Matters discussed include updates on the Instagram embedding litigation, Sherlock Holmes character copyright, developments to the Ninth Circuit's infringement doctrines, and COVID-19 industry protocols.
The SAG-AFTRA health plan is at the center of a putative class action brought by a group of actors who say premiums have skyrocketed and medical coverage is being stripped from elderly guild members under the guise of a COVID-19-related restructuring, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in California federal court.
Topics covered include biometric data privacy, copyright trolling/attorney fees, and arbitrator partiality.
More than 30,000 session musicians and vocalists have won class certification in a lawsuit alleging the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the American Federation of Musicians drained millions of dollars from an artists' fund set up by Congress.
In addition to the $12.7 million set aside for the class of artists, Sony agreed to increase the amount of royalty payments calculated on future foreign streaming revenues by 36%, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed Friday.
Johnson & Johnson are representing Martin in an action seeking reversion of film rights to Martin's novella "The Skin Trade," alleging the production company that previously obtained the rights ran out of time to produce the project.
The Johnsons cover recent litigation concerning the protection of Sherlock Holmes as a character, the burden of proving substantial similarity, the Ninth Circuit's game-changing Led Zeppelin decision, and a recent spate of unpublished reversals of defense-side motion practice wins.
Will Smith's production company and Warner Bros. have settled a lawsuit over their “King Richard” biopic about Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Warner Bros. said.
The magazine notes Johnson's representation of Sylvester Stallone, Michelle Phillips, William Shatner, JoJo Siwa, and more.
While new industry guidelines signal a path forward for safely resuming film production during the COVID-19 pandemic, productions must be scrupulous in following the guidelines and not succumb to the temptation to cut corners.
Mr. Johnson opines on the practical component of Depp's litigation over recent tabloid reporting concerning his life and how it squares with the actual facts and legalities of his claim.
Matters surveyed include mandatory arbitrator disclosures, rescission for failure to pay royalties, and copyright protection in jokes.
A jury found in February that the defendants had misappropriated Hubert Hansen's right of publicity by pasting his name and the story of his Depression-era Hollywood juice stand on every bottle of Hubert's Lemonade.
About 15 of the children and grandchildren of Hubert Hansen, who founded Hansen's beverages and died in 1951, were awarded $9.6 million in damages, and another $7.4 million in legal fees and costs, in a suit against Coca-Cola and the Monster Beverage Corp. in a ruling by San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor.
A Los Angeles state court lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims that the Warner Bros.' highly anticipated film about the life of Richard Williams is based on a multi-million dollar breach of contract.
Bauer Media Group can't use the First Amendment to end a legal fight with Richard Simmons over a tracking device he found attached to his live-in caretaker's vehicle — even if the company didn't know about the tracker.
Topics surveyed include attorney fee shifts and foreign damages under copyright law, bubbling conflicts between United States and European defamation law, and the impact of fraud and self-dealing findings on net profits disputes.
If a lawyer is not careful, their statements to the press about litigation matters can subject them to civil liability or judicial sanctions, “litigation privilege” notwithstanding.
The heirs of "The Andy Griffith Show Theme" creators claim CBS doesn't have a license to use the song in DVDs or on digital platforms.
Stallone scored an initial victory when the judge rejected Warners' dismissal motion and ruled that he had sufficiently stated a claim encompassing others injured by the studio's accounting.
Johnson & Johnson attorneys discuss Hollywood's current internal war over "packaging" arrangements, how they affect the flow of royalties owed to talent on entertainment projects, and how entertainers must navigate the employment market while their agents are sidelined.
A production entity puts time and effort into a piece of work, only to often later have the minor disaffirm the contract, leaving the entity high and dry. This makes knowledge and mastery of handling entertainment contracts in New York and California involving minors crucial.
Like its content, Bravo's legal battle with a woman who says she was shown giving birth on reality television without her consent will play out in public after a California judge found the contract she signed to be unconscionable and refused to send the matter to arbitration.
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The lawsuit was filed in New York and alleges that Sony charges itself intercompany fees of up to 68% on foreign streaming revenues, diminishing the pot of money available to artists.
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