Media & Entertainment Archive » September, 2012

Media & Entertainment - September, 2012

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• Motorola Can't Block German Xbox Sales, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Playboy VP Says CEO Tried To Steal $1M In Assets
• Eliot Spitzer, Slate Get Marsh Exec's Libel Suit Nixed
• Licensing Co. Sues Brando's Estate Over Madonna Contract
• Time Is Ripe For Congress To Tackle Web Radio Royalties
• 9th Circ. Won't Review 'Die Hard' Director's Guilty Plea
• Tribune Wants Examiner To Stay On Records Duty
• Occupy Protester Loses Bid To Block Twitter Subpoena
• Judge Delays Decision Over Media Polling Place Access
• Dish Betrayed Cablevision In $2.4B High-Def Deal, Jury Told
• Republicans Knock Health Exchange Grants Over TV Plugs
• FCC Gets Ball Rolling On Spectrum Auctions
• LA Planning Commission Greenlights NBCU's $1.6B Expansion
• LA Clears Path For Construction Of $1.5B NFL Stadium
• Feds Win Bid To Withhold Social Networking Info In FOIA Suit
• Paramount Contract Survives In 'Godfather' Book Sequel Fight
• Facebook Tells 9th Circ. It Didn't Illegally Share User Data
• Earlier Class Accord Bars Phone Bill Cramming Suit: Judge
• Privacy Groups Want FTC To Probe Facebook Info Practices
• Fox's 'Past Life' Idea Wasn't Stolen From Screenplay: Judge
• 'Cops' Producer Fired Older Worker, Suit Says
• Lynyrd Skynyrd's Las Vegas BBQ Joint Files For Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Vmark Lands $51M Bid For Assets From Printing Co.
• Capitol Must Face Ricky Nelson Suit Over Digital Royalties
• Former CBS Exec Launches Sex Discrimination Suit
• Video Game Co. Seeks ITC Review Of Nintendo's IP Win
• Actress Sues Anti-Islam Film Producer, Google Over Copyright
• NFL, Refs Reach 8-Year Deal To End Lockout
• Pa. Paper, Elections Board Settle Dispute Over Poll Access
• Philly Soccer Coach Firing Dispute Booted To Arbitration
• Olympus Partners Swings $550M Deal For Concessionaire
• The Ins And Outs Of The GTLD Program
• Barbershop Logos Fly In Face Of 'Superman' Marks, DC Says
• John Travolta Wins Dismissal Of Author's Libel Suit
• Ex-Rangers Owner Settles $14.5M Suit Over Glorypark Project
• Michael Jackson's Estate Wins €5M Licensing Fight
• Judge Rules Current Comcast Antitrust Deal Unenforceable
• Despite Complaints, FTC Unlikely To Budge On COPPA Rule
• Film Co. Can't Bar Agent From Licensing Movies To Rivals
• Developer's Google Subpoena Nixed In Blog Defamation Row
• Giants Want Docs From Lehman In $300M Stadium Dispute
• Sony Units Get Plug Pulled On Customer Data Suit
• Brazilian Court Tells YouTube To Yank Anti-Islam Video
• Eva Longoria's Defunct Co. Fights Ch. 7 Conversion
• Gaylord Investors OK REIT Conversion, Marriott Transfer
• Oprah Pushes 2nd Circ. To End 'Own Your Power' IP Suit
• Kentucky Derby Operator Challenges Texas Betting Law
• Texas Open Meetings Act Constitutionally Sound: 5th Circ.
• Ogletree Adds Jackson Lewis Immigration Pro In Philadelphia
• Stroock, Levene Neale Duck Film Producer's Info Leak Suits
• Seattle OKs $490M Arena Developer's Amended Agreement
• Canadian Websites Leaking Users' Personal Info, Watchdog Says
• French Watchdog Probes Facebook Timeline Privacy Concerns
• Game Show Players Say Trick Question Cost Them Big Bucks
• Providence Equity Sells Stakes To Longtime Investors
• Mario Batali Strikes $1M Deal To End Waitstaff Wage Suit
• Fuhu Targets Toys R Us Over Kids Tablet Trade Secrets
• Free Speech Doesn't Bar Suit Over Ray Charles Songs: Atty
• Joint Venture To Pay $37M For 'Titanic' Effects Firm
• NFL Can't Trim 3 Suits From Players' Concussion MDL
• Colo. Shooting Victims May Struggle To Cast Blame On Theater
• CBS Targeted In Copyright Suit Over 'Top Model' Songs
• Luxury Goods Seller Denies Infringing Vogue Marks
• AEG Unit Buyer Must Have Funds For $1.5B Stadium, CEO Says
• Joan Rivers Film Invaded Fan's Privacy, 7th Circ. Hears
• Music Exec Strikes Back At DOJ Over E-Books Appeal
• International Media Group Seeks Switch To Ch. 7
• Latham & Watkins Booted From Defending MobiTV In IP Action
• Facebook Can Keep Deceased Beauty Queen's Info Private
• Yankee Stadium Waiters Say Team Kept Their Tip Money
• Late NHL Player's Parents Want $10M From Union
• Courts Atwitter With Juror Social Media Use
• Calif. Judge Eyes Dismissal In Bergstein's Law Firm Suit
• US Drops Indecency Suit Against Fox Over Stripper Scenes
• Fox Presses Judge To Block Dish Ad-Skipping Service
• Dinsmore Lures IP Ace, Former Toy Exec From Wood Herron
• Lawmakers Look To Cut Down On Internet Radio Royalties
• New Privacy Audit Shows Facebook Warming Up To Watchdogs
• 11th Circ. Tosses Royal Caribbean Legionnaire's Suit
• Calif. Regulators Pin $23M Ponzi On Insurance Broker CEO
• Feuding Attys Sanctioned In Dish Trademark Dispute
• 'True Life' Guests Sue MTV For Broadcasting Home Address
• Deal Talks Fail In Sony Copyright Spat Over Shakira Tune
• Promoter Can't Toss Settlement In Paula Deen Contract Row
• When Journalists Tweet: Social Media Tips For Media Cos.
• US, EU Sign Off On Universal's $1.9B EMI Buy
• 'Titanic' Effects Firm's Hastened Sale Plan Gets Court OK
• 9th Circ. Upholds Facebook's $9.5M 'Beacon' Settlement
• Courts Struggle To Lay Out Social Media Discovery Limits
• Weinstein Can't Dodge Author's Suit Over 'Reader' Profits
• Disney Beats Suit Claiming It Stole 'Santa Paws' Idea
• Patton Boggs Adds Former Netflix Lobbyist To DC Roster
• Inner City Wants Shareholder Suit Over IP Sale Dismissed
• Penn State Hires 9/11 Fund Atty To Settle Sandusky Claims
• Thompson & Knight Woos IP Litigation Atty In Houston
• NJ Panel Approves Social Media Privacy Bill For Workers
• Fox Fights Unpaid Interns' Bid To Expand Wage Suit
• Most Parties In Facebook IPO Suits Want Cases Merged In NY
• Lessons From Google's Restrictions On Anti-Islamic Film
• Actress Can't Make Google Pull Anti-Islam Film From YouTube
• Freshfields Aids Liberty Global's $2.5B Offer For Telenet
• NBC Stole 'Wicked Fit' Trademark, Fitness Center Says
• Nike Gets Patents In Uniform IP Fight Invalidated
• Apple's EU E-Book Deal Doesn't Signal US Settlement
• Actress Sues Google, Producer Over Anti-Islamic Film
• Bankrupt Indy Downs Books Rival's $500M Purchase Bid
• JC Penney Seeks To Disqualify Jones Day In Macy's Suit
• Michael Jackson's Ex-Manager Seeks Commissions On Reboots
• Casino Servers Denied Shifts Due To Sex Bias, Suit Says
• Selective Insurance Wants Off Hook For TCPA Coverage
• Warner Bros. Defends Anti-Piracy Notices In Hotfile Case
• Copyright Office Questions Royalty Bill's Impact On Art Market
• Wireless Co. Hits Amazon, Sony, Others With 3G Patent Suits
• Full Tilt Poker Exec Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud
• Dish Expert's Testimony Trimmed In $2.4B Cablevision Trial
• EA's Use Of QB's Image Not Free Speech, 3rd Circ. Hears
• News Corp. Board Wants Shareholders' Hacking Suit Tossed
• BofA Wrongly Withdraws Fees From Child Actor Accounts: Suit
• Wynn Gets 2nd Shot At Hushing 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator
• Key Provisions From FTC's Marketing Guide For Apps
• SEC Probes Fund's Allegedly Bogus Pre-IPO Facebook Claims
• Anschutz To Sell Unit Behind $1.5B NFL Stadium Project
• Ropes & Gray Aids Empire Investment In CSS Studios Buy
• Apple, Publishers Offer EU E-Book Antitrust Fixes
• Former Martha Stewart Living GC's Severance Suit Gets Axed
• Sealing The Deal: Paul Hastings Lets Target Speak For Itself
• UK Royals Win Bid To Block Topless Photos In France
• 1st Phase Of Cardinals' $700M Ballpark Village Gets Go-Ahead
• 'Rohan' Duck Not Afoul Of 'Lord Of The Rings' IP: Food Co.
• Marvel Tells 2nd Circ. 'Ghost Rider' Writer Gave Away Rights
• Feds Up Ante In NY Poker Case To Protect Anti-Gambling Law
• Fiesta Bowl Exec Gets Probation For Campaign Conspiracy
• DOJ, Publishers Buck Music Exec's Bid To Appeal E-Book Deal
• Royal Photos Prompt Irish Minister To Urge Privacy Law Reform
• PE Firms Key As Alibaba Secures $8B Yahoo Share Buyback
• Judge Finds No Copyright Infringement in 'Avatar' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Suspends Authors' Copyright Case Against Google
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Sues Lawyer Over Lost Curren$y
• 'Sex And The City' Writer Smoothes Out Contract Dispute
• National Union Says Policies Bar Coverage For Dish IP Suit
• Centaur Gaming Bids $500M For Indy Downs Racino
• Calif. Wage Law Bars Casino Supervisors' OT Suit, Court Finds
• DOJ Says NYT Reporter Can't Hide Behind Bogus Privilege
• Producer Sued For $35M Over Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic Rights
• Aereo Streaming Treads On Copyrights, Networks Tell 2nd Circ.
• Feds Appeal NY Judge's Ruling That Poker Isn't Gambling
• FX Accused Of Ripping Off Idea For 'The League'
• Firm Says OneBeacon On Hook In Row Over Dish Sanctions
• Publishers Drop Copyright Claims Over Law Firm's USPTO Apps
• Fraley V. Facebook: Impact On Class Action Litigation
• Zynga Says EA Tried To Strike Anti-Poaching Deal
• 11th Circ. Buries Record Label's Nelly Furtado IP Suit
• Bloomberg Asks FCC To Order Comcast Channel Moves
• NFL Stadium Project's Enviro Impact Report Clears LA Panel
• Publishers, State AGs Get Nod For $69M E-Book Settlement
• Actor Hugh Grant Sues News Corp. Over Phone Hacking
• UK Data Bill Will Spur Lawsuits From Users, Twitter Says
• Viacom Unit, TCI Get Kan. Law Applied To Zinc Cleanup Suit
• Judge Balks Again At Approving Disney ADA Class Settlement
• EU Parliament OKs Bill To Expand Access To Orphan Works
• 'Snookiville' Bill Would Let NJ Towns License Reality Shows
• Seven Arts Sues Execs In Dispute Over DMX Album Rights
• Broadview, High River Pare Conflicts Over Prepackaged Ch. 11
• TTAB Says DirecTV's 'N3D' Mark Is Kosher
• OneLink Again Fails To Shake TV Rival's Antitrust Claims
• 'Whoomp (There It Is)' Producer Wins $2M In Copyright Suit
• Athletes Didn't ID Market In Scholarship Cap Suit, NCAA Says
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• NFL Pushes For Calif. Venue In Brain Injury Insurance Row
• Winans Gospel Family Member Charged With $8M Scam
• TheWrap Ducks San Fran Philanthropist's Defamation Suit
• Post-Therasense, Inequitable Conduct Looks Untouchable
• Ex-Tribune Examiner Urges Judge To End Retention Period
• Ex-'Housewives' Star Sheridan Can't Get Firing Row Reheard
• Texas High Court Weighs TV Station's Defamation Defense
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Cable Cos. In Data Patent MDL
• Artist Must Put Off River Project Pending Enviro Challenge
• 6th Circ. Relieves Insurer Of Hockey Player's Injury Defense
• NJ Bar Fined For Serving Drunken 'Jersey Shore' Star
• 'Percy Jackson' Copyright Suit Doesn't Fly: 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Lady Gaga Employee Dodges Sanctions In OT Suit
• 'Pink Slime' Maker Slaps ABC With $1.2B Defamation Suit
• Sinatra Estate Snuffs Hot Dog Truck's 'Franks Anatra' Mark
• Consumers Hit Live Nation With Suit Over Paperless Tickets
• Wal-Mart, Facebook, Disney Targeted Over Web Patents
• Aussie Regulator Says Media Merger Poses Antitrust Risks
• Conditional DIP Package Buoys 'Titanic' Effects Firm
• Label Says It's Owed $8M In Royalties On Aaliyah Recordings
• Ron Perelman, Gagosian Gallery Trade Suits Over Art Deals
• Watchdog Takes Issue With Speed Claims In Verizon FiOS Ads
• Embattled Ex-Football Coach Accuses TSU Of Slander
• Audience Member Sues 'Martha Stewart Show' Over Injuries
• Martha Stewart, Emeril Accused Of Selling Knockoff Cutlery
• FTC Settles For $1M In Acai Berry Deceptive Ad Suit
• News Corp. Security Worker Charged In Phone Hacking Scandal
• Porn Co. Agrees To Stop Using Ben & Jerry's Marks For Films
• 'Strange' Jury Verdict Raises Questions In Vivendi ADR Suit
• Jury Doubles Wynn's Award To $40M In Slander Case
• FTC Gives Final Signoff To Myspace Privacy Settlement
• Firm Seeks To Depose Courtney Love's Daughter In Libel Suit
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Ariz.'s Challenge To $600M Casino Project
• Dish Gets CBS Suit Over Ad-Skipping DVRs Moved To NY
• HarperCollins Changes E-Book Prices After DOJ Settlement
• Twitter Ordered To Submit OWS Protester's Tweets By Friday
• Houston Texans Sued After Fan Injured By Falling Sign
• Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested On Hacking Charges
• 2 More Arrested In Hacking, Bribery Probes Of British Press
• 'Titanic' Effects Firm Enters Ch. 11, Plans Sale
• Penalties Against Music Downloader Not Too Hefty: 8th Circ.
• 'Hurt Locker' Ruling Condones IP Theft, Vet Tells 9th Circ.
• What Compels Discovery Of Social Media Content In Pa.?
• Promoter Drops $17M Lloyd's Claim Over Michael Jackson
• KPMG Can't Get Fraud Suit Over Rangers Audit Tossed
• US Brief Supports John Wiley In Foreign Textbooks IP Case
• Pittsburgh Penguins Ice TCPA Suit Over Fan Text Messages
• Tribune Creditors Can't Appeal $1.5B Bond Order: 3rd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Grounds Chuck Yeager's Publicity Rights Suit
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Maker Must Pay $20M In Wynn Slander Case
• Redskins Face Renewed Challenge To 'Disparaging' Trademarks
• Judge Peels Copyright Claim From Warhol Banana IP Suit
• Disney, Fox Tell 2nd Circ. To Zap 'Percy Jackson' IP Case
• Paula Deen, Promoter End Tour Battle Just Before Trial
• Zapped Football Fan Sues Jets, Giants For $2M Over Assault
• Marketing Co. Sues Ropes & Gray Over Shareholder Fallout
• Writer Sues For $1.5M Over Rights To Thriller Film
• Saints Union Gets Bounty Program Suspensions Thrown Out
• Wynn Demands $12M In Fray With 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator
• Usher, Universal Get 'Caught Up' In Copyright Action
• Music Exec Seeks To Appeal E-Book Antitrust Settlements
• Producer Wants Judge To Say He Owns 'Whoomp! (There It Is)'
• 6th Circ. Defers To FCC In Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
• Journal Register's $22.5M DIP Loan Gets Conditional OK
• Facebook Demands Copy Of Contract Giving Ceglia 50% Stake
• EToys IPO Suit Against Goldman Heads To NY High Court
• Davis & Gilbert Tries To Dance Out Of $8M Movie Suit
• Distributor Says Upper Deck Set Up Secret Competitors
• Obama 'Hope' Artist Gets Probation For Evidence Tampering
• Artist Resale Royalties: The State Of Play In The US
• News Corp. Settles Voting Dispute With Foreign Shareholder
• Ben & Jerry's Gets Ice Cream-Themed Porn Banned For Now
• EU High Court Sinks US Polo Association's Trademark Appeal
• 'Dark Knight' Director Sues To Divvy Agents' Commissions
• Wikimedia Foundation Sues To Protect Travel Wiki Project
• William Morris Sues CNBC Anchor Over Commission
• Time Warner Skirts Nexstar's Rebroadcasting Injunction Bid
• Rihanna Suit Against Accountants Worth Settling, Judge Says
• American Airlines, Ex-Employee Settle Suit Over Info Leaks
• USPTO Quashes 'Glammy Awards' Trademark Attempt
• Quincy Jones Denies Wynn Made Joe Francis Death Threats
• Heirs Of Holocaust Victim Push 2nd Circ. To 'Return' Drawing
• 3 Publishers' E-Book Price-Fixing Deals Win Court Approval
• Ex-Philly Charter School Boss Drops Daily News Libel Suit
• German RE Investment Co. Accuses Website Of Defamation
• Morgan Keegan Wants Sports Agent's Bond Award Reversed
• Ex-Penguin Exec Accuses Publisher Of Age Discrimination
• Obama 'Hope' Artist Fights $3.2M Fine On Evidence Charge
• Wynn Says 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Made Up Death Threat
• 'Superman' Heirs Slam DC Comics' Bid To Cut Off Rights
• Ben & Jerry's Sues Porn Co. Over Ice Cream-Themed Titles
• Texas Stripper Bucks 'Contractor' Label, Sues For Wages, OT
• SEC Says Radio Host Gave Shaky Investment Advice
• Wilmington Sues To Recover $50M Casino Project Guarantee
• First-Sale Rule Applies Only To US, High Court Told
• FTC Guidance Reminds App Makers They Face Privacy Scrutiny
• Time Warner's $80M 'Smallville' Licensing Spat Set For Trial
• James Franco Defamed Ex-NYU Film Prof, Suit Says
• Docs In Judge's Defamation Suit Are Public, Texas Court Says
• 'That '70s Show' Star Stiffed Web Show Workers, OT Suit Says
• William Shatner Sued For Beaming Off Household Staff
• Media Has No Right To Search-Warrant Docs, 6th Circ. Says
• NFL, JetBlue Among Cos. Caught In Encryption Patent Blitz
• Angelina Jolie Denies She Cribbed Plot For 'Blood And Honey'
• News Publishing Co. Journal Register Pressed Into Ch. 11
• Mattel Says It Doesn't Owe Insurer Chunk Of $140M Bratz Fees
• Case Study: Monge V. Maya Magazines
• Class Arbitration Barred If Not Noted In Contract: Calif. Court
• Wynn Denies Death Threats Against 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator
• Eyeing Due Process, Lawmakers Wary Of Pirate Site Crackdown
• Ex-Bergstein Atty Escapes $50M Suit Over Bankruptcies
• Former Dish Network Sales Rep Sues Over OT Pay
• Judge Hacks Google's Court Costs, Orders Oracle To Pay $1M
• NFL Insurers Launch New Suit Over Concussion Coverage
• Teachbook Changes Name To End Facebook Trademark Suit
• Jackson Estate Reaches $2.5M Deal In Memorabilia Suit
• Dish Faults Fox For 'Fearmongering' In Hopper Injunction Bid
• Amazon Hires Away Privacy Chief From GE
• Twitter, Facebook Unveil Ad Features Amid Increased Scrutiny
• Guggenheim, Partners To Buy Dick Clark Productions
• Facebook Must Face Messaging Patent Suit In NY, Judge Says
• CVC-Owned Entertainment Co. Sheds Mag Division For $511M
• Male Job Applicant Drops Gender Bias Case Against CBS
• Disney, DC Comics, Sanrio Sue Party Biz Over Character IP
• Another Step Toward Loosening Gambling Restrictions