On March 15, 2013, Breakdown Services Ltd. filed suit against a man they allege breached a duty of confidentiality as well as several other offenses. Breakdown Services is a company that works with various talent agencies and management companies in dealings that are highly confidential. Clients who subscribe to Breakdown Services get daily script “breakdowns,” and [...]

On February 13, 2013, U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III held that Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. had not infringed the copyrights of Everette Hallford with its show “Touch.”  Kiefer Sutherland and the show’s writer Richard Kring were also named as defendants in the suit. Everette Hallford claimed that “Touch” bore a remarkable resemblance to [...]

A trial-date has been set to determine whether Paramount Pictures holds the copyright to the classic Italian film, “La Dolce Vita.”  On February 12, International Media Films will go before a New York court in an attempt to strip Paramount of its ownership of the Federico Fellini film.  IMF plans to challenge the authenticity of [...]

As of January 17, 2013, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that lawsuits in the NFL’s concussion litigation now include over 4,000 former players and their families, who allege that the league concealed information about the dangers of repeated head injuries, effectively neurologically crippling decades of former players.  In the Complaint, the plaintiffs are seeking a [...]

Usually, brands relish being featured in big office movies–advertisement exposure to a large moviegoer audience is great for sales typically, and screentime is often coveted and expensive. However, beer powerhouse Anheuser-Busch and vodka maker Stoli are less than enthused about having their alcoholic products displayed in “Flight,” a recently released movie featuring Denzel Washington as [...]

Television networks including Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS have sued DVR services for providing a method to skip commercials such as Dish Network’s AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime. Last week, Fox Broadcasting appealed California federal judge Dolly Gee’s decision to deny a preliminary injunction of such services. Judge Gee also recently denied Dish’s motion to dismiss [...]

Music moguls and celebrity couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have lost a court case seeking to trademark the name of their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. In January, Jay-Z and Beyonce filed an application to trademark the name. Blue Ivy Events, a Boston based wedding planning company, filed suit to save their company name, and a court [...]

Paul Delvecchio Jr., better known as “DJ Pauly D” from the MTV reality show “Jersey Shore” settled a trademark infringement suit with a Connecticut DJ who claims he has been referring to himself as “DJ Paulie” since 1973. Paul Lis accused MTV, Delvecchio and other entities of illegally using his name. He further claims he [...]

In the debate over the future of pay TV, Bernstein Research analysts Todd Jeunger and Craig Moffet have opposing outlooks on the solvency of cable and satellite in their current forms, leaving a great deal of room for speculation over whether consumers will continue to subscribe despite rising costs or simply cut the cord.

Now that the 2012-2013 television season finally underway, the networks have a new nemesis to deal with. Meet Alki David, the Hollywood billionaire at the helm of one of the world’s largest TV-streaming services, FilmOn, and the proverbial thorn in the side of network television. In the days of a culture littered with technology, many [...]