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NFL Ordered to Pay $4.7B After Losing ‘Sunday Ticket’ Trial
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OpenAI Sued by Center for Investigative Reporting as Media Takes Diverging Paths on Tech Giant
The lawsuit is at least the fifth from a news organization against the Sam Altman-led firm.
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Klutch Sports Group, Rich Paul Sued By Ex-Agent Over Unpaid LeBron James Contract Fees
Longtime agent Mark Termini, who alleged that he helped build Klutch before it became a powerhouse, filed a lawsuit accusing the agency and Paul of breach of contract.
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Disney Owns Both Hulu and ESPN. A Court Considers Whether That Violates Antitrust Laws
Though federal antitrust claims were allowed to proceed, YouTube TV subscribers suing Disney in a proposed class action over live-streaming TV prices won't be able to seek damages on them.
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NFL Ordered to Pay $4.7B After Losing ‘Sunday Ticket’ Trial
The National Football League has been hit with a roughly $4.7 billion verdict after a jury found that its broadcast model violates antitrust laws. A Los Angeles jury on Thursday agreed with fans who claimed they overpaid for NFL Sunday Ticket. The decision, which was reached after less than a full day of deliberations, could […]
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OpenAI Sued by Center for Investigative Reporting as Media Takes Diverging Paths on Tech Giant
OpenAI and Microsoft have been sued by another news organization for using articles to train its artificial intelligence systems, this time by the Center for Investigative Reporting. In a lawsuit filed in New York district court, the nonprofit newsroom, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, alleges the Sam Altman-led firm “copied, used, abridged, and displayed” […]
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Klutch Sports Group, Rich Paul Sued By Ex-Agent Over Unpaid LeBron James Contract Fees
Klutch Sports Group and agency founder Rich Paul have been sued for allegedly not paying fees to a former veteran agent, who used to head NBA contract negotiations and engineered more than $1 billion in deals. Ex-Klutch agent Mark Termini, in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Ohio district court, accuses Paul of breach of […]
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Disney Owns Both Hulu and ESPN. A Court Considers Whether That Violates Antitrust Laws
A lawsuit against Disney targeting its dual role as a content supplier and distributor in business dealings has cleared a legal hurdle, with a federal judge advancing a key antitrust claim over the entertainment monolith’s ownership of ESPN and Hulu. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila on Tuesday rebuffed arguments to dismiss the lawsuit, finding that […]
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Mathew Rosengart, Power Litigator Who Freed Britney Spears From Conservatorship, Closes Chapter of Representing Pop Superstar
Mathew Rosengart, a powerhouse litigator whose resume includes clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and a stint as a Department of Justice trial attorney, has a stable of high-profile Hollywood clients like Steven Spielberg, Michael Mann, Sean Penn and Casey Affleck. But it’s his work with Britney Spears in successfully freeing the pop […]
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As AI Marches on Music Industry, Record Labels Counter With $350M Lawsuits In Assertive Move
There’ve been over 25 copyright infringement lawsuits filed against artificial intelligence companies from most corners of the creative industries. Groups that’ve sued include artists, authors and news publishers, among various others alleging mass theft of their copyrighted works to teach AI systems. Of those entities, record companies have taken the most aggressive stance thus far […]
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WME, ‘La La Land’ Composer Settle Conflict of Interest Lawsuit
WME and La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz have settled a lawsuit accusing the agency of a conflict of interest when it produced live orchestral shows of the movie using his score while mostly locking him out of profits from the touring live-to-film concerts. “The Parties are happy to report that they have resolved their […]
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TikTok Threatened With New Lawsuit As National Ban Fight Intensifies
TikTok may be facing a new lawsuit over alleged violations of a federal law intended to protect children’s privacy online as it fights a First Amendment legal battle against the U.S. government challenging a national ban on the social media platform. The Federal Trade Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said that an investigation […]
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Columbia Pictures Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over Rights to ‘Bad Boys’ Story
Columbia Pictures and George Gallo, who wrote the story that was developed into the 1995 action hit Bad Boys, have settled a lawsuit over the rights to the movie franchise. Both sides, in a joint court filing on Friday, notified the court of a settlement. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Bad Boys, which marked […]
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Hollywood Studios to Cover Drone Camera Crews Under Union Agreement
Following the results of an arbitration with Warner Bros., major film and television studios have agreed to cover drone camera crews under an IATSE union agreement. That’s according to camera professionals union the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600), which informed its members on Thursday morning that this change came as the result of the […]
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Disney Wins Approval of $17B Development Deal With DeSantis Truce
Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis have put the finishing touches on a deal to end a contentious legal battle for control of the district that oversees development around its theme parks. On Thursday, the entertainment giant dropped its appeal of a ruling dismissing its First Amendment lawsuit against the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District over […]
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The 13 Best Law Schools to Jumpstart Your Hollywood Career
BERKELEY The school just added a new NIL course (name, image, likeness) in response to the NCAA’s decision to allow college athletes to market their personal brands. CARDOZO Keeping up with the times, this NYC-based campus recently added an AI and the Law course, focusing in part on the legal implications of digital replication. COLUMBIA […]
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The Five Most Legendary Lawyers of 2024
Once a THR Legal Legend, always a THR Legal Legend. We’ve been publishing this special feature for six years, honoring entertainment attorneys whose careers have had enduring impact on both the entertainment industry and the law. Each year, a new group is inducted, and those chosen retain their title for life. Here are the 2024 […]
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‘Mandalorian’ Firing Lawsuit: How Gina Carano’s Team and Disney Are Battling In Court
A federal judge has signaled that Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm over her termination from The Mandalorian will be allowed to proceed as the court considers whether the First Amendment allows private companies to sever ties with employees who publicly clash with their values. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett on Wednesday pushed […]
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How NBCU’s Legal Chief Is Juggling Reality Woes and Olympic Triumphs
There’s a photograph in Kimberley Harris’ office that might catch some visitors by surprise. It’s a picture of Gabriel Macht, the actor who played Harvey Specter in the USA legal drama Suits. You know the character — reckless, slick as ice. In other words, the polar opposite of the attorney who sits at this […]
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Behind Netflix’s Real-Life Legal Dramas
In the first episode of When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s bleak drama about the Central Park Five, Linda Fairstein, then head of the sex crimes unit investigating the case, gives an order to dispatch an army of officers to Harlem. “Every young Black male who was in the park last night is a suspect […]
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