FreemantleMedia, which owns the "American Idol" trademark, wants Benelux Corp. and Athanases Stamatopoulos enjoined from promoting "Stripper Idol" contests at their Austin "gentlemen's club," in Austin Federal Court.
Greene HD Production claims Johnnie High's County Music Revue, a TV show, owes it $220,000, in Tarrant County Court, Fort Worth.
Lori Danziger claims Zoe Saldana owes her $1.5 million in management commissions for movie work, in New York County Court.
Rudy Mills claims in New Orleans Federal Court that these defendants violated copyright and profited illegally from his song, "Gasolina:" Ramon Ayala aka Daddy Yankee, VI Music, C&C Artist Management, Universal Music and Video Distribution, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Latino, Digital Rights Agency, El Cangri Music, and Interscope.
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