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Media & Entertainment - March, 2012

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• NY Judge Axes HuffPo Bloggers' Pay Suit Against AOL
• Weird Al Wants $5M From Sony For Digital Royalties
• Judge Won't Toss Ex-NFL Players' Suit Against EA
• FTC Enforcers Tout Benefits Of Facebook Privacy Deal
• RIM, Samsung, Others Stole Mobile Battery Patent, Suits Say
• 9th Circ. Dismisses TV Bundling Action Again
• Facebook Hit With Action Over User Images In Canadian Ads
• Female Publicis Employees Seek Cert. In $100M Bias Suit
• Pillsbury Nabs Dickstein Shapiro Communications Atty
• Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Randi Singer
• Earth, Wind & Fire Producer's Estate Sues Sony For Royalties
• Costner Wants Sanctions, Contempt In Cleanup Co. Suit
• German News Agency Poised To Buy AP's French Service
• Tata, Vodafone Get Extension For UK Telecom Bids
• SAG Vote Still On After Sheen Fails To Halt AFTRA Merger
• Ex-LA Coliseum Official Cops To Role In Kickback Scheme
• Shareholders Accuse Wynn Of Bribery In Macau Casino Deal
• UMG, Rapper Duck Ex-Drug Kingpin's Name-Rights Suit
• Nike Blocks Reebok From Selling Tebow Jets Jerseys
• Employment Lessons From 'Desperate Housewives' Case
• Beatles Stop Wheelchair Co.'s Mark In EU Court
• Anna Nicole Smith's Estate Seeks Sanctions In Inheritance Feud
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's David Singer
• Telecom Groups Praise House Passage Of FCC Reform Bill
• Judge Derails Guilty Plea In Online Poker Case
• Macy's Denies Shorting Martha Stewart Merch
• Sirius XM Rocks Music Copyright Collective With Antitrust Suit
• Male Job Applicant Accuses CBS Of Sex Discrimination
• Microsoft Evades Class Claims In Xbox 360 Defect Case
• Magic Johnson, Guggenheim Score Dodgers With $2B Bid
• Nike Raises Cain Over Reebok's Tebow Jets Apparel
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• 'Glory' Makers Deny Stealing Idea For 'Last Samurai'
• Judge Reheats Suit Over Canceled Paula Deen Tour
• Rising Star: Stroock's James Sammataro
• 'Angry Birds' Maker Rovio Plucks Futuremark's Gaming Unit
• RockYou Tightens Data, Child Privacy Protections In FTC Deal
• Megaupload Faces 1st Civil Copyright Suit Since Shutdown
• Aussie Regulator Postpones Call On $2.7B Foxtel-Austar Deal
• Sony Tries To Ease EU Competition Fears Over $2.2B EMI Buy
• DC Tells 9th Circ. It Owns All Rights To Superman
• Online Poker Payment Processor Cops To Conspiracy
• Revel Wins License For $2.4B Atlantic City Casino Resort
• Hasbro Can't Kill Sales Of Asus 'Transformer' Laptops
• Dukes Dooms Clear Channel, Live Nation Monopoly Suits
• 9th Circ. Bows Out Of 'Chipmunks' Film Rights Dispute
• Facebook Says Forged Docs Merit Contract Breach Dismissal
• Kanye West Lifted Protected Lyrics, Atty Tells 7th Circ.
• MLB Says Dodgers' Ch. 11 Plan Shirks League Rules, Settlement
• Judge OKs Beyond Oblivion's $4M Deal With Music Startup
• Trump Entities Claim Rights To Billionaire's Mansion
• '300' Producer Sues Atty Over $17M Verdict
• Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Nancy Bruington
• Mets Owners To Pay $6.5M To End Workers' Madoff Losses Suit
• Protecting Patient Info In The Age Of Social Media
• Rising Star: Reed Smith's Tom Ara
• Ex-Saint Should Arbitrate Securities Fraud Suit: 5th Circ.
• Ex-NBA Player Indicted For Running $2M Ponzi Scheme
• EC Launches Review Of Universal's $1.9B EMI Buyout
• Due Process Covers File-Sharing Fines, US Tells 8th Circ.
• Linkin Park's $2.4M Coverage Suit Against Lloyd's Stays Alive
• Facebook Wants Employers Out Of Workers' Profiles
• Sony Wants Toto's Digital Royalties Claims Tossed
• Licensors Challenge Failed Online Music Startup's Sale
• James Cameron Denies Stealing 'Avatar' From Fantasy Writer
• Licensing Co.'s Suit Eyes Marilyn Monroe Publicity Rights
• Fox, Other Networks Want Ban On Internet Streamer Aereo
• How Long Should You Retain Consumer Data?
• Insurer Can Leave Steelers Shirtmaker Uncovered In IP Scrum
• Lawmakers Target IPhone App Makers In Privacy Inquiry
• Shareholder Seeks To Ice $703M PE Buyout of Water Park Co.
• Facebook's Patent Buy Could Force Yahoo To Settle
• Dodgers Look To Nix $131M Claim From Owner's Divorce
• Movie Investor Ducks $190M Suit Claiming He Ripped Aramid
• Judge Won't Dismiss Individual Plaintiffs' Vivendi Suits
• Google Tangles With Studios Over Hotfile Amicus Brief
• Jury Clears Live Nation, United In Seating Patent Row
• German Watchdog Blasts Facebook's New Policy Changes
• Ex-LA Coliseum Managers Arrested Amid Kickback Scandal
• Scripps Shells Out $103M For Travel Channel Distributor
• Nebraska Book Seals Deal With Bondholders On Ch. 11 Plan
• 1st Circ. Shreds Plagiarism Suit Over 'Angels And Demons'
• Videogame Battle: 1st Amendment Vs. Right Of Publicity
• MPAA Says Megaupload Users Won't Face Suits
• Konami Turned 'Def' Ear On Rap Game Royalties, EMI Says
• Nebraska Book Defends Ch. 11 Plan Pact With Bondholders
• Houghton Mifflin Taps Debt Restructuring Firm
• Yanks Say 2nd Circ. Lacks Jurisdiction In Logo IP Suit
• NFL Suspends Saints Coach Amid Scrutiny Over Safety
• 2nd Circ. Says Stan Lee Co.'s Spider-Man Claims Time-Barred
• Michael Jordan Says Grocer's Promo Isn't Protected Speech
• TBS, Outkast's Andre 3000 Shake Copyright Suit Over Cartoon
• Mitchell Silberberg Nabs Littler Employment Ace In NYC
• House Duo Seeks Cigarette-Like Warning On Video Games
• 5 Social Media Mistakes Companies Are Making
• Ex-Village People Singer Argues For Copyright Termination
• Facebook Bolsters Hill Clout With 2 Lobbyist Hires
• Suit Over 'Hogan's Heroes' Rights Heads To Arbitration
• Warhol Attys Try To Peel Back Band's Claim On Banana Icon
• Ex-Marsh Exec Urges Judge To OK Spitzer Libel Suit
• Clear Channel, AE Best Times Square Billboard Idea Suit
• Aereo Fires Back At Fox, PBS, Others In Copyright Battle
• Michael Jackson Attys Get $2.5M In Secret Taping Case
• Perkins Lures K&L Finance, Restructuring Specialist
• The Latest In Anti-Spam — Balsam V. Trancos
• LinkedIn Rebuts Claim It Plundered App Users' Contacts
• Hasbro Targets Asus In 'Transformers' Laptop Ban
• Facebook Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Advertising Program
• GM Can't Dodge Publicity Rights Suit Over Einstein Ad
• Facebook Accused Of Infringing Communications Patents
• Beauty Queen Sued Over Pageant Trademark
• Apple, Google, Nintendo Zapped With Video IP Suits
• Mistrial Declared In 'Desperate Housewives' Firing Suit
• CAA Scripts Strong Finale To TV Writer Age Bias Claims
• Chinese Writers Seek $8M From Apple, Claiming Book Piracy
• CBS Wraps Up Suit Over Photos Of Edwards' Mistress
• Hollywood Studios Dodge Blu-Ray Class Action
• Facebook Clarifies App Privacy Policy In New Code
• Dodgers, Beaten Fan Reach Deal On Bankruptcy Claim
• Case Study: Mattel V. Brainy Baby
• Mets Owners To Pay $162M To Settle With Madoff Trustee
• Deadlocked 'Desperate Housewives' Jurors Sent Home
• Neighbors Resist George Lucas Studio Development Plans
• Broadstripe Capital Heads To Liquidation From Ch. 11
• Blakes, Sullivan Aid BCE's $3.4B Astral Media Takeover Bid
• Weatherman Claims CBS Favors Younger Female Applicants
• Sony Venture, Ellington Heirs Settle Royalties Row
• Abdul-Jabbar Promises New Fight With Upper Deck CEO
• Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Sue UMG For Digital Royalties
• The Influence Of Settlements On Contribution Claims
• US Atty Unmasked After Commenting On Investigations Online
• Jury Deadlocked In 'Desperate Housewives' Firing Case
• SEC Tries To Find Footing In Murky Pre-IPO Market
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Unplug ITunes Antitrust Row
• 9th Circ. Keeps Alive Hendricks' Pursuit Of Funkadelic Royalties
• Employers Beware: Unpaid Interns Ready To Cash In
• In EU Music Royalty Wars, Hotels Lose, Dentists Win
• Bankruptcy Judge Allows Tribune LBO Suits To Proceed
• Judge Won't Revisit NBC Ruling In 'Biggest Loser' Suit
• China Ramps Up Data Safeguards With New Privacy Law
• Fox, Big Ten Say NCAA Athletes Owe $125K In Sanctions
• R&B Singer Ashanti Exits Suit Over 'Capo' Track Rip-Off
• Facebook Snags Yahoo Privacy Counsel
• Water Park Co. Investor Sues to Halt $703M Apollo Buyout
• 'Hangover' Studio Says Use Of Knockoff Bag Free Speech
• GTLD Registration — To Apply Or Not To Apply?
• Fenwick Reps Cisco In $5B Software Buy From News Corp.
• Yahoo's IP Suit Against Facebook Could Backfire, Attys Say
• Burden Of Proof Rests On Mets Owners In Madoff Trial
• Fund Manager Lied About Facebook Stock Holdings, SEC Says
• CVR Energy Blasts Icahn Over Jab At Reuters Piece
• Fans Slap NHL, TV Cos. With Antitrust Suit Over Blackouts
• Former 'Charlie Rose' Intern Sues Over Lack Of Wages
• New 49ers Stadium Clears Final Financial Hurdle
• Time Warner Customers Seek Refund For Sports Blackout
• 'Dang' That Renewal Copyright Law
• Sheridan Says ABC Execs Lied To Shield 'Housewives' Creator
• FTC Recovers $17M From Pyramid Schemer In Fraud Suit
• Zynga Plans $400M Follow-On Offering
• Fearful Class Rep Flees Facebook 'Like' Ad Action
• UK Medical Journal Invokes Anti-SLAPP Law In Libel Suit
• Ticketmaster Tells 9th Circ. It's Entitled To $4M Defense
• Puzo Estate Goes To The Mattresses Against Paramount
• Ex-Fiesta Bowl Head Cops To Federal Conspiracy Charge
• Judge OKs Additional Discovery For Beaten Dodgers Fan
• Privacy Bar Too High For 'Occupy' Tweeters To Stop Subpoenas
• Loeb & Loeb Snags IP, Media Pro For LA Office
• Labels Urge 8th Circ. To Bring Back $1.5M File-Sharing Verdict
• Judge Cuts Battery Claim From 'Desperate Housewives' Suit
• Ballplayer, Ex-DA Could Testify At Mets Owners' Madoff Trial
• RBS Usurped Control Of Soccer Team, Hedge Fund Says
• Rapper DMX Sued By Spurned Booking Agent
• Big Social Media Initiatives, Big Legal Questions
• Rebekah Brooks Arrested Again In News Corp. Hacking Probe
• Fox Accused Of Swiping Ideas For New Kiefer Sutherland Show
• Dow Jones Gets Online Subscriber Class Suit Tossed
• Aereo Seeks To Shield TV Service From ABC, Others' IP Claims
• Ousted Director Fights Back In Wynn Resorts Dispute
• Yahoo Goes After Facebook To Defend Advertising, Privacy IP
• News Excerpts In Web Forum Are Fair Use, Judge Rules
• Ron Paul Can't Force YouTube, Twitter To Unveil Ad's Maker
• Upper Deck CEO Was Drunk At Deposition, Abdul-Jabbar Says
• EU Open To Dropping E-Books Pricing Probe For Concessions
• 'Housewives' Worker Claims Sheridan Cover-Up, Attys Say
• Kanye West, Jay-Z Settle Singer's Suit Over 'Throne' Track
• Judge Says St. Paul Not Liable For Phone Card Co.'s Defense
• Parents Fail To Keep Suit Over Facebook Kid Ads In Ill.
• China's Youku, Tudou Form $1B Online Video Co.
• (P)Interesting Copyright Questions Abound
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Hooters Casino Hotel's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod
• Bankrupt Racino Owner Sues To Block $17M In IP Claims
• Pickens, Athletic Co. Lose $33M Life Insurance Refund
• Mets Owners May Take Stand At $303M Madoff Clawback Trial
• Prospects Dim For $105M HuffPo Bloggers Pay Suit
• Dutch Cable Operator Ziggo Plans €774M IPO
• Stern Doesn't Bar Bankruptcy Court From Hearing Claims: Judge
• Producer Says Sheridan Forgot Lines, Was Late To Set
• Time Unit Beats Magazine Subscriber Class In 3rd Circ.
• Facebook, Others Urge High Court To Raise Abstract Patent Bar
• NCAA Players Slam Sanctions In Antitrust Suit Over Likenesses
• Case Study: Townsel V. Dish
• DOJ May Force E-Book Industry To Dump Legal Sales Model
• 'Desperate Housewives' Creator Denies Hitting Sheridan
• Bain, THL Face Suit Over $656M Clear Channel Transfer
• Comic Co. Tries To Snare Spider-Man In Marvel IP Fight
• Failed Music Startup Gets $2.4M Sale Bid Hearing Bumped Up
• Limbaugh Backlash Sparks Fight Over Concentra Name
• Ticketmaster, Redbox Accused Of Infringing Web Patent
• Chinese Media Co.'s IPO Wasn't Misleading, Court Hears
• Mike Ditka's Restaurant Gets Wage Class Action Punted
• NY Casino Developers Hit With $1.5B Antitrust Suit
• StubHub Ducks Blame For Sky-High Hannah Montana Tix
• EU Says Reuters Antitrust Probe Has Reached 'Critical Stage'
• ViaCLIX Targets Netflix's Website In Patent Suit
• Sony To Pay $8M To Settle ITunes Royalties Suits
• Ex-NFL Player Takes Benefits Fight To 11th Circ.
• Bondholders Take Hit Under Nebraska Book's New Ch. 11 Plan
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Contract Allows JC Penney Deal
• Activision Stole 'World Of Warcraft' Voice, Worker Says
• Facebook Loses Data-Use Suit In Germany
• Paula Deen Wins Suit Over Canceled Tour
• Sacramento Council Approves $391M NBA Stadium
• Judge Backs Settlement Talks On Beaten Dodgers Fan's Claim
• Writers Hid Plan For 'Housewives' Death, Creator Testifies
• Angelina Jolie Seeks Dismissal Of 'Blood And Honey' Suit
• Aussie Antitrust Cop Looks Into Foxtel-Austar Proposal
• Alabama Sens., Casino Owner Cleared Of Bribery Charges
• Wynn Resorts Plans Vote To Oust Board Member
• Teri Hatcher Can't Duck Ex-Business Partner's Contract Suit
• Promoter Don King Knocks Out Boxer's Contract Suit
• Tribune Creditors Feud Over Ch. 11 Plan Payouts
• UK Internet Service Providers Lose Piracy Law Appeal
• Oprah Ditches 'Own Your Power' Trademark Suit
• Bills To Amend FCC Rule-Making Process Head To House Floor
• Feds Charge 5 Alleged 'Anonymous' Hackers
• Nicollette Sheridan Worried About Retaliation, Jury Hears
• EU Again Rebuffs Ad Groups' Tracking Code Of Conduct
• Harley-Davidson, Brando Estate Settle Boot IP Fight
• Mario Batali Gets Waitstaff Wage Action Off Plate For $5M
• 7th Circ. Limits Claims Under Video Privacy Law
• T-Mobile, Sprint Urge Release Of Verizon Spectrum Deal Docs
• Zynga Buys San Fran HQ For $228M
• EU High Court Adviser Backs Lagardere, Vivendi Book Deal
• Plaintiff In 'Big Pimpin'' IP Suit Still Lacks Standing
• 12 Angry Tweets: Jurors And Social Media Use
• PE Firm Invests $312M In Axel Springer Venture
• Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty On Shaky Ground As Protests Swirl
• Copyright Suits Over USPTO Apps Face Uphill Battle
• SF 49ers Stadium Financing Won't Get 2nd Vote
• Miller Widow Asks Full 6th Circ. To Tackle Sony Rights Row
• Beaten Fan Rebuffs Dodgers' Bankruptcy Compromise
• Ceglia Enlists Milberg In Facebook Ownership Fight
• Skadden Mistakenly Filed Wynn's Macau Deal 8-K
• Verizon Tells FCC Its $4B Spectrum Buy Won't Hurt Competition
• B&N Can't Revive Microsoft Patent Misuse Claims In ITC
• 'Housewives' Creator Rips Sheridan's Off-Camera Conduct
• High Court Ends Perfect 10's Copyright Row With Google
• Facebook On The Ropes In 'Faceporn' Trademark Suit
• Oh, What A Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man' Copyright Drama
• PE-Backed Spanish Firm Lands Largest US Water Park
• Sandra Bullock Targets Watch Co. Over Use Of Name In Ads
• Mets Owners Going To Trial In Madoff Clawback Case
• Warhol Foundation Backs Artist In 2nd Circ. Fair-Use Battle
• Nightclub Investor Says Partners Danced Away With His Cash
• Kardashians Face False-Advertising Suit Over Diet Product
• Fed. Circ. Judges Spar Over Patent Eligibility In MySpace Row
• Apple Says Class Lacks Proof Of E-Book Price Conspiracy
• Wynn Says It Slipped Up SEC Filing Over $2.5B Macau Deal
• Sheridan Lambasts Attys In 'Desperate Housewives' Trial
• Trump Steps Into MSR Ch. 11 To Grab Resort For $150M
• Ex-Soccer CEO Stiffed Barclays On $8M Loan, Bank Says
• Law360 Media & Entertainment Editorial Advisory Board
• Deutsche Bank Sinks $1B Kirch Settlement
• Dodgers Offer Ch. 11 Trade-Off To Beaten Fan
• Nintendo Beats Another Wii Patent Suit
• Google — Empowering The 'Tawdry' Side Of Capitalism
• Grooveshark Owner Tears Into Record Cos.' Copyright Case
• Pregame Analysis Of Pending NFL Head Trauma Litigation
• Entertainment Co. Scores $8M In 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Licensing Row
• 'House of Payne' Star Sued Over Unpaid Commissions
• PBS, Others Target TV Streaming Startup In IP Suit
• Shell Wins Block Of Greenpeace Efforts To Stop Drill Rig
• US Loses Appeal Over Bail For Megaupload Boss
• Case Study: UMG V. Veoh
• Madoff Trustee Can't Add Evidence To $386M Mets Fight
• Teen Networking Site Breached Privacy Law, Watchdog Says
• China Takes Up Michael Jordan's IP Beef With Sneaker Co.
• Sheridan Testifies In 'Desperate Housewives' Firing Dispute
• Independent Labels Score Lime Wire Copyright Settlement
• Law Firms Hit With Copyright Suits Over USPTO Apps
• Mystery Novelist's Ex-Agent Loses Bid For Cut Of New Book
• Mattel Targets MGA's $310M Bratz Award In 9th Circ.
• Vote-Buying Charge Stays Alive In Casino Owner's Trial