Music Law: Revenue Streams in Artist-Record Label Agreements
Do you want to be a famous artist like Drake? Do you day dream about hearing your songs played around the country on every radio station? If so, one of the first places to start is to understand how...
View ArticleBreach of Contract – Ashton Kutcher Production Company Sues California DMV...
THR, Esq. reports: “Katalyst Media, the production company run by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, is suing California’s Department of Motor Vehicles for allegedly getting cold feet and backing out...
View ArticleFilm Law: Paramount Pictures Sued for $10 Million Over Swedish Video Game...
I covered breach of contract in the Ashton Kutcher/Katalyst Media v. DMV. Another breach of contract case emerges, again in the film industry. The basic fundamentals on breach of contract causes of...
View ArticleSorry Losers? Movie Investors Sue Over ‘One of the Greatest Box Office Flops...
This is an interesting case. The first question that comes to mind in reading this is whether the Plaintiffs (the investors) here are sorry losers? Did the Defendants actually defraud them or did the...
View ArticleEntertainment Law: USPTO-Led Delegation Negotiates Entertainment Treaty in...
Ms. Kenya Wiley who I attended Georgetown Law school with reports, via her blog Fashion Cloture, that a USPTO-Led delegation recently negotiated and signed an entertainment treaty in Beijing. “U.S....
View ArticleRick Ross Sued for $2Million in New York Over Canceled Nigerian Concert...
Often, I am contacted by entertainment industry persons here in the USA looking to do business with Africa’s entertainment industries. One of the first things I always say is that to do business in...
View ArticleChris Brown, Drake Sued for $16 Million Over Nightclub Brawl #Lawsuit
This is a follow up to the story we shared with you all about the liabilities that typically follow where a brawl takes place at a club. Business owners can and should seek legal redress where their...
View Article#EltonJohn Sues Murdoch-Owned British Newspaper for Libel #Libel #Lawsuit
This story takes place in the UK. However the legal issues raised are one that we can discuss specific to California law. First, excerpt from the story: “Elton John is suing UK newspaper The Times for...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez Files $20 Million Lawsuit Against Former Driver for Extortion
“Jennifer Lopez has sued her former driver for extortion, claiming he demanded $2.8 million or else he’d tell the media and authorities about secrets he overheard while driving her here and there....
View ArticleThe Grammy Foundation and California Lawyers for the Arts Invite you to...
The Grammy Foundation ® and California Lawyers for the Arts cordially invite you to attend the 16th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation! More than 500...
View ArticleLegal issues in music sampling — Drake’s ‘One Dance’ hit song
Drake’s hit single ‘One Dance,’ off his latest album ‘Views,’ has enjoyed global success, including topping U.S. (Billboard), and U.K. music charts. Nevertheless, the success of the song and album has...
View ArticleDiddy’s ex-chef sues him for sexual harassment, 7 things every employer...
Cindy Rueda, an ex-chef of entertainment hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, has sued the mogul and a few of his companies, among other defendants, in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleAmerican Rapper Snoop Dogg Busted with Weed in Norway #Criminal Law
It is very important when you travel overseas to respect the laws of the countries you visit. TMZ reports today that American rapper Snoop Dogg has just been arrested for (being in possession) of weed...
View ArticleInternet Law: Deliberately Linking to Pirated Copies of Films Will Get You a...
“A British man who ran a website that linked to pirated copies of films and TV shows has been sentenced to four years in prison. Anton Vickerman ran surfchannel.com and was sentenced after an...
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