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Studio Sues Automaker For Skipping on ‘Blade Runner’ Ads
Film studio Alcon Entertainment sued French auto company Automobiles Peugeot Thursday for failing to spend $40 million to promote “Blade Runner 2049” in exchange for prime placement of its auto trademark in the film.
Read moreWeinstein Wins Dismissal of Judd Harassment Claim
A federal judge threw out actress Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, but allowed her defamation claim to move forward.
Read more‘Straight Outta Compton’ Copyright Spat Tossed
A federal judge has tossed a copyright lawsuit brought by the former manager of rap group N.W.A against the makers of biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” finding he made little more than passing contributions to the film’s screenplay.
Read moreJudge Tosses ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Defamation Case
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed libel claims against Paramount Pictures brought by a former financial executive who argued the Leonardo DiCaprio-led movie “Wolf of Wall Street” falsely portrayed him as a “criminal, a drug user and a degenerate.”
Read moreTinseltown
Tom DeSanto — producer of “Xmen” and “Transformers” — sued Gail Gygax — the widow of Gary Gygax, creator of “Dungeons & Dragons,” claiming they formed a partnership to exploit the brand, but she tried to negotiate a video game deal without him, in L.A. Superior Court.
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AMC Entertainment Under Fire Over Dismaying Financials of Acquisitions
(CN) – AMC Theaters faces a shareholder derivative after the company’s stock took a nosedive when it announced disappointing results
Read moreJudge Clears ‘Gone Girl’ Creators in Copyright Dispute
A federal judge dismissed an author’s claim that the popular thriller novel and movie “Gone Girl” is based on her copyrighted screenplay, finding that the stories are considerably different.
Read moreFeds Want ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ to Pay Up
As the “Wolf of Wall Street” was in Lithuania giving a motivational speech Wednesday, his lawyer was in a Brooklyn courtroom battling government prosecutors who want to garnish his finances for restitution and other penalties he owes.
Read moreDragon Box
Netflix, Disney, Paramount and other studios accuse Dragon Media and two individuals in a federal complaint of mass copyright violations through selling a Dragon Box hardware device.
Read moreActors Union Struggles in Fight for Age-Secrecy Law
Age isn’t just a number, a Screen Actors Guild attorney told a federal judge Thursday in a last-ditch effort to save an enjoined state law that would make Hollywood informational website IMDb take down actors’ ages upon request.
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Tolkien’s Estate Settles $80 Million Lawsuit Against Warner Bros.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate has settled copyright infringement claims against Warner Bros. over merchandising rights to the author’s most famous works, “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”
Read moreJudge Calls California’s Demand for IMDb Data ‘Disturbing’
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge admitted to being “disturbed” by California’s demand that IMDb turn over data to
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Renowned Movie Director Tells Startup to Knock It Off
French movie director and writer Luc Besson denies that he has anything to do with a new digital media series that its creators are marketing as his idea, and he sued them this week to make them stop.
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‘Dumb and Dumber’ Producers Sue New Line for $1M
Two producers have sued New Line Cinema for $1 million, claiming the company reneged on a deal to give them right of first refusal on sequels and remakes to the Farrelly brothers’ comedy “Dumb and Dumber.”
Read moreChuck D Goes to Court Over Rights to Life Story
Chuck D, founder and leader of the rap group Public Enemy, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against documentary film producers to protect the rights to his life story.
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