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Media & Entertainment - May, 2012

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• Activision Ends 'Call Of Duty' Contract Row With Ex-Employees
• Mets Owners' $162M Madoff Settlement Wins Court OK
• Judge Halts Fox's Calif. IP Suit In Favor Of Dish's NY Case
• NCAA Calls Bill Russell's Antitrust Suit A Publicity Grab
• Miramax Head Says Producer's Legal War Breaks $3M Deal
• Netflix, Relativity Shrugged At 'Atlas' Movie License, Suit Says
• Murdoch Trying To Consolidate Power, Foreign Investors Say
• Liberty Ramps Up Sirius Takeover Bid With Stock Conversion
• Proposed UN Control Would Smother Web, Lawmakers Warn
• Corporate Websites: Be Careful Who You're Linking With
• Megaupload Seeks Dismissal, Funds In Piracy Case
• Facebook's $1B Instagram Buy Gets Closer Look By FTC
• Nebraska Book Turns Final Page On Ch. 11 Case
• Sirius Stamps Out Shareholder Suit Over XM Merger
• NLRB's 3rd Report On Social Media Its Best Yet, Attys Say
• FTC Disclosure Guides Should Go Mobile, Regulator Says
• Facebook Atty Urges FTC To Avoid Blanket Ad Disclosure Regs
• Congressman Tries To Bar Comments From Clemens Trial
• Calif. City Council Approves Facebook Campus Expansion
• AXA Picks Up Stake In Digital Entertainment Co.
• News Corp. OK'd Silence On Deal With Murdoch Daughter's Co.
• Publishers Call DOJ's E-Book Price Fixing Claims 'Innuendo'
• Keeping The FTC Out Of Your Space: Lessons From Myspace
• NFL Players Union Defeats Retirees In Suit Over CBA Talks
• Kat Von D Sparked $1M House Fire, State Farm Claims
• Time Warner Fights Pause In Enforcement Of Franchise Ruling
• Tribune's $7B Reorganization Plan Is On Track, Attys Say
• Supreme Court Needn't Weigh DirecTV Tax Appeal, SG Says
• Stats Needn't Cover All Excuses For Disparate Impact: 9th Circ.
• Insurer's Claims Against Ex-Fishing Show Host Tossed
• 3rd Juror Dismissed From Clemens Perjury Trial
• Emmis, Preferred Investors Spar Over CEO's Stock Buy
• Activision Can't Silence No Doubt's 'Band Hero' Suit
• Social Media: A Danger To Company IP
• MLB, Glenn Beck Broadcaster Sued Over Online Video IP
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Files For Bankruptcy
• Twitter, Others Beat Messaging Co.'s Patent Suit
• U Of Ill. FOIA Suit Belongs In State Court, 7th Circ. Says
• FCC General Counsel Schlick To Step Down
• Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson in $90M GlobalEnglish Buy
• Social Media Privacy Law Clears Calif. Senate
• Ohio Latest To Float Bill On Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Video-Linking Site Fights Porn Site's Injunction In 7th Circ.
• Aaron Spelling's Widow Sues Auction House Over Dolls
• Facebook's Instagram Deal: Why Is The FTC Involved?
• Morgan Stanley To Make Facebook Price Adjustments
• Segui Strikes Out For Clemens Prosecutors
• EU High Court Jump-Starts Formula One Trademark Row
• RealNetworks Pays $2.4M To End 'Deceptive' Free Trial Suit
• Edwards Jury Takes Another Look At Trial Exhibits
• Ex-UCLA Player Hits Time Inc. With $10M Defamation Suit
• Lack Of Licensing Deal Sacks Ex-NFL Players' Royalty Suit
• The Government's Burgeoning Brady Problem
• How They Won It: Quinn Triumphs In 'Last Samurai' Showdown
• Dish Faces Off Against Big 4 Networks In DVR Copyright Row
• Paramount Pays $19M To End 'Transformers 3' Head Injury Suit
• Flurry Of Facebook IPO Suits May Stand On Shaky Ground
• Nebraska Book Gears Up For Ch. 11 Confirmation
• NFL Players Accuse League Of Collusion On Salaries
• NJ Bill Allowing Mobile Gaming In Casinos Advances
• Judge Kills R&B Singer's 'Soul Men' Suit Against MGM, Others
• Dewey Atty Moves Persist Amid Pay Delays In Dodgers Ch. 11
• NJ Panel Advances Bill Speeding Class Cert. Appeals
• White House Orders Gov't Agencies To Take Data Mobile
• 2nd Circ. Sets Music Royalty Rates For Mobile Content
• Apple Rips DOJ's 'Flawed' E-Book Antitrust Claims
• FCC Tells High Court That Super Bowl Fine Wasn't Arbitrary
• Sony Ends PSN Data Breach Coverage Fight In Calif.
• NRDC Calls Enviro Report For $1B LA Stadium Incomplete
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Can't Freeze JC Penney Merch Deal
• ESPN Hit With Libel Suit Over Syracuse Sex Abuse Coverage
• George Clinton, UMG Settle 5-Year-Old Royalties Suit
• Blingville Surrenders Suffix In Settlement With Zynga
• UK Watchdog Clears BSkyB In Pay-TV Antitrust Probe
• NBC Sheds 'Biggest Loser' Copyright Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• Ill. Legislature Bans Employer Access To Facebook Passwords
• UK Teddy Bear Co. Sues J&J Unit Over Misleading Zyrtec Ad
• Facebook Strikes Deal To Resolve 'Like' Ad Action
• Networks' Copyright Suit Against TV Streamer Aereo Trimmed
• Facebook Sued Over Earnings Forecast For Bumpy IPO
• UMG Denies Miscalculating Artists' Digital Royalties
• Judge Further Trims Ex-LA Times Publisher's Firing Suit
• Ocean Spray Should Ditch Negative V8 Claims, NAD Says
• ESPN's Chris Mortensen Sued By Talent Agency Over Fees
• Case Study: Rosetta Stone V. Google
• Best Practices For Corporate Social Responsibility
• Broadcasters Contest FCC Political Ad Reporting Rule
• Pryor Cashman Let Out Of Courtney Love Defamation Case
• How They Won It: Skadden Wins Rosetta 2nd Crack At Google
• Travolta Accuser Illegally Poached By Celebrity Atty: Suit
• Anderson Affiliates Can't Remove $100M Clawback Suit
• NY Takes Reins Of Troubled Horse Racing Body
• Houghton Mifflin Wins Access To $400M Loan
• Ifrah Lures Privacy Expert From Thompson Hine
• Zell-Owned Co. Fights Tribune Ch. 11 Plan Over $225M Claim
• FTC Picks Up Privacy Legal Scholar As New Policy Adviser
• Clemens Jury Hears McNamee Gave 3 Other MLB Players HGH
• TV Writer Cancels 'White Collar' Suit Against Fox, Others
• Davis Polk Helps Chinese Co. With $2.6B Buy Of AMC
• Houghton Mifflin Opens Page To Ch. 11
• Wolf Rifkin Snags Entertainment Litigator From Weingarten
• Supreme Court Won't Hear File Sharing Damages Case
• High Court Tells Fed. Circ. To Rethink Software Patent Ruling
• Kabel Deutschland Pays $787M For Struggling Cable Rival
• Key Bank, HSBC Get Adelphia Hockey Loan Claims Nixed
• Groups Ask FCC To Bar Dish Spectrum Sales To AT&T, Verizon
• George Clinton, Black Eyed Peas Settle IP Suit Over Sampling
• Facebook Users Attack Data Use Changes Amid IPO
• Okla. Indian Tribe Ordered To Hold Off On Building Casino
• Investors 'Like' Facebook, But They'll Still Sue
• Beer Can Evidence Not Just From Clemens, McNamee Tells Jury
• Estranged Ex-Shareholder Gets 2nd Shot At Wynn Resorts Docs
• Clear Channel, JCDecaux End OFT Outdoor Ad Probe
• Bloomberg's Fair Use Defense Beats Swatch Analyst Call Suit
• NY Times, ACLU Denied FOIA Bids For Patriot Act Report
• The UMG-EMI Merger And The Substitutability Of Sound
• Silver Legacy Casino Pushes Chips Into Ch. 11
• Facebook Hit With $15B Complaint In User Tracking MDL
• Calif. Royalties Act Struck Down As Unconstitutional
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Must Give Docs To Hurt Stuntman
• Fenwick, Simpson Thacher Teams Help Launch Facebook IPO
• Short On Cash, WorldSpace Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion
• Twitter Latest To Join Growing Do-Not-Track Movement
• Wayne Newton Accused Of Wrecking Own Museum Project
• Video Games Protected By 1st Amendment, EA Tells 3rd Circ.
• Missing Persons Lead Singer Hits EMI With Royalty Suit
• Proskauer Gets Ex-Ascent Exec's Malpractice Suit Pared
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Can't Shrug Off Slander Suit
• Del. Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• Jones Day Bankruptcy Pro To Oversee Tribune Litigation Trust
• Facebook Says USPTO Records Debunk Yahoo's Patent Claims
• Berkshire Hathaway Pays $142M For 63 Media General Papers
• Japanese Retailer Leads $100M Investment In Pinterest
• Textbook Copyrights Vs. Open Educational Resources
• LexisNexis, Westlaw Escape Subclass' Copyright Claims
• Viacom, Time Warner End IPad Streaming Row
• HBO, Time Warner Shake MTV Star's 'Entourage' Suit
• Internet Gaming On The Horizon For NJ, Lawmaker Says
• EU Adopts List To Weed Out Misleading Health Claims
• Don King's Co. Sends Rothstein Clawback To District Court
• Live Nation Settles Concert Ticket Antitrust MDL
• Judge Knocks Out Copyright Suit Against Mayweather, WWE
• Activision, EA Call Truce In 'Call Of Duty' Sabotage Fight
• EA Fumbles In Bid To Dismiss NCAA Likeness Suit
• Boyd Gaming Antes Up $1.4B For Casino Co.
• Cox Ties Set-Top Boxes To Cable Service, Suit Claims
• $140M Certiport Buy Stretches Pearson's Assessment Arm
• McNamee Tells Jury Clemens And Canseco Discussed Steroids
• Skechers To Pay $50M To End Slew Of Toning Shoe Ad Claims
• Old-Fashioned Conspiracy In Cutting-Edge Technology
• KKR Injects $150M Into Fotolia With Hopes Of More In Loans
• White Castle Jabbed With Trademark Suit Over Online Ads
• Apple, Netflix, Others Sued Over Mobile Display Patents
• Activision Asks Judge To Delay 'Call Of Duty' IP Trial
• Clemens Trainer Tells Jury He Saved Steroid Evidence
• Apple, Publishers Can't Close Book On Price-Fixing MDL
• Energy Marketer Faces Class Action Over Unsolicited Fax Ads
• Judge Trims TV Writer's 'White Collar' Fraud Suit
• Vatican, Benetton Kiss And Make Up Over Pope Ad
• Trending Topic: Twitter's 'Innovator's Patent Agreement'
• News Corp. Hacking Probe Yields Charges For Rebekah Brooks
• News Corp. Buys 20% Stake In Chinese Film Co.
• FCC Suspends Ruling On Comcast Bias Against Tennis Channel
• Bret Michaels, CBS Resolve Tony Awards Injury Suit
• McNamee Says He Can't Forget Injecting Clemens With Steroids
• NY Pols Push Mobile Anti-Spam Law, Saying Feds Too Lax
• CBS, NBC Say Pippen's Defamation Suit Doesn't Show Malice
• Fed. Circ. Says Memorial Artist Deserves More For Stamp Art
• Copyright Ruling Sets Bar For 'Fair Use' Of Digital Works
• Disney Wants Enviros Sanctioned In CWA Suit
• Game Co. Says 'Call of Duty' Unfairly Uses 'Delta Force' Marks
• A Murality Play
• Nicky Hilton Sues Ex-Partners For $5M Over Trademark Use
• Publicis Judge Calls Liberal Discovery 'Blackmail,' Plaintiffs Say
• Tribe's Lawyer, Others Indicted In Casino Kickback Scheme
• Judge Limits AP's Discovery In Meltwater Copyright Fight
• 9th Circ. Doubts NFL Contract's Workers' Comp Limits
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Oprah 'Own Your Power' IP Suit
• Investor Looks To Shelve $49M Books-A-Million Buyout Plan
• DC Circ. Deals Trump Plaza A New Hand In NLRB Dispute
• Fox Slams Claims It Lifted Idea For 'Lie To Me' TV Series
• 17 States Seek To Join E-Book Price-Fixing Suit Against Apple
• Stripper's Facebook Messages Aren't All Protected, Judge Says
• Paramount Tells 'Godfather' Estate To Take Book, Leave Profits
• I Know What You Watched Last Summer
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Let Capitol Pull Plug On Customers
• Houghton Mifflin To Slash $3B Debt In Prepack Ch. 11
• Facebook Calls Parent's Suit Over Game Credits Bogus
• CBS Says People In 'Glass Houses' Shouldn't Steal Shows
• ICM Says '.XXX' Antitrust Suit Is Bid To Corral Porn Market
• NJ Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• Internet Marketer Settles Facebook 'Likejacking' Case
• Sony, Activision Win Suit Over Console-Scorching Games
• NJ Online Gambling Bills Clear Assembly Hurdle
• NLRB Nixes Lunch Break Claim Against Washington Post
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Shield Workers' Facebook Logins
• Kodak Sells Off Special Effects Unit, Reignites Shutterfly Feud
• Universal Says Producer's Suit Over Profits Comes Too Late
• CBS Shakes $14B Write-Down Delay Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Judge Kills Copyright Suit Against Facebook Author
• TV Networks Urge Judge To Block Internet Streamer Aereo
• RockYou And The FTC: Privacy Policies Vs. Practices
• Where Rubber Hits Road: Examples Of Alternative Fees
• MLB, Comcast Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Game Packages
• DirecTV Denies Blame For Capitol Infrastructure Ch. 11
• Martha Stewart Share Issuance Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Dykstra Pleads Not Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
• CBS, 'Frasier' Star Kick TV Writer's Copyright Suit
• Clemens Jury Must Decide Pettitte's Credibility, US Says
• Dems Propose Bill To Protect Employee Social Media Privacy
• St. Paul Demands Copies Of Broncos' Insurance Policies
• Insurer Must Defend Rock Band Tool In Copyright Showdown
• Twitter Says 'Occupy' Subpoena Violates User's Privacy
• IP Professors Slam Pacific Trade Talks As Overly Secretive
• EA Strikes Tentative Deal In Football Video Game Case
• McGraw-Hill Says Foreign Royalties Suit Condemns Itself
• Is Double Deletion Of Emails Evidence Of Conspiracy?
• Google Sheds Investor Suit Over $500M Drug Ads Settlement
• Kids Email Provider Accused Of Profiting Off Bogus Spam Suits
• Suit Over Michael Jackson Royalties Gets The Boot
• Radomski IDs Steroids, Syringes In Clemens Case
• Fed. Circ. Clears Facebook In Patent Row With Tech Co.
• Myspace Settles With FTC Over Information Privacy
• Michael Jordan Gatorade Ads Endanger Teens, Group Says
• Liberty Media Drops $650M To Grab 45% Stake In Sirius XM
• Film Producer, Pals Reach $2M Deal In Insider Trading Case
• Village People Singer Wins Copyright Termination Suit
• LexisNexis, Westlaw Scoff At Unregistered Copyright Claims
• Ben Stein's Claims Pared In Kyocera Fight Over Enviro Views
• Reconsidering 1st-Sale Rule's Application To Gray Market
• Judge Slims Funk Icon's IP Suit Against The Black Eyed Peas
• Ultramercial Needs Post-Prometheus Review, WildTangent Says
• Zynga Says French Rival's Game Violates 'Ville' Trademark
• US' Clemens Case Hits Snags On '60 Minutes,' Pettitte Evidence
• Live Nation Ticket Scalping Suit Goes Forward
• Penn National To Pay $610M For Caesars' St. Louis Casino
• Paris Hilton Co. Still On Hook Over Lingerie Contract
• Flyers Season Ticket Holders Sue Over Excluded Winter Game
• Senate Confirms 2 FCC Commissioners After Long Wait
• Insurer Says It Shouldn't Pay In Sandra Bullock Ad Suit
• Gloria Estefan's Hotel Co. Wins $6.7M In Insurance Feud
• FBI Lobbies Social Networks In Push To Boost Snooping Powers
• Franken Asks Feds To Investigate Comcast's NBC Vows
• Perfect 10 Hits Tumblr With IP Suit Over Racy Pics
• NFL Player's Son Pushes For Remand Of Key Concussion Suit
• Nassau Broadcasting's $48M Radio Station Sales Get Clearance
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit TV Bundling Case Against NBC, Others
• To Pin Or Not To Pin … That Is The Question
• Comcast To Dump Part Of $2B A&E Investment
• Olsen Twins' Ex-Business Manager Sued By Former Employee
• Paul Hastings Helps LIN TV In $330M New Vision Deal
• Bogart's Estate, Furniture Co. Swap Suits Over Sofa Line
• UK Officials Allowed To Preview Evidence In News Corp. Probe
• Count Basie, Others Say UMG Owes Them $6M In Royalties
• FCC Sinks Liberty Media's Sirius XM Takeover Bid
• An IP Address Is Not A Person, Says Judge In Copyright Case
• Judge OKs Firing Over Facebook 'Like,' But Appeal Looms
• 'Evil Dead' Director Sues Over Rights To Sequel
• Bankrupt Tribune Gets Green Light For Up To $45M In Bonuses
• Ex-NHL Players' Association Chief Joins Jackson Lewis
• Facebook Backers To Reap Billions In IPO Share Sales
• Sharon Osbourne Loses Bid To Nix HSN Jewelry Suit
• 'Hawaii Five-O' Creator's Heirs Hit With $10M Royalties Suit
• Law360 Names Top Female Trial Attorneys
• Ticketmaster Hits Lloyd's With $5M Coverage Suit
• Yahoo Says Facebook May Be Infringing 16 More Patents
• Appropriation Of Photos: Where To Draw The Line — Part 2
• Authors Push For Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Suit
• Brangelina Jeweler Hits Gossip Blogger With Libel Suit
• Key Clemens Prosecution Witness To Take Stand Next Week
• Tennis Group Seeks $1.5M From Insurer For Antitrust Suit
• Groups Fear Obama Order Sends Excessive Power Overseas
• Borders Agrees To $44M Unsecured Claim For Penguin
• JPMorgan, PE Arm Snap Up €158M Stake In Technicolor
• Botched Contract Cost Baseball League $4M, Suit Says
• First Ohio Casino License Goes To Rock Ohio Caesars
• Can Disney Defuse Earth's Mightiest Comic Book Conflict?
• Predictive Coding — Putting The Cart Before The Horse
• Burberry Says Bogart Image Use Flouts No Trademarks
• Ultramercial Asks High Court To Skip WildTangent Ad IP Suit
• Red Sox, White Sox Face Fight Over 'Soxx' Trademark Bid
• Sen. Seeks Info Tying News Corp. Scandal To US Activity
• Mothership Has Sailed On P-Funk Malpractice Suit, Judge Says
• Bloomberg Wins FCC Fight Over Comcast Channel Grouping
• Silver Lake Hits Hollywood With Talent Agency Stake
• Ex-Worker Claims PhoneDog Approved Ongoing Twitter Use
• Pettitte Admits Shaky Memory Of Clemens' Steroid Comment
• Wynn's Embattled $2.5B Macau Casino Gets Green Light
• Suit Over 'Real Housewives' Star's Margarita Ads Pared
• Designer Tells 2nd Circ. Bratz Dolls Rip Off His Design
• FCC Asked To Yank Fox Licenses After Hacking Scandal
• Motorola Wins German Ban On Microsoft's Xbox, Windows
• The FCPA Goes Hollywood
• HarperCollins, Hachette Near E-Book Price-Fixing Deal
• Clooney, Roberts Say AV Cos. Used Their Pics To Push Wares
• 'Willful Blindness' May Be News Corp.'s Legal Undoing In US
• Big Biz Hails Obama's Order To Align International Regs
• Yankees' Pettitte Says Clemens Admitted Steroid Use
• Kodak's Naming Rights To Theater Go To Dolby
• Pension Funds, Labaton Take Lead In Netflix Securities Suit
• Adelphia Witness Calls $149M Stock Buyback A Ripoff
• Ex-Coliseum Officials Want Stadium's FCA Suit Tossed
• Hendrix Estate's $2M Suit Stalled By Film Producer's Bankruptcy
• Viacom V. YouTube — DMCA Implications
• Apple Consumer Asks 9th Circ. To Revive ITunes Antitrust Suit
• Vegas Hotel Lures $300M In Debt Despite Low Ratings
• Tennis Ball Co. Penn Serves Dunlop With False Ad Suit