied
• Union Fund Balks At Trump Noteholders' Ch. 11 Plan
• Sun-Times Creditors, Trustee Question Asset Sale
• Writers, Publishers Unite To Save Digital Rights Deal
• DOJ Calls For New Deal In Google Books Settlement
• Bauer Settlement Ends Source Interlink Antitrust Suit
• PBGC Critiques Sun-Times' Bidding Procedures
• Merrill Seeks To Stop Probe Of $8.3B Tribune Buyout
• Second Life Hit With Virtual Sex Toy Counterfeit Suit
• Writers' 'Love Happens' Infringement Claims Flop
• Star Tribune Reorganization Plan OK'd
• Apple, Ticketmaster Latest Targets Of TQP Patent Suit
• MGM Mirage To Sell $350M In Unsecured Notes
• Tennyson's Estate Seeks $350M From ASCAP
• Italian Regulator To Google: Start Talks, Skip Fines
• Conn., Mo. Join In Google Books Settlement Fray
• News Corp. Takes Aim At Italian Media Companies
• Judge Denies Higher Fee Award In Model Case
• 9th Circ. Agrees MGA's Bratz Don't Infringe Copyright
• Abercrombie Sues Beyonce To Block Perfume Release
• Google Book Deal Needs Muscle: Consumer Watchdog
• Writers Bid To Halt Release Of NBC's 'Love Happens'
• FCC Asks 3rd Circ. For New Look At 'Nipplegate' Case
• Noteholders Bash Six Flags Ch. 11 Plan
• Magna To Sell 2 Racetracks For $170M
• 4th Circ. Says Newsletter Tip Broke Securities Laws
• PBGC Objects To Philly Papers Bidding Procedures
• Redskins' Trademark Win Appealed To High Court
• Motorola Dropped From Premier Playlist Patent Suit
• Veoh Cleared In Universal Music Group Copyright Suit
• NFL Players' StarCaps Claims Not Preempted: 8th Circ.
• Cygnus' Debt-Cutting Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court OK
• Former White House Counsel Lands At Jenner & Block
• Leibovitz Buys Back IP Under Deal With Lender
• Jessica Seinfeld Prevails In Cookbook Copyright Row
• Cablevision Looks To Sullivan In $900M Offering
• Sony, Virgin Sue 'Ellen' Show For Infringing Music
• Shareholder Suit Targets $4B Disney, Marvel Deal
• ESPN Sued Over LeBron James Footage
• Muzak Ch. 11 Plan Seeks To Slash Debt To $230M
• Minor Hockey League Wins Round In Spat With Union
• Sun-Times Seeks OK For $5M Sale To Investor Group
• Philly Papers Say Creditors Overstepping Bounds
• Labels Seek To Bar Usenet Owner From New Ventures
• Photog Annie Leibovitz Could Lose IP Over $24M Loan
• New Line, Tolkien Heirs Settle 'Lord Of The Rings' Suit
• $200M Dish Network Sanctions Added To TiVo Award
• Lake At Las Vegas Plan Gives DIP Lenders Equity
• EU High Court Backs Portugal's Gambling Restrictions
• Chabon, Bloom, Lethem Balk At Google Books Deal
• Balsillie Sweetens Coyotes Bid By $30M
• Luxo Seeks 'Off' Switch On Disney Pixar Lamp Sales
• Star Tribune Insurers Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Italy's News Antitrust Probe Extends To Google
• Satriani, Coldplay Bury The Axe In Riff Tiff
• Investor Group May Rescue Sun-Times: Report
• Ropes Seeks $2.2M For Charter Creditor Services
• Live365 Seeks To Halt CRB Rate-Setting Process
• DJ Star's Contract Claims Against Clear Channel Nixed
• Magazine Mogul Sues To Release Charity Publication
• Tropicana Lenders Blast Noteholders' $2.4M Fee Bid
• ASCAP Loses Bid To See AT&T, Apple IPhone Deals
• Facebook Asks To Toss Web Portal's Antitrust Claims
• Amazon Draws Battle Lines Over Google Books Deal
• Developers Slam Trump Disclosure Statement
• NFL Players Union Faces DOL Probe
• Sony, Others Score Win In DVD V-Chip Patent Feud
• Boxing Champ Pounds Don King Over Contract Breach
• Prepackaged And Prenegotiated Ch. 11 Plans
• Emphasizing States' Rights, 3rd Circ. Upholds UIGEA
• Freedom Becomes Latest Newspaper Co. In Ch. 11
• Insurer Found Not Liable In Printer's Trade Secret Suit
• SanDisk Escapes Premier's IP Infringement Claims
• CRB Judge Appointments Violate Constitution: Suit