Media & Entertainment Archive » June, 2012

Media & Entertainment - June, 2012

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• Celebrity Atty Allred Shakes Rival's Client Poaching Claims
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Open Up New Frontiers
• Citi, McGraw-Hill Workers Take ERISA Suits To High Court
• Atlantic City Wireless Gambling Bill Heads To Governor
• Environmental Group Spared Sanctions In Disney CWA Suit
• Fairfax Tells Rinehart To Put Her Money Where Her Mouth Is
• FTC OKs Sony Group's $2.2B EMI Music Publishing Buy
• Fantasy Author Headed To Prison After Too Many Tall Tales
• High Court Won't Touch FCC Media Ownership Rules
• High Court Rejects FCC's Last 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Appeal
• Facebook And Job Candidates: Lessons From 'Office Space'
• Ceglia Must Produce Kasowitz Letter In Facebook Row: Judge
• Film Co. Can't Nix 'Invention Of Lying' Contract Suit
• New Zealand Judge Rules Kim Dotcom Raid Was Illegal
• Judge Allows New Claims In Row Over Eminem Royalties
• NLRB Finds Las Vegas Casino Suppressed Unions
• News Corp. Confirms Split Of Print Holdings From TV, Film
• E-Book MDL Arbitration Would Trample On Rights, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $1.2M Award Over Black Eyed Peas Track
• 'Like' It Or Not: Broker-Dealers And Social Media Access
• Comcast Makes Concessions To End FCC Probe Of NBC Purchase
• Judge Deals Knockout Blow In Mayweather Copyright Case
• News-Press Fights NLRB Order To Rehire Staffers In DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Be A Royal Pain For Movie, TV Studios
• Facebook Email Shift 'Tricked' Users, EPIC Tells FTC
• Ex-NBA Star Dodges Trial Over $10M Mortgage Fraud Charges
• Allred Nears Win On Claims She Poached Travolta Accuser
• McKool Settles Malpractice Claims Over NFL Players' Images
• Union Agrees Not To Block Tropicana Casino In Protest Suit
• Proposed $2B NJ American Dream Project Clears Key Hurdle
• SunFirst Director Gets 3 Months In Online Poker Crackdown
• Bloomberg Gets Ex-Manager's Age Bias Suit Knocked Down
• Ravens Logo Designer Hits Team With Another Copyright Suit
• CBS Off Hook In Kansas Facility Cleanup
• Washington Post Granted Access To Clemens Jurors' Names
• Atlantic Yards Developers Will Conduct New Enviro Study
• Internet Video Data Caps Hurt Competition, Lawmakers Told
• Why FCC V. Fox Should Launch FCC Enforcement Actions
• Dykstra Enters Plea Agreement In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• Liberty, PE Partners Pay $585M For Puerto Rican Cable Giant
• Website Link, Excerpts Don't Infringe, Canadian Judge Says
• Hayden Christensen Gets 'Royal Pains' Contract Suit Reopened
• Comcast Case Gives Justices A Chance To Expand On Dukes
• Cable Industry Rep. Deflects Lawmakers' Antitrust Concerns
• Universal Fires Back At TV Producer's Breach Claims
• 'Transylmania' Investors Hit Directors With $22M Fraud Suit
• Reed Smith Adds Music Industry Atty From Grubman
• AOL Settles 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Copyright Suit
• Dish CEO Defends Hopper, Seeks Retransmission Rule Revamp
• 4Kids Gets Amped-Up 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Asset Sale Approved
• UK Regulator Pushes Ahead With Piracy Crackdown Plan
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Woman's Claim To Yankees' Top-Hat Logo
• Australian Mining Co. Threatens To Sell Stake In Fairfax
• News Corp. Mulls Splitting Business
• Courtney Love Sued Again Over Unpaid Legal Fees
• Luck Of The Draw: The Andrew Luck Trading Card Case
• Sheppard Mullin Says Kohl's Skipped Out On Legal Tab
• Fund Rejected $341M Investment To Cheat Research Co.: Suit
• Cinram Units Enter Ch. 15 In Del. As Part Of $82M Sale
• McDonald's, Agency Say Filet-O-Fish Ad No Rip-Off
• NJ Assembly Backs Mobile Gaming At Atlantic City Casinos
• Vivendi Hit With €765M Verdict Over Liberty Deal Disclosures
• Microsoft Puts Up $1.2B For Social Networking Co.
• Texas Law Firm's Counterclaims Against OneBeacon Pared
• Stallone Knocks Out Copyright Suit Over 'Expendables' Script
• Oprah's Trademark Infringement Widespread, 2nd Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Gives NY Tribe Another Shot At Casino
• Film Investor Hits Aramid With Suit Over $3M Agreement
• High Court To Hear Comcast's Class Cert. Appeal Post-Dukes
• NBA Players Keep 'Bird Rights' In Waiver Trades: Arbitrator
• Challenging Tribal Land-Into-Trust Acquisitions
• Dangerous Cyber Waters: You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
• Webkinz Maker To Pay $2.5M To End Antitrust MDL
• Giants, Jets Sue To Halt NJ American Dream Mall Project
• Apple-DOJ E-Book Fight Gets June 2013 Trial Date
• Sony, UK Band Claim Rights To 'One Direction' Mark
• Judge Limits Damages In Suit Over Michael Jackson's Death
• Fox Gets Speedy Discovery In Dish Ad-Skipping DVR Suit
• DC Circ. Reopens Ex-Prosecutor's Privacy Case Over DOJ Leak
• Verizon Avoids Hidden-Fee Claims Over TV Protection Plan
• Producer Drops Rapper 'Game' Royalties Suit Against UMG
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• Race Cos. Steer E-Discovery Cost Fight To Supreme Court
• Black Keys Say Home Depot, Pizza Hut Swiped Songs In Ads
• Judge Trims Fraud Claim From Mickey Rooney Elder Abuse Suit
• Wynn Brawl Returns To State Court Despite FCPA Element
• Facebook Joins Calif. Pact Governing App Privacy Policies
• Media Co. SMG Seeks To Block Exec's Move To Rival
• Sweepstakes Nightmare: You Failed To Register
• Bain Bags $2B Stake In Japanese TV Channel From Sumitomo
• Google Ad Suit Heads To Australia's High Court
• Cleveland Browns Sue Insurer Over Ex-Player's Infection
• Houghton Mifflin's Prepack Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light
• Facebook Deal Over 'Like' Ads Nets Attorneys $10M
• DOJ Fights Apple's Quest To Speed Up E-Book Suit
• Universal, EMI Defend $1.9B Deal Before Senate Panel
• No End In Sight For FCC Indecency Fights
• Oversight Chair Wants SEC To Examine 'Flawed' IPO Process
• NFL Violated Labor Law, Referees' Union Tells NLRB
• InNova Hits Facebook, 23 Others With Email Patent Suits
• Indy Downs Wins Approval Of Amended Dual-Track Ch. 11 Plan
• Yanks Cry Foul Over Letter To 2nd Circ. In Logo Fight
• Discovery To Continue During DQ Bid In Facebook Battle
• Netflix Users Tell 9th Circ. Apple Ruling Can't Block Expert
• Kevin Durant, Nike Sued By Guitarist Over 'Durantula' Mark
• How To Protect Company IP In The Age Of Social Media
• O'Melveny Brings On Olswang's Movie Rainmaker In London
• Justices Duck Free Speech Questions In FCC Indecency Case
• National Lampoon CEO Convicted In $230M Investor Scam
• Calif. PE Firm Vector Snags $242M Stake In Technicolor
• Propaganda Contractor In Hot Water Over USA Today Smears
• Muz-TV Wins $1.65M Award Over Lady Gaga Booking Scam
• Viacom To Pay $84M Of 'Band' Award, Leaving $299M In Air
• Yahoo, Facebook Extend Settlement Talks In Patent Suit
• Bristol Palin TV Show Producers Hit With Copyright Suit
• House Panel OKs Funding For FCC Political Ad Reporting Rule
• Judge Pares 'NCIS' Creator's CBS Contract Suit
• Merck Accused Of Using 'Madagascar 3' To Illegally Target Kids
• News Corp. Floats $2B CMH Bid To Double Aussie TV Stakes
• Sony US Selects New General Counsel, CFO
• WPP Buys PE-Backed Digital Marketer AKQA Holdings
• IPOs Need Cigarette-Style Warnings, Banking Committee Hears
• Someone Stole My Website: Another Way To Recover Domains
• Calif. DMV Punked Out On TV Show: Ashton Kutcher's Co.
• Art Triumphs Over Fashion In LV's 'Hangover' Ruling
• Consumer Groups Want Facebook To Bar Ads To Kids
• Ohio State Scores Victory In ESPN Open Records Suit
• SF Radio Host Wants $10M For Wrongful Termination
• 2nd Circ. Panel Skeptical Of Claim To Yankees Top-Hat Logo
• Wynn's Ex-Wife Asks Court To Release $1B Worth Of Stock
• Army Seeks New Video Games For Virtual Training
• Clemens Acquittal Betrays DOJ's Leadership Woes, Attys Say
• Canada's House Of Commons Passes Copyright Reform
• Paramount Hit With $10M Suit Over Game Development Deal
• NY Court Blocks Challenge To $150M Casino Loan Buy
• EU Targets $1.9B UMG-EMI Combo Over Antitrust Worries
• News Corp. Board Turned Blind Eye To Phone Hacking: Suit
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Approach To Anderson News
• 'Big Reveal' Roundup: 8 Tips For Reviewing The New GTLDs
• Facebook To Pay $10M To End Privacy Suit Over 'Like' Ads
• TV Studio Seeks $4M Over Botched Exxon Land Deal
• LinkedIn Slapped With Privacy Suit Over Data Breach
• Ex-NCAA Players Fumbled Scholarship Antitrust Case: 7th Circ.
• Knicks Sink Ex-Player's Disability Discrimination Suit
• Dish Says Ad-Skipping DVR Copyright Suit Belongs In NY
• Ceglia Wants Gibson Dunn, Others DQ'd From Facebook Row
• CVC Continues Sell-Down In Formula One After Axed IPO
• Clemens Acquitted In Perjury Trial
• Lawyers Warn Clemens Trial Will Make Witnesses Gun-Shy
• Bloomberg Blasts Call Center Reps' Suit Over OT Wages
• Spain Fines IP Licensing Groups $4.2M For Abusing Monopolies
• Vodafone Gets Go-Ahead For $1.6B CWW Takeover
• Classmates.com's $4.5M Privacy Deal Gets Reluctant Nod
• Judge Won't Recuse Self Over E-Discovery In Publicis Suit
• Scruggs Leaks Can't Save State Farm From Katrina FCA Suit
• A Reg FD Reminder From Social Media
• Oaktree Halts Jakks Talks Over Standstill Pact Terms
• VisionChina Can't Avoid $60M Payment To PE Firms
• Judge Tosses Louis Vuitton's Suit Over 'Hangover' Bag
• Insurers Hold Their Ground In MGA Bratz Battle
• Richard Dreyfuss Sues Family Over Real Estate Loan
• Small-Bookstore Group Rips DOJ's E-Book Antitrust Deal
• Flynt Brother's Ex-Attys Must Face Malpractice Suit
• MGM, Peterson Plan Casino As Md. Weighs 6th Gaming License
• Facebook Points Finger At Nasdaq For Botched IPO
• Microsoft To Drop $1.2B On Social Networking Co.: Report
• Time's Up For 'Men In Black' Watch Infringement, Swatch Says
• Judge Ships Live Nation Scalping Case To Md. High Court
• Ex-KISS Guitarist Must Forfeit Royalties For Fees: 9th Circ.
• Judge Unlikely To Shatter ABC's 'Glass House' Premiere Plans
• Okada Accuses Wynn Resorts Head, GC Of Racketeering
• Judge Tosses Men's Journal Suit Over Calif. Privacy Law
• Costner Untouchable In Baldwin's Cleanup Co. Suit, Jury Finds
• Performance Rights: US Vs. Canada
• Quinn Emanuel May Pose Conflict In Megaupload Case, Feds Say
• UK Watchdog Rejects False Ad Claims Over EA Game Endings
• Facebook Author Rips Judge For Citing Wiki in Copyright Suit
• UMG's $1.9B EMI Buy Is Raw Deal For Consumers, FTC Hears
• Chicago Bulls To Bring New Practice Facility Downtown
• Bristol Palin, Lifetime Defame Man With Reality Show: Suit
• Mexico Approves Iusacell-Televisa Deal After Concessions
• Lights, Camera, Courtroom: Lessons From Mike Wallace
• New Web Domains Present IP Headaches For Brand Owners
• DOJ Needs Collusion, Dominance To Make Cable Antitrust Case
• Judge Boots Ex-NFL Players' Antitrust Suit Over Game Footage
• CBS Demands ABC Docs In 'Big Brother' Copyright Dispute
• Countersuit In 'Anger Management' Row Is Meritless, Atty Says
• Clemens Jury Continues Deliberations As Sandman Visits Again
• Barnes & Noble Chairman's $29M Deal Shelves Investor Suit
• 2nd Circ. Backs DMX's Lower Music Licensing Fees
• Writer Suing Over Fox Show 'Touch' Claims New Evidence
• Ad Regulator Tells Comcast To Halt Xfinity 'Fastest' Claims
• NH Gov. Nixes Bill Seeking To Protect Salinger Legacy
• How The Village People's Cop Laid Down The Law
• NJ OKs $38M Tax Credit To Keep Cablevision Unit In State
• Lawmakers Spar Over Motorola's Xbox Patent Suit In ITC
• USPTO Says Use Of Copyrighted Materials Vital To Patent Apps
• Nostalgia Drives Newspaper Buys In Floundering Print Market
• Capitol Won't Surrender Royalties In '80s Singer's Suit
• Clemens Entangled In Web Of Lies, Prosecutors Say
• Fox Ordered To Turn Over Intern Info In Wage Class Action
• '70s Star Cassidy Presses To Keep $10M Sony Row In Court
• NFL QB Vince Young Accuses Former Advisers Of Fraud
• How To Respond To ICANN's New GTLDs
• Oakland Coliseum Sued Over Pollution At U2 Show
• Judge Won't Toss Hulu Privacy Action, For Now
• Disney Says CBS Shouldn't Throw Stones At 'Glass House'
• Judge Says Chase Can't Use Facebook To Serve Notice
• Viacom Wants $383M Award Over 'Rock Band' Earnings Tossed
• NBA Security Officer Says Women's Coach Assaulted Her
• 1st Amendment Protects 'Bama Football Paintings: 11th Circ.
• Suit Over Romney's Facebook Page Paused For Patent Review
• Clemens Defense Rests Without Pitcher's Testimony
• TIG, Fairmont Want Out Of NCAA's Concussion Defense
• Google Reaches Deal To Digitize Books In France
• Myspace Privacy Deal With FTC Lacks Backbone, EPIC Says
• NBC, KDC To Build Media Studio In $582M Texas Community
• Is Food Art? The Copyrightability Of Food
• Ex-Hearst Unpaid Intern Fights For Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• UBS May Sue Nasdaq Over $350M In Facebook IPO Losses
• EU May Lodge Antitrust Charges In $2B EMI/Universal Deal
• Archie Comic Co-CEOs Quietly Settle Leadership Fight
• YouTube IP Decision Gives 9th Circ. Pause On Veoh Ruling
• Clemens' Wife Counters McNamee On Date She Took HGH
• Warner Bros. Can't Shake 'Green Lantern' Injury Suit
• CBS Wants Alleged 'Big Brother' Copycat 'Glass House' Banned
• Tribune Judge Expects To Rule On Ch. 11 Plan In July
• Lender Galante Seeks Judge's OK To Buy $150M Casino Loan
• 'Star Trek' Actor Settles Commission Feud With Ex-Agency
• MMO Game Co. Nexon Buys $686M Stake In Korea's NCsoft
• MGA Insurer Takes Bratz Defense Dispute To 9th Circ.
• Networks Blast Dish Bid To Kill Calif. DVR Copyright Cases
• Germany Halts Privacy Probe Over Facebook's Photo Tool
• Madoff-Mets Settlement: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
• A Dirty Job: TheDirty.com And Liability For User Content
• Publishers Defend Copyright Suit Over Law Firm Patent Apps
• Tribune Co. Approaches Finish Line In Marathon Ch. 11
• China Floats Plan To Increase Internet Regulation
• Corbis Tells 9th Circ. Actress's Publicity Suit Preempted
• Ex-All Star's Game Co. Seeks Ch. 7 After $75M Loan Default
• Retiree Claims ERISA Breach In Bloomberg's $990M BNA Buy
• Dykstra Strikes Out In Bid To Dodge Criminal Charges
• NYSE Calls Nasdaq's $40M Facebook Plan Anti-Competitive
• Clemens Defense Pokes Holes In McNamee's Steroid Claims
• Ex-NFL Players' Brain Injury Suits Combined In Pa.
• OneBeacon Calls Foul In $11M Stadium Scam Coverage Row
• NY Lawmakers Seek Help In Push To Legalize Sports Betting
• 'South Park' Prevails In 7th Circ. Viral Video Copyright Suit
• B&N Says E-Book Deal Turns DOJ Into Publishing Watchdog
• Paramount Contract Row Belongs In Calif., NY Judge Rules
• Inner City Investor Sues Parent Over 'Bogus' IP Suit
• What Happens On Facebook Stays On Facebook
• EU Plans To Open Public Access To Orphan Works
• Apple, Microsoft Import Bans May Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• LinkedIn Breach Could Spur Eager Plaintiffs Attys Into Action
• Nasdaq Allots $40M To Quell Investors' Facebook IPO Claims
• Miami Orders Study On Trump-Backed Movie Studio Project
• Exposing Online Service Providers To Criminal Liability
• Village People Publishers Want Singer's IP Rights Limited
• Velo's $3M Key Employee Incentive Plan Gets Judge's OK
• Press Bristles At Mandate To Use DOL-Issued Computers
• Film Cos. Say '50/50' Lanham Act Suit Is Frivolous
• 9th Circ. Won't Strip DC Comics' 'Superman' Docs Win
• News Corp. To Break JV, Overtake Asian ESPN Networks
• SEC Probes Nasdaq's $11M Profit From Facebook IPO
• Lawmakers Question Opening Facebook To Kids
• Forensic Expert Calls Clemens Beer Can Evidence 'Garbage'
• No Magic Can Save Disney Health Label From Scrutiny
• Kardashians Say They Aren't At Fault For False Diet Pill Ads
• LG, Netflix, Others Face ITC Probe Over Rovi Patent Claims
• 'Happy Days' Actors To Get Jury For Royalty Row With CBS
• Google Scoops Up Social Site Meebo
• Advisors In $1.5B Knology Deal Had Conflict Of Interest: Suit
• Oracle Snaps Up Social Media Analysis Co.
• 'Reality Steve' Settles Spoiler Row With 'Bachelor' Heads
• Authors Say DOJ's E-Book Antitrust Deal Favors Amazon
• The Competitive Importance Of Serving Consumers
• Haynes Snags 2 Media, Entertainment Attys From Sedgwick
• Judge Reveals Skadden Conflict In Dr. Weil Royalty Suit
• Attys, Jurors Can't Be Facebook Friends, NYC Bar Says
• NFL Can Punish Saints Players Over Bounties, Arbitrator Says
• Judge Won't Compel Congressman To Testify In Clemens Trial
• Networks Must Persuade Judge That Ad-Erasing DVR Kills TV
• Amazon Gets Cookie Privacy Suit Booted For Good
• Comcast, Time Warner Stash Ex-Customer Info, 2 Suits Say
• 11th Circ. Backs Clear Channel In Advertising Contract Suit
• $4B NY Convention Center Deal Falls Through
• Salesforce To Spend $689M On Social Marketer Buddy Media
• Making Your Website More Interactive: 4 Questions To Ask
• TiVo Sues Cisco Over Alleged DVR Patent Infringement
• Comcast Slams British Telecom Over Networking Patents
• Cathas Targets Apple, Amazon, Others In Web Patent Blitz
• Versa Nabs 4 Local Newspapers From Freedom Communications
• Chinese Toy Co. Prez Says He Was Axed For Being Old, White
• Sirius XM Gets Robocall Claims Moved To Arbitration
• Ex-Posterscope Finance Chief Cops To $20M Fraud
• Sonicview On The Hook For $65M In Dish Piracy Case
• Authors Win Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Battle
• Dissecting The 350-Page GSU Copyright Ruling
• Ubisoft Wants 'Assassin's Creed' Copyright Claims Offed