Late last year, I wrote about a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Dr. Carlos Moore, author of Fela: This Bitch of a Life!, against Jay-Z, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith’s FELA! on Broadway. I stated the case would resolve and made the pertinent arguments on both sides that I anticipated the trial representing the litigants would make. You can read …
YOU THIEF! How Dare you!! Angelina Jolie Sued for Copyright Infringement of ‘The Land of Blood and Honey’
Folks, there are three legal issues raised in this lawsuit, all of which I have discussed in the past on prior cases. Issue #1 – Whether indeed Angelina Jolie has infringed (i.e. stolen) the copyright of James Braddock as alleged. A parallel case to read for my analysis on copyright infringement where authors are concerned, is the Fela! Broadway lawsuit. …