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[...]
Gone are the days where celebrity couples divorce, write a tell-all book and keep it moving. Okay, not exactly. There have and will always be lawsuits where celebrities are concerned. Hulk Hogan has filed a recent lawsuit against his ex-wife and boy is he angry! According to news reports including[...]
April 2011, Motion Pictures of America sued Zediva an online movie streaming company that had begun streaming MPAA movies without consent. In its complaint, MPAA argued copyright infringement. “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2011 MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST ZEDIVA LOS ANGELES – The nation’s leading movie studios today[...]
Lagos, Nigeria (Vocus/PRWEB) February 10 2011 Today the government of Lagos (Nigeria), Africa’s second largest mega-city and capital of the continent’s most populous country announced its challenge to fight rampant video piracy undermining the success of its native film industry. New technology solutions to protect intellectual property, provide more stable financing[...]
“Kling Corporation, the rights-holder of the theme song to TV’s first hit — the 1940s variety show titled Texaco Star Theatre featuring Milton Berle — has just filed a lawsuit against CBS over an episode of Family Ties that first aired on March 28, 1985. The episode showed character Steven[...]
The Hollywood Reporter THR Esq. released a report today of the ten most pirated films last week. Sheesh! Here they are according to TorrentFreak: “1. The Town 2. Inception 3. Despicable Me 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) 5. Easy A 6. Skyline 7. Legend of the[...]
July of this year, I gave my basic legal analysis on a lawsuit filed by a photographer against Fela! Broadway Musical in New York. Apparently, there is a new lawsuit this time from Carlos Moore who authored “Fela: This B***h of a Life.” It seems life imitates art and his[...]
U.S. Southern District Court in New York found, late last month, held that Film Director Steven Spielberg’s film “Disturbia” did not infringe the copyright in the short story “Rear Window.” I will provide an analysis in future write ups on the legal thersholds that must be proven where copyright infringement[...]
Akoo International, a social music television network, has filed suit against T.I. and his A.K.O.O. Clothing label which T.I says means ‘A King of One Self’ over an alleged trademark infringement. The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges “Akoo” is a[...]
UDUAK LAW FIRM press release announcing our official presence online will be distributed on newswires today. See the official release below and spread the word to your fashion and entertainment industry colleagues and friends. Cheers, Uduak ___________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Uduak Oduok, Esq. UDUAK LAW FIRM 8880 Cal Center[...]
My favorite part of the day has got to be the opportunity to de-stress and just get into the legal musings on the current happenings in the fashion and entertainment industry. Love it! Hope you have had a fantastic day. So, what’s on my mind today? Naomi Campbell’s testimony in[...]
New York Times reports the following: “A Brooklyn photographer is suing the producers of the Broadway musical “Fela!” in federal court for copyright and trademark infringement, seeking at least $150,000 in damages for their use of her 1977 photograph of the legendary Nigerian nightclub of the Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti.[...]