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Labels: Nesson and Tenenbaum owe $2,249
The record label plaintiffs have detailed their expenses incurred in litigating a motion to compel Joel Tenenbaum to produce evidence regarding his defense team's posting of seven of the songs at issue in his copyright case to a publicly available web site -- expenses that Judge Nancy Gertner has ruled Tenenbaum and his counsel Charles Nesson must pay. Declaration of Expenses re Motion to Compel Having litigated similar motions, I think it's fair to say that Tenenbaum and Nesson are getting off pretty easy.
...Tags: The total: $2,250, representing 8.6
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, March 8, 2010
Open Source Can Impact a Company’s Valuation – Olivera Medenica
Failure to comply with the requirements of an open source license can result in costly litigation. No buyer will want to invest into a company that is a live wire for litigation. Startups seek to cut costs in every facet of their business. Most entrepreneurs may not have the money to invest into a new business venture to get it off the ground.
BizMediaLaw
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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Still more litigation for ThinkFilm's Bergstein
Tags: Litigatio By Alex Ben Block Even as producer David Bergstein plows ahead in the movie business, the lawsuits and judgments continue to pile on. The latest to come to light are a lawsuit for alleged failure to properly distribute a movie,...
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Tolkiens, New Line settle 'Rings' litigation
Tags: Litigatio By Eriq Gardner Good news for all those J.R.R. Tolkien aficionados waiting for a film adaptation of "The Hobbit." New Line Cinema, the Tolkien estate and publisher Harper Collins have settled the lawsuit over profits from the "Lord of the...
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Sheppard Mullin sues Vince Neil for fees
Tags: Litigatio By Matthew Belloni LA-based Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has filed a lawsuit against Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil to collect legal fees charged during a three month period last year. According to the complaint, the firm repped Neil from...
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Ousted agent sues WME, Ari Emanuel
Tags: Litigatio By Matthew Belloni John Ferriter's battle with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has spilled into court. The former WME unscripted guru has sued his former agency for $25 million, claiming he was improperly forced out and subjected to a campaign of...
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2nd woman sues Dr. Phil for false imprisonment, brainwashing
Tags: Litigatio By Matthew Belloni It was bizarre enough that one woman had filed a lawsuit accusing "Dr. Phil" McGraw and producers of his popular self-help show of imprisoning her with a naked man. Now a second woman has come forward, filing...
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Cher, Sonny Bono heirs sue Universal Music for $5 million
Tags: Litigatio By Matthew Belloni Cher has sued Universal Music Group, claiming that the label’s creative accounting has shortchanged her and the heirs of her late ex-husband Sonny Bono to the tune of $5 million. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles...
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Jury finds libel in fictional character
Tags: Books Decisions Roundup Defamation Litigatio By Eriq Gardner Last year, we wrote about attorney Ravi Batra, who convinced the New York Supreme Court not to dismiss a "libel-in-fiction" defamation claim against the TV show "Law & Order" over a corrupt fictional character. Now comes word...
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Tolkien settlement: More than $100 million
By Matthew Belloni and Eriq Gardner Today's resolution of the litigation between New Line Cinema and the estate of author J.R.R. Tags: Accounting Contracts & Riders Dealmaking Litigatio Tolkien (right) over “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is shaping up as one of the biggest profit participation...
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How the RealDVD ruling could reshape copyright law
Tags: Copyright Fair Use IP/Tech Litigatio By Eriq Gardner Hollywood studios got a huge win yesterday when Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction against the release of a technology produced by RealNetworks that lets consumers save copies of...
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Former Oprah flight attendant sues over sex allegations
By Matthew Belloni Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career. Tags: Litigatio Back in 1998 she won a Texas defamation case brought by cattlemen who weren't thrilled when she said she'd sworn off burgers on a show...
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