Viacom to Pay $2.75 Million To Settle BET Music Claims

THR, Esq. reports “Viacom and Black Entertainment Television (“BET”) have agreed to fork over $2.75 million to resolve a pending class action lawsuit from the owners of sound recordings. The class action was led by The Music Force, which commenced action in New York federal court in early 2009 over alleged copyright infringement. Specifically, the plaintiffs contended that BET had …

DLA Piper: Soon the Largest Law Firm in the World

“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the largest of them all? Soon, it will be DLA Piper. That’s right. The law firm that 15 years ago was a mere glimmer in the eye, will soon become the largest law firm in the world, at least when measured by number of lawyers. The firm recently announced it would formally merge with …