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JULY 4, 2021

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AUGUST 24, 2023

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The Hollywood Lawyer

DECEMBER 4, 2020

” The current production company with rights to the film, Park Avenue Entertainment, had previously put up resistance stating that the original movie “contract was construed under U.K. contract law.” ” The parties have come to a deal where “Barker will take over the U.S. right on Dec.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

” The current production company with rights to the film, Park Avenue Entertainment, had previously put up resistance stating that the original movie “contract was construed under U.K. contract law.” ” The parties have come to a deal where “Barker will take over the U.S. right on Dec.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Screenwriter Nicole Gilbert-Daniels is suing Lionsgate Entertainment and Starz over their highly-recognized series “P-Valley,” which premiered in 2020 and resembled her play, “Soul Kitten Cabaret,” from 2011.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kyla Pratt, the new star of “Call Me Kat” on FOX, has been sued by her ex-manager at Industry Entertainment Partners (IEP) over nonpayment for a 2018 contract. IEP worked with Kyla for over two years, and in an oral and written agreement, she allegedly agreed to pay commissions from the show. The company claims […].

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The Hollywood Lawyer

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Legendary Entertainment, which has co-produced Godzilla vs. Kong and Dune with Warner Bros, plans to take legal action against the decision. The films will be available for one month on HBO Max while keeping their full theatrical release, but this means less income for Hollywood actors and production companies, and they are not happy.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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JUNE 17, 2022

Marvel Studios and Stan Lee Universe have entered into a new contract for a 20-year authorization to license new merchandise in films, television, and theme parks with Stan Lee’s name, voice, and likeness. Entertainment, a media company, co-founded by […].

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JUNE 24, 2022

Entertainment, which she signed with in 2011 at 14, is to be released from her contract. filed a claim against the management company, M.B.K. The singer, Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, claims that “M.B.K.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

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The Hollywood Lawyer

AUGUST 6, 2021

New legislation in California benefitting the entertainment industry would invest into the California incentive program by $330 million over two years, and it includes a diversity requirement to reflect California’s population. An additional $150 million fund will go to renovating sound stages in and around Los Angeles County.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Now that Megan Thee Stallion has released her second album, Traumazine, she argues she should be done with her record deal, according to new legal filings in her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment reported by Rolling Stone. Megan […].

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Disney filed a motion to dismiss a recent lawsuit by Jeffrey Scott, one of the original Muppet Babies 1984 series writers and developer (1984 – 1991), against the entertainment giant.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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JULY 19, 2021

” They filed a lawsuit naming Sony Music Entertainment, Chris Brown, and Chris Brown TV for copyright infringement over “Privacy,” Brown’s 2017 hit, and Jamaica-born Red […]. The post Music Mondays: U.K.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Music catalogs for Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, and Merlin were removed from Triller recently after a lawsuit by Sony Music Entertainment claiming Triller had “historically failed to make payments promptly.”

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The Hollywood Lawyer

APRIL 11, 2022

For nonpayment, Chris O’Ryan, Justin Bieber’s vocal tech, filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Biber’s manager and JRC Entertainment, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company. O’Ryan seeks damages, a jury trial, promissory estoppel, and international interference with the contract.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“Despacito” creator Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, Warner Music, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and others were all named in a new lawsuit over copyright infringement by Steely & Clevie Production, a Dancehall label.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Netflix jumped into live entertainment last year with a Stranger Things drive-in show. The show opened in downtown Los Angeles and was a makeshift fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in 1985. The actor played one of the monsters from the series when he expressed concern about the risk of COVID-19 and carbon monoxide to management. […].

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

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JUNE 11, 2021

Judge Judy and ViacomCBS face a $5 million lawsuit over the $95 million sales of her reality shows’ catalog by Rebel Entertainment Partners. A judge has denied Judy’s argument that Rebel Entertainment Partners “has no standing to sue on this contract as a third-party beneficiary.”

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JUNE 3, 2022

Netflix and “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer are being sued for copyright infringement and unspecified damages by Irish Rover Entertainment.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

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The Hollywood Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Intellectual property lawyer, Marc Toberoff, served Marvel Entertainment, which is owned by Disney, with notices of copyright termination on behalf of five clients responsible for characters like Iron Man, Spider Man, and Thor.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

MAY 28, 2021

Amazon Inc is making a big push into the entertainment field by acquiring MGM Studios in a deal worth $8.45 MGM is one of the oldest studios in Hollywood, founded in 1924 when films were still silent. “According to CNBC, the acquisition is the second-biggest in Amazon’s history, just behind its $13.7 ” […].

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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JANUARY 11, 2021

.” Minaj claimed that she “was protected by the “doctrine of ‘fair use’- an exception to copyright law that lets creators borrow copyrighted material under certain conditions.”

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

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MARCH 3, 2023

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Intellectual property lawyer, Marc Toberoff, served Marvel Entertainment, which is owned by Disney, with notices of copyright termination on behalf of five clients responsible for characters like Iron Man, Spider Man, and Thor.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

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