all - Opinion Summaries

Fleischer v. A.V.E.L.A, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark
In an action alleging copyright violation of the Betty Boop cartoon character, the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing the complaint...

Legend Night Club v. Miller

Entertainment Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a challenge to a Maryland statute which limits the range of permissible conduct, attire, and entertainment at establishments licensed to serve...

No Doubt v. Activision Publishing Inc.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a suit brought by rock band No Doubt against the videogame publisher Activision based on Activision's release of the Band Hero videogame featuring...

Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In respondents' appeal from an order compelling disclosure of respondents' film outtakes for use in proceedings in foreign tribunals, the order is...

UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In an action for copyright infringement in violation of section 501 of the Copyright Act, which entitled copyright owners to institute an action for...

Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of plaintiff's request for an extension of time to oppose defendant's summary judgment motion,...

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston v. Seger-Thomschitz

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, International Law
In an art museum's action for a declaratory judgment to confirm its rightful ownership of a painting, which a sole surviving heir of the painting's...

People v. Kelly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In a prosecution of defendants for their involvement in connection with selling counterfeit compact discs, trial court's order requiring them to pay...

DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable L.L.C.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an action for breach of contract (and related New York Labor Law violations), defamation, and tortious interference with prospective business...

In re Chippendales USA, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In plaintiff's application seeking to register its Cuffs & Collar mark as inherently distinctive for "adult entertainment services, namely exotic...