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
Cody Lundin’s lawsuit against Discovery for allegedly defaming Lundin in its reality series “Dual Survival” was voted off the island earlier this month when a
Continue Reading District Court Serves “Dual Survival” Star a Reality Check in Dismissing Claims for Defamation and False Light
One copyright lawsuit says the answer is “no.”
In a case against Take Two Interactive, the maker of the popular “NBA 2K” video game franchise, Solid Oak Sketches LLC argues
Continue Reading Does LeBron James Have the Right to License His Own Tattoos?
California’s Actor-Age Censorship Law (AB 1687), which would have required IMDb.com to remove age-related information from its web pages, was declared unconstitutional by a district court last month on free
Continue Reading District Court Delivers Opinion for the Ages Striking AB 1687 as Violation of IMDb’s First Amendment Rights
The Ninth Circuit issued an opinion last Friday that seems second nature. The court affirmed summary judgment for Wyland Galleries against
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Has Whale of a Time Affirming Summary Judgment in Copyright Case of Crossing Dolphins
A federal court on Monday held California’s State Insurance Compensation Fund has no obligation to cover a series of claims from three porn actors against Cybernet for allegedly causing them
Continue Reading Summary Judgment for Insurer Leaves Porn Site Unprotected Against Actors’ HIV Claims
The stakes just raised in an imminent trial over the validity of the San Diego Comic-Con trademark. What started out as a straightforward trademark dispute has now implicated First Amendment
Continue Reading San Diego Smackdown: Comic Con Trademark Fight Goes First Amendment
A federal judge in San Diego has cleared for trial a case that may strip San Diego
Continue Reading Is Comic-Con the Victim of Genericide?
Television host and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw got just what the doctor ordered when a district court in Texas awarded summary judgment on
Continue Reading Dr. Phil Serves Bitter Pill to Woman Who Stole Nine Seconds of Footage
TBS comedian and late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien was given good reason to frown Monday when a federal
Continue Reading No Laughing Matter – O’Brien Forced to Stand Trial in Stolen Jokes Lawsuit