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Media & Entertainment - January, 2012

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• Law Site Owner Tells 5th Circ. Texas Act Violates Free Speech
• 4th Circ. Nixes Photographer's Suit Over Police Search
• US Signal Faces $19M Copyright Suit Over Shared Newsletters
• Trade Secrets Suit Over Twitter Followers To Go Forward
• NY Court Backs EchoStar Sanctions For Deleting Emails
• Jewelers Settle Suit Over Dorothy Hamill Ads
• NFL, Saints End Feud With 'Who Dat?' Trademark Owner
• Wynn, Top Shareholder Spar Over Asian Gaming Expansion
• MacroSolve Drags Facebook, Wal-Mart Into Mobile IP Fight
• Ex-NFL Players' Concussion Suits Merged Into MDL
• Blizzard Ices Ex-Worker's Calif. Trade Secrets Appeal
• Netflix GC Presses Senate To Update Video Privacy Law
• Case Study: Golan V. Holder
• Bloomberg Says Gay Ex-Director's Bias Suit Belongs In UK
• Ryan Seacrest's Co. Nets $300M From PE-Backed Clear Channel
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• HarperCollins Case May Redraw Battle Lines Over E-Books
• Flynt Brother's Former Attys Try To Squelch Malpractice Suit
• Adelphia $150M Stock Fight To Stay In Bankruptcy Court
• Inner City Media Parent Targets Lenders To Shield IP Assets
• RICO Action Against Full Tilt Goes Bust
• 'Elder Scrolls' Class Action Should Be Unplugged: Judge
• Gingrich Faces Suit Over 'Eye Of The Tiger' Use
• Privacy Group Urges Anonymity For Accused Porn Downloaders
• Netflix Hid Negative Financial Data: Investor
• Quicken Loans Founder Buys Vacant Detroit Fed Building
• Gaiman, McFarlane Close The (Comic) Book On 'Spawn' Row
• Fired Disney Soundtrack Exec Says Studio Broke Contract
• MGA's Coverage Suit Over Bratz Battle Survives
• Imax Investors Reel In $12M In Securities Action
• Hulu Escapes Rovi's Suit Over Video Guide Patents
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Fee Award Against Righthaven
• Legal Ad Co.'s Contract Claim Nixed By Copyright Law
• Sony Broke Ad Rules After 3-D TV Dispute With LG: NAD
• Trustees Fight Stay Extension On Tribune Clawback Suit
• Twitter's New Censorship Policy Draws Backlash
• Herman Cain, Simon & Schuster Sued Over Book Photo
• Talent Giant WME Drops $30M In Parking Lot Fracas
• McGraw-Hill Doesn't Pay Foreign Royalties: Class Action
• Taking Stock Of Tech Stocks — Private Vs. Public
• Google, Apple Anti-Poaching Pact Suit Proceeds
• Fed. Circ. Frees DirectTV From $80M Pension Transfer Claim
• Cablevision Faces Investor Suit Over Pumped-Up Stock Prices
• Prosecutors Get An Earful For Adelphia Tax Evasion Case
• HFPA Unlawfully Shopped Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• Ad Regulator Says LG Should Pull 3-D TV Claims
• Google's Online Pet Game Creates Unfair Accounts: Suit
• Facebook, Washington AG Target 'Clickjacking' Scheme
• Artist Prince's Appropriation Not Fair Use, 2nd Circ. Hears
• TBS Sued Over 'Falling Skies' Font Rights
• Music Network's Asset Row Wrongly Names 2 Defendants: Suit
• $180M Deal Needs Deeper Scrutiny Under CAFA: Sirius Users
• Leahy Open To Other Anti-Piracy Bills After PIPA's Fall
• Intel Scoops Up Bevy Of RealNetworks Patents For $120M
• Miami Herald Finds New Home After Financing Problems
• Magazine Publisher AMI Hit With FLSA Class Action
• Lottery Laws And SMS Sweepstakes
• Megaupload Execs Free On Bail But Extradition Looms
• Strict Social Media Policies Won't Curry NLRB's Favor
• Music Startup Beyond Oblivion Files For Bankruptcy
• Dick Clark Burnished Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• Wrigley Rooftop Venue Sold In Bankruptcy For $5M
• Viacom, Photog End Copyright Beef Over NWA Images
• Marilyn Monroe Estate To Snag Image Rights For $3M
• Ja Rule Takes Royalty Theft Claims To NY State Court
• PBGC, Sony Pictures Tapped For Kodak Creditors Committee
• Blank Rome Snatches Stroock & Stroock Entertainment Guru
• Mohegan Sun's Owner Seeks to Restructure Debt
• DC Comics Skirts Roadblock In Batmobile IP Suit
• Cameron Sued Again For Allegedly Stealing 'Avatar' Idea
• EBay's Priority Search Listing Service Failed: Suit
• Louvre, Guggenheim Branches In UAE To Open 3 Years Late
• 'Toddlers & Tiaras' Mom Says AOL, Others Defamed Girl
• Microsoft Dances Out Of Kinect Trademark Suit
• Privacy Class Actions And The Harm Threshold
• HFPA Kicks Off Trial In Golden Globes Broadcast Fight
• Megaupload Faces Uphill Battle Beating Piracy Rap: Attys
• Feds Defend Wiretaps In $230M National Lampoon Case
• Judge Bans Archie Comics Co-CEO From Offices
• Penguin Can Pursue Copyright Suit In NY: Judge
• McDermott Guides Meredith In $175M Allrecipes.com Buy
• Running Social Media Contests: How The Rules Stack Up
• Dechert Adds Linklaters IP Partner In Paris
• Martha Stewart, JC Penney Deal Ruffles Macy's Feathers
• Weinstein Co., Relativity End Battle Over 'Crow' Remake
• Conflict May Bar Hogan Lovells Atty From Megaupload Case
• Raymond Carver's Widow Sues Publisher Over Book Rights
• Ex-CIA Officer Leaked Secrets To Journalists: DOJ
• Kardashian, Old Navy Urged To Mediate Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Publisher Lee Gets Green Light To Restructure $1B In Debt
• Verizon Ripped Off TV Plan Members On Fees: Suit
• Dish Fight Over HD Rules Stays Out Of Supreme Court
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Entertainment, IP Pro In Atlanta
• ICANN Claims Antitrust Immunity In '.XXX' Domain Fight
• Jobs Bio, Publisher Emails Show E-Book Price Plot: Suit
• Art Law: The Year In Review
• Myspace, Walker Digital End Feud Over Privacy Patents
• Spotify Ends Digital Music Distribution Patent Row
• Firm Fights Subpoenas In Row Over Costner's $52M BP Deal
• 2nd NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 14 Mos. In Piracy Case
• Dodgers' Ch. 11 Plan Promises Full Debt Repayment
• Emails From Apple, Others Show Poaching Pacts: Workers
• Akin Gump Seeks Finder's Fees From Movie Producer
• 'Speed Racer' Creator Sues Over Licensing Profits
• NBC, Font Co. Make Harry Potter Product Suit Disappear
• Toy Co. Drops Suit Accusing Lego Of Blocking Imports
• How The Entrepreneur Capital Act Could Impact Startups
• Gagosian Hit With $14M Suit Over Lichtenstein Painting
• Congress Withdraws Anti-Piracy Bills
• WMS Gaming Sues Aristocrat Over Slot Machine Patents
• '80s Band Poison Says Song Theft Suit Past Its Prime
• Six Flags Goers Win Class Cert. In Norovirus Suit
• Pension, Bertelsmann Unit Raise $85M For Web Game Co.
• FBI Has 4 Arrested In Megaupload Anti-Piracy Crackdown
• Fox Fraud Suit Against Distributor Gets Qualified OK
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Broker-Dealer's $1.6M Fraud Judgment
• Disney Comedian Spanked Woman At TV Taping: Suit
• Murdoch Co. Settles Hacking Claims By Jude Law, Others
• Social Media And The SEC: Investment Advisers Beware
• High Court's Copyright Ruling Gives Congress Wide Leeway
• AOL Sued For Posting Video Of 'Super Bowl Shuffle'
• Zooey Deschanel, Steve Madden End Shoe Feud
• Frankfurt Kurnit Snags Entertainment Partner From Schreck
• Comcast Seeks High Court Reversal Of Antitrust Class Cert.
• NBA Is Latest Target In Text Message Patent Feud
• Insurers Can't Dodge Coverage For NCAA Antitrust Actions
• Ex-National Lampoon CEO Settles Shareholder Suit
• Archie Comic Exec's Behavior Threatens Company: Suit
• Expert Testimony Dooms Credit Suisse Fraud Suit
• UMG, Others Can't Quash Royalty Suit Over Rapper
• Ron Paul Sues Creators Of Ad Ripping Huntsman
• Anti-Piracy Bill Threatens Internet, Needs Work: GOP Sens.
• Scoring Patents Sooner In The Gaming Industry
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Strike Back At Ex-Director Taymor
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Winston
• Supreme Court Turns Down Website Jurisdiction Fight
• Plimus Sued Over Bogus 'Unlimited Download' Sites
• 'South Park' Copyright Suit Nixed Too Early, 7th Circ. Hears
• Madoff Trustee Loses Bid To Appeal In Mets Clawback Case
• Schiff Hardin Scores 4 Ex-Miller Canfield Antitrust Pros
• Wikipedia, Google Protest Wavering Anti-Piracy Bills
• Poker Site Money Launderer Cops To Fraud Charges
• Amazon Zapped With Suit Over Zappos' Data Breach
• Netflix Held Back Negative Financial Info: Investors' Suit
• 5th. Circ. Strikes Down Texas Cable Franchise Law
• FCC Wants Public Input On Ending Sports Blackout Rules
• ITC To Probe Digitude's IP Claims Against Amazon, Others
• Blogger Not Protected By Ill. Reporter's Privilege: Judge
• Obama Speaks Out Against Online Anti-Piracy Bills
• Wachtell Helps Lionsgate Snag 'Twilight' Studio For $400M
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• Dodgers Can't Shake Beaten Fan's Distress Claims
• Topps Drops IP Suit Over Rival's Baseball Card Ad
• 'Christmas Story' Actor Drops Suit Over Figurine
• Christie's, Sotheby's, EBay Say Calif. Royalties Law Illegal
• NCsoft Accuses Rival Gaming Co. Of Trade Secret Theft
• Even The 21st Century Water Cooler Has Rules
• 9th Circ. Upholds Roscoe's Loss In ASCAP Copyright Spat
• Wynn Resorts Director Sues To Get Investment Records
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Pryor Cashman
• Plaintiffs Seek To Lift Stay Of Tribune Clawback Suits
• Travelers Fights Marriott Coverage In ESPN Star's Suit
• Playboy Wins Texas Appeals Row Over Licensing Deal
• Hooters Casino Bankruptcy Auction Gets Judge's OK
• Pre-Public Funding — Lessons From Facebook
• Shared Memory Drops Nintendo Graphics Patent Suit
• Activision Hit With Patent Suit Over Gamer Info System
• Kyocera Broke Ad Deal Over Ben Stein's Enviro Views: Suit
• Is The US Ready To Put Its Bets Online?
• Paramount Investors To Proceed With Fraud Suit
• 9th Circ. Dings Christie's For Hanging On To Paintings
• Microsoft Drops Patent Claims In ITC Fight Over Nook
• Ceglia Fined Over Missing Emails In Facebook Row
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles
• TV Guide Shakes Flash Cookies Class Action
• New Google Search Not Anti-Competitive, Attys Say
• Velvet Underground Targets Warhol Group Over Banana Art
• Dutch Court Orders Blockade Of Pirate Bay
• Judge Trims Monopoly Claim From Cablevision Tying Suit
• Amazon, Vizio Added To Software Co.'s Java Patent Suit
• EMI Can't Appeal Music Copyright Ruling Midtrial: Judge
• Dodgers Clear Way For Sale With Fox Settlement
• Whose Followers Are They, And How Much Are They Worth?
• Minding HSR When Shareholders Increase Stakes
• St. Louis Rams Rookie Sued By Sacked Agent
• Judge Rejects Live Nation's Merger Docs In Antitrust Suit
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block
• Artist Tells 2nd Circ. Usher Ripped Off Her Song
• Resort Mogul Sues Sundance, Filmmaker For Defamation
• Reps. Slam Facebook's Explanation Of Data-Tracking Patent
• Investor Headed To Prison For Role In $930M Ponzi Scheme
• Studio Stole Ideas For 'Unborn' Horror Flick: Writer
• FCC Indecency Rule Divides High Court
• Capitol Records Says ReDigi's Used MP3s Are Illegal Copies
• Google To Show Social Network Posts In Search Results
• Broker Says Execs Stole Celebrity Clients For Rival Lockton
• Bethesda Buys Interplay's 'Fallout' Rights, Ends IP Suit
• Partnering With The Feds For IP Enforcement: Part 1
• LA Times Gets Ex-Publisher's Wrongful Firing Suit Pared
• Radio Atty's Remark About Firings Not Defamatory: Court
• Nonprofit Defends Against Righthaven Appeal In 9th Circ.
• Dodgers, Hartford Headed To Arbitration Over Payout
• Williams & Connolly Partner Named News Corp. Group GC
• International Media Group Turns To Ch. 11 For Asset Sale
• Judge OKs Auction Of $180M InnerCity Media Assets
• Jenner & Block Lands Former Senior FCC Official
• NCAA Policies Hurt Market Competition, 7th Circ. Hears
• EA Claims Use Of Textron Helicopters In Game Is Protected
• Cox Faces Renewed Class Cert. Bid In Set-Top Box MDL
• When The Joke Is On A Trademark
• New York Jets Accused Of Copying "Ultimate Fan" Mark
• China MediaExpress Must Open Books To Investor: Judge
• Sirius Customers Ask 2nd Circ. To Kill $180M 'Coupon' Deal
• Redbox ZIP Code Entry Action Gets Boot
• NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 2 Years For Pirating Videos
• Libel Claims Live On In Fight Over Farrah Fawcett Portrait
• UMG, Marley Estate End Dispute Over Royalties
• Barnes & Thornburg Picks Up Film Labor Law Expert In LA
• Borders Buries Hachette Claim With $38M Settlement
• Travelocity Departs From Website Sorting Patent Suit
• Cash-Strapped Mets Deny Bankruptcy Rumors
• ITC Affirms Nintendo Win In Wii Controller IP Fight
• NY Times, HuffPost Put End To Parenting Blog Name Fight
• Live Nation Paid Kickbacks To Concert Venue: Suit
• Top 10 Trademark Events Of 2011
• MTV Star's Suit Over 'Entourage' Plot Is Bananas: HBO
• 7th Circ. Does The Math, Settlement Upheld
• Google AdWords Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid
• EMI Royalty Suit Adds To Grooveshark Owner's Legal Woes
• 9th Circ. Won't Alter $20M Google AdWords Settlement
• Steven Seagal Wraps Up Billing Dispute With Ex-Manager
• Doc Linking Vaccines To Autism Sues Journal For Libel
• DirecTV Deal Puts Video Compression IP Row To Rest
• Barnes & Noble May Spin Off Nook Unit
• Pentagon Probing Bin Laden Filmmakers' Special Access
• Hustler Exec's Sexual Harassment Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Insurer Balks At Defense Of Mickey Rooney's Stepson
• Patchak V. Salazar — An Important Fee-To-Trust Opinion
• Can You Go To Jail For Lying On Facebook?
• UMG Works Out Deal To End $3M Coverage Suit
• Hulu Can't Dodge Online Video Streaming IP Suit
• Amazon Resolves Kindle Patent Feud
• Insurers Can't Join Coverage Suit Over Athlete Image Use
• GSN Strikes Deal With Singer In Reality Show Contract Fight
• DOJ Asks DC Circ. To Nix Ex-Prosecutor's Probe Leak Suit
• Microsoft, Datel Make Peace In Xbox IP, Antitrust Row
• 11th Circ. Nixes Order Giving News-Journal Assets To Cox
• SEC Says Ill. Man Used LinkedIn For Investment Scam
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Former Manatt IP Chair
• Broadcaster Sues Over 'Voice Of America' Domain Name
• Disney Inks 10-Year Distribution Deal With Comcast
• Righthaven Is Holding Up Liquidation, Receiver Says
• NBCU, Thomas Properties Shut Down $750M LA Office Deal
• Courts, Sports And Videogames: What's In A Game?
• Rap Label Sugar Hill Targets UMG Over Royalties
• Ala. Lawmakers, Others Can't Duck Gambling Vote Case
• AT&T To Pay TiVo $215M In Patent Infringement Settlement
• Marvel Whips 'Ghost Rider' Creator's Copyright Suit
• Microsoft Settles With Gag Gift Maker Over Copied Ads
• Union Knocks Inner City Media's Bankruptcy Sale Plans
• Viacom Sues Over $383M Award To Harmonix Investors
• 'Ghost Hunters' Idea Theft Claims Refiled In Calif. Court
• Rock Photog's Estate Hits Designer Varvatos With IP Suit
• Rapper Wiz Khalifa Jacked Steelers Tribute Song: Suit
• Strip Club Co. Loses Trademark Suit Over Rhino Handguns
• Adidas Heads To Trial In Pared Down 'We Not Me' Suit
• India's Reliance To Gain Access To TV18 Content
• The Morning After — How To Survive In A .XXX World
• Media & Entertainment Cases To Watch In 2012