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VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law
In a copyright infringement suit claiming that in the Madonna song Vogue contained a modified version of a horn segment allegedly copied from a song...

Ryder v. Lightstorm Entertainment

Entertainment Law, Contracts
In an idea submission case, alleging defendants fraudulently expressed interest in developing plaintiff's science fiction story and used parts of that...

Yaniveth R. v. LTD Realty Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Entertainment Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In a personal injury action, arising after plaintiff, a minor child, was exposed to lead at her grandmother's apartment where she was cared for during...

CBS Broadcasting v. FilmOn.com Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law, Sanctions
In a copyright action, the district court's holding of defendant FilmOn.com in contempt, sanction of $90,000, and award of attorneys' fees to...

It's My Party, Inc. v. Live Nation

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Entertainment Law
In an antitrust action between two competitors in the live music concert industry, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is...

Lewis v. YouTube, LLC

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In a suit against YouTube after it suspended plaintiff's account, alleging breach of contract, the trial court's sustainment of YouTube's demurrer to...

Whitehead v. Pullman Group LLC

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In an arbitration action arising out of a contract to purchase the song catalogue of songwriters John Whitehead and Gene McFadden, the district...

Simmons v. Stanberry

Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, Copyright, Media Law
In a copyright action over the right to use a hip-hop beat, the district court's dismissal is affirmed where plaintiff's suit is time-barred after he...

In re Tam

Intellectual Property, Trademark, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
In a challenge to Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which bars the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) from registering scandalous, immoral, or...

Keeling v. Hars

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright action seeking to enforce plaintiff's copyright in Point Break Live, an unauthorized parody stage adaptation of the 1991 movie Point...