Gilbert Arenas ‘Basketball Wives’ Lawsuit: Breaking Down The Claims For Relief
The VH1 reality series Basketball Wives has stirred up a fair bit of controversy not only for the actions of the women involved, but also through a variety of lawsuits aimed at preventing some women...
View ArticleHappy Days actors accuse CBS of ‘despicable conduct’
Cast members of the hit television show “Happy Days,” who are suing CBS, accused the company of “despicable conduct” for not paying them for merchandising revenues. The comment was made in court papers...
View Article‘South Park’ Wins Lawsuit Over ‘What What (In the Butt)’ Parody
A copyright infringement lawsuit against Viacom for stealing a YouTube viral phenomenon is dismissed. The Hollywood Reporter (full story)
View Article‘South Park’ Bringing Cheesy Poofs to a Walmart Near You
In today’s defictionalization news, South Park‘s famous Cheesy Poofs will soon be available for public consumption to celebrate the 15th season of the show. Adweek (full story)
View ArticleCBS Sues Writer of NBC’s ‘The Firm’ Claiming Show Was Stolen
A nasty legal fued has broken out over the upcoming TV series based on characters in John Grisham’s seminal legal thriller. The Hollywood Reporter (full story)
View ArticleSimon Fuller Sues Fox Over ‘X Factor’
In a move escalating a long-standing rivalry between Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller, two of the most powerful television producers in England — and former partners in the success of “American Idol” —...
View ArticleThe Wild Lawsuit Against Bravo’s ‘Million Dollar Decorators’
Photographer sues Warner Bros., Bravo owner NBC Universal and decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard for allegedly blowing up a photo and using it on the show without permission. The Hollywood Reporter...
View ArticleEntourage Bosses Receive Cease And Desist From Reality Star
Entourage star Kevin Dillon portrays struggling actor Johnny Drama on the series and his character signs up to voice a gorilla cartoon called Johnny’s Bananas. But the name of the animated show has...
View ArticleDavid Cassidy goes after ‘Partridge Family’ fortune
Cassidy told CNN that Sony Corp. has failed to pay him “a fortune” for what he’s owed for merchandise from the show. “It’s just ludicrous and unfair and wrong. It’s greed,” the 61-year-old actor said....
View ArticleAs Cablevision Launches New App, Its Legal Battle With Viacom Heats Up
The “party line” from pay TV companies about iPad apps is clear now—it’s another television screen, not a new internet-based form of distribution. Some TV networks don’t care for that theory. Viacom...
View ArticleViacom Urges Second Circuit to Revive YouTube Suit
Viacom International and a host of content providers asked a federal appeals court yesterday to reverse a decision dooming their claim that YouTube is liable for $1 billion in damages for copyright...
View ArticleWarner Bros: we issued takedowns for files we never saw, didn’t own copyright to
In a Monday court filing, Warner Brothers admitted that it has issued takedown notices for files without looking at them first. The studio also acknowledged that it issued takedown notices for a number...
View ArticleWhy ‘Million Dollar Decorators’ Art Now Sits in a Lawyer’s Office
In July, photographer Michael Eastman brought a wild lawsuit against Warner Bros., NBC Universal and a celebrity interior decorator alleging that Bravo’s reality series Million Dollar Decorators...
View ArticleGlee Club TV Competition Shows in Copyright Infringement Dispute
What Fox’s “Glee” has wrought: Dutch broadcaster NCRV, the creator of “The Singing Office,” has accused the Canadian producer of “Canada Sings” ripping off its series’ format after selling the...
View ArticleCBS sues ABC, says new show copies “Big Brother”
CBS has sued rival ABC, accusing it of cloning its long-running U.S. summer series “Big Brother” with its new reality TV show, “The Glass House.” Reuters (full article)
View ArticleTV Broadcasters Lose Round One in Legal War With Barry Diller’s Aereo
On Monday, U.S. District Court judge Alison J. Nathan dismissed part of a complaint filed by Fox against Aereo, the online video startup backed by Barry Diller. According to the Wall Street Journal,...
View ArticleABC Fires Back at CBS Lawsuit Over ‘Big Brother’-Type Reality Show
“Even CBS must realize it cannot copyright the idea of 14 contestants living in a house rigged with cameras,” the ABC court papers argue. The Hollywood Reporter (full article)
View ArticleTV Networks Try to Squash New York City Streaming Service
Aereo lets users in New York watch local channels by renting their own small antenna located at the Aereo facility, with the signal from the antenna sent over the Internet to that single user. The TV...
View Article‘Happy Days’ cast members’ lawsuit heading for trial
A judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a case filed by four cast members from the hit 1970s television show “Happy Days,” who are suing to recover money from merchandise they claimed they have never...
View ArticleCan Hollywood’s Ari Emanuel Script a Silicon Valley Cease-Fire?
… William Morris Endeavor co-CEO Ari Emanuel has called on Silicon Valley to come togetherwith Hollywood and work on a solution to piracy. Piracy, like all crime, will never be completely eliminated....
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