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Annex Books, Inc. v. City of Indianapolis

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the City of Indianapolis's ordinance requiring adult bookstores to be closed all day on Sunday and between midnight...

City of Chicago v. StubHub!, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Media Law, Tax Law
In an appeal arising from a district court's dismissal of Chicago's suit against the operator of an Internet auction site, StubHub!, seeking a...

US v. Am. Soc. of Composers, Authors & Publishers

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' (ASCAP) appeal from the district court's ruling that a download of a digital file...

Bateman v. Am. Multi-Cinema, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law
In a Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) case alleging that defendant movie theater chain violated FACTA by printing more than the last...

F.B.T. Prods., LLC v. Aftermath Records

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a dispute concerning the percentage of royalties due to plaintiffs under their contracts with defendant in connection with the recordings of the...

Price v. Stossel

Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In an action against 20/20 correspondent John Stossel and ABC News by a television evangelist for defamation, district court's dismissal of the suit...

Frye v. YMCA Camp Kitaki

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement action regarding a play written by plaintiff and allegedly copied by defendant, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Jules Jordan Video, Inc. v. 144942 Canada Inc.

Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In an action by an adult video actor claiming that defendants copied and sold thirteen copyrighted adult DVDs featuring plaintiff's performances, the...

Cassirer v. Kingdom of Spain

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Government Law, International Law
In an action by an American citizen whose grandmother's Pissarro painting was allegedly confiscated in 1939 by an agent of the Nazi government in...

Singer Mgmt. Consultants, Inc. v. Milgram

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Media Law, Remedies
District court's denial of plaintiff's request for attorney's fees, arising from plaintiff's suit seeking a TRO and preliminary injunction to restrain...