Appropriate for the pirate genre, citing the parties’ “dueling experts,” a District Court recently denied Disney’s motion for summary judgment in a copyright lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed the
Continue Reading Yo Ho Ho And a Bottle of . . . Oh No! Court Deep-Sixes Disney’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Happy New Year to all. To kick off 2021, I’ve provided quick takes below on some of the bigger stories we’ll be watching
WME v. WGA
Just before Christmas, CAA
Continue Reading Stories to Watch in 2021
To follow up a story we two previous blogs (here and here), Redbox and Disney have settled their lawsuit over Redbox’s sale of download codes from Disney “combo
Continue Reading Redbox, Disney Settle Download Code Litigation
After losing on its first attempt, the Walt Disney Company managed to turn the tables on Redbox to obtain a preliminary injunction against Redbox’s sale of movie download codes.
The
Continue Reading Second Time is the Charm for Disney in Redbox Litigation
Redbox scored a win in its copyright dispute with Disney as a federal district court judge refused to award the studio a preliminary injunction against Redbox’s sale of digital download
Continue Reading Surprising Decision in Disney-Redbox Case
Redbox and Disney have filed their briefs in preparation for argument, scheduled for February 5, on Disney’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Redbox’s alleged copyright infringement. The judge’s ruling
Continue Reading Disney and Redbox Debate the Meaning of “Copy”
The media community has been buzzing with the news that Disney plans to launch its own digital subscription channel for movies and series content. Its current license deal with Netflix
Continue Reading Three Takeaways from the Disney/Netflix Split
The Walt Disney Company claims there was no monkey business in creating the Oscar-winning animation film Zootopia and has
Continue Reading Disney Seeks to Cage “Zootopia” Copyright Infringement Suit
We reported previously on DreamWorks Animation’s payment of $50 million to settle a class action antitrust suit. The class represented animators who claimed they were denied employment opportunities due to
Continue Reading Disney Payment Concludes Animators’ Anti-Poaching Lawsuit
Disney is starting to show its cards following the $500m acquisition of multichannel network Maker Studios. Just in time for MIPCOM, the international television market, the media giant announced that
Continue Reading Follow-Up on Disney/Maker Merger: “We Bought It, Now What Do We Do with It?”