all - Opinion Summaries

The RCA Records Label, Inc. v. Reyes

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
Interlocutory order requiring record company to deposit royalties into an escrow account and hold them in trust for the appellees is reversed and...

Pizarro v. Lamb's Players Theatre

Civil Rights, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal pursuant to a demurrer to a complaint alleging violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act for age discrimination is affirmed where...

Worm World, Inc. v. Ironwood Prods., Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law
Judgment holding defendants jointly and severally liable for damages in a breach of contract case involving a fictitiously named corporation is...

Brother Records, Inc. v. Jardine

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Denial of plaintiff's motion in federal court for an injunction to prevent defendant from proceeding in a state suit for breach of fiduciary duty is...

DIRECTV, Inc. v. Pepe

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law, Remedies
Congress has made a private right of action available under 18 U.S.C. sections 2511(1)(a) and 2520 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)...

BMG Music v. Gonzales

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment and award for plaintiffs, copyright proprietors, on claims of infringement of music copyrights via defendant's use of a file-sharing...

Milne v. Slesinger

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment for defendant in a dispute over copyright agreements to works involving "Winnie-the-Pooh" is affirmed where the district court...

Davis v. Walt Disney Co.

Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Grant of summary judgment for defendants on a claim of trademark infringement is affirmed where the district court did not err in finding there was no...

McTiernan v. Dubrow

Entertainment Law, Family Law
In a dissolution proceeding, the trial court erred in its determination that goodwill existed in the husband's business as a motion picture director.

Andretti v. Borla Perf. Indus.

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a dispute concerning the right of publicity of a public figure, the district court properly issued the permanent injunction sought by plaintiff and...