29 5 / 2012
How the Weinsteins Beat ‘Soul Man’ Singer Sam Moore in an Important Lawsuit | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/Jrt2xK on May 28, 2012 at 04:46PMPublicity rights, trademarks, libel, unfair competition … a suit over the 2008 film “Soul Men” had it all. Ultimately, the film studio beat the musician in a nasty fight with big implications for Hollywood.
08 5 / 2012
Adam Yauch Sued Over Beastie Boys Sampling the Day Before He Died | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/JcwVZo on May 08, 2012 at 03:24PMMore than two decades after the Beastie Boys albums “Licensed to Ill” and “Paul’s Boutique” came out, the group and its music publishers are hit with a lawsuit over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted music.
30 4 / 2012
Apple Doesn’t Want Musicians to See Secret Steve Jobs Deposition | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/IlCvrZ on April 30, 2012 at 11:38AMIn bringing a class action lawsuit against Universal Music over digital music revenues, musicians trigger a big objection from Apple.
10 4 / 2012
B.B. King Sued Over Efforts To Stop Biographical Movie (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/HyShAU on April 10, 2012 at 12:38PMMakers of the film “B.B. King and I” say the blues musician has made a legal move that is threatening celebrity-bio films and songs, pointing to works from Richard Linklater and Christina Aguilera.
06 4 / 2012
Stuntman in ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Exploring Legal Action Over Injuries | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/I6r7kx on April 06, 2012 at 11:34AMMore trouble for producers as former stuntman investigates the computer program that handled the aerial acts.
04 4 / 2012
Newt Gingrich Fights Back at ‘Eye of the Tiger’ Campaign Lawsuit | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/HKMA1b on April 04, 2012 at 08:22AMThe Republican candidate says he has a right to use a motivational song as his entrance music and cites one of the song’s co-writers — the one not joining in as plaintiff — as support.
03 4 / 2012
Judge Tosses Most of TV One’s Lawsuit Over BET Music Festival Broadcast | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/HKFvfC on April 03, 2012 at 11:47AMBET allegedly aired without proper authorization a Janet Jackson concert.
03 4 / 2012
The Motels Singer Joins Barrage of Digital Music Royalty Lawsuits | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/HKFuIP on April 03, 2012 at 10:49AMMartha Davis rides the new wave of musicians suing music companies over digital download compensation; involved parties seek out suitable jury members.
30 3 / 2012
Hollywood Docket: Tower of Power vs. Warner Music; Sirius XM vs. SoundExchange; CBS vs. Trekkies | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/H8Liya on March 30, 2012 at 11:27AMDigital downloads, monopoly conspiracies and the battle over a lost “Star Trek” script top the legal issues facing the entertainment industry this past week.
26 3 / 2012
Sony BMG Asks Judge To Dismiss Toto Lawsuit | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/H8qIuX on March 26, 2012 at 01:01PMMusic giant points to Black’s Law Dictionary on the difference between a “license” and a “lease,” an alleged distinction that could be worth a lot of money.
22 3 / 2012
Julie Taymor, ‘Spider-Man’ Producers File Dueling Motions to Dismiss Lawsuits | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/GGBA4t on March 22, 2012 at 12:13PMThe parties in the dispute over the expensive Broadway musical argue why the cases are bogus.
15 3 / 2012
The Temptations Join Chorus of Lawsuits Over iTunes Royalties (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/wArzbA on March 15, 2012 at 04:03PMIn what might be the biggest legal action on this front yet — 13 plaintiffs’ lawyers! — Universal Music is being sued for allegedly cheating musicians out of income generated from iTunes and elsewhere.
08 3 / 2012
Sony Pays $8 Million to Settle Digital Music Class Action Lawsuit | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zUbClk on March 08, 2012 at 04:42PMThe music giant Sony BMG ends it five-year battle with musicians including The Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick and The Youngbloods
07 3 / 2012
Rush vs. Rush Limbaugh: Band Demands Radio Host Stop Using Music on Show | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/wvovRL on March 07, 2012 at 09:12AMThe popular rock band joins dozens of advertisers in distancing themselves from Rush Limbaugh. Plus: What the radio host has in common with an Illinois congressman.
03 3 / 2012
Julie Taymor Blames Bono and The Edge for ‘Spider-Man’ Problems in Latest Court Filing | Hollywood Reporter
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zh3KIS on March 02, 2012 at 04:37PMDirector goes into detail about what happened during the development of the musical, why the U2 bandmates deserve significant blame, the so-called “Plan X” and why she was fired.
