Entertainment:
FILM & TELEVISION
- It took just 13 months for David Ellison to acquire two of Hollywood’s most storied movie studios, but for the son of billionaire Larry Ellison, running both Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. fulfills an ambition he’s held for years. After a fraught fight, Paramount-Warner Bros. transaction closes - Los Angeles Times
LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS
MUSIC
- Teen pop group OMG Girlz will receive additional interest on damages previously awarded in a copyright case against MGA Entertainment. OMG Girlz Get More Interest on $17.9 ...
Entertainment:
FILM & TELEVISION
- Netflix Inc. was accused in a new proposed class action of using the same surveillance technology that made social media addictive in order to harvest data from minors. Netflix Sued Over Addictive Design, Surveillance of Child Users
- Writer and director James Cameron and Walt Disney Co. solidified their victory over a writer’s claims that two sequels in the “Avatar” franchise infringed his science fiction story. Disney and James Cameron Prevail in Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Avatar’ Sequels - WDW News Today
LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS
- CA ...
Entertainment:
AI & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Anthropic PBC’s bid to dismiss Reddit Inc.'s lawsuit accusing it of illegally scraping the social media company’s content to train AI models was largely denied. Judge allows most of Reddit's lawsuit against Anthropic to proceed
- Alabama’s attorney general said TikTok has agreed to pay up to $300 million and adopt new user protection measures to settle the state’s child-safety lawsuit. Attorney General Marshall Announces Historic Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement with TikTok - Alabama Attorney General's Office
- New Mexico Attorney ...
Entertainment:
LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS
- A CA federal judge tossed a former wardrobe assistant's remaining employment discrimination claims against singer Lizzo's touring company, finding the plaintiff may have witnessed some "inappropriate and unprofessional" conduct, but it was not sufficiently severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile work environment. Lizzo Lawsuit Dismissed: Judge Rejects Staffer's Harassment Claims
- Rock star Alanis Morissette sued her former tour manager in CA federal court over claims she was the victim of a "calculated blackmail campaign ...
Entertainment:
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Meta Platforms Inc. said it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve social media claims from US states that would require the company to make major changes to how it operates platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Meta settles landmark state child harm claims for $18 billion and promises changes to its platforms | CNN Business
- Pop star Selena Gomez has urged a DE federal judge to toss securities fraud claims against her tied to the mental health startup Wondermind, saying she wasn't involved in the ...
Entertainment:
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Meta Platforms Inc. headed to court for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. Zuckerberg did not make child safety a priority at Meta, former engineer testifies
- Sarah Wynn-Williams, an ex-Facebook executive who wrote a whistleblower memoir, urged a CA federal judge to toss a preliminary arbitration decision blocking her from promoting the book or disparaging Meta, while the company countered that she ...
Sports:
- As the name, image and likeness industry grows and billions of dollars pour into college sports, attorneys who represent student-athletes say that while they're not as green as their youth suggests, they're still vulnerable to bad actors and need to clear business decisions with mom and dad. Young Athletes Are Wising Up, But Attys Say They're Still Kids - Law360
- A North Carolina federal judge Monday blocked foreign retailers from selling counterfeit NASCAR gear online but stopped short of shutting down their e-commerce storefronts, saying it's not within the court's ...
Entertainment:
MUSIC
- The estates of Jimi Hendrix's former bandmates are set to appeal against a London court ruling that Sony does not owe them any royalties from its streaming of the band's back catalog in the U.K. Historic contracts, modern technology: What the Jimi Hendrix litigation teaches us about future-proof drafting - Hamlins LLP
- Udio convinced an IL federal judge to transfer to NY a lawsuit from a group of indie musicians accusing the artificial intelligence company of illicitly collecting and exploiting their voiceprints to flood the market with AI-generated music ...
Sports:
- FIFA announced on Friday that it will drop its plan to sell shares of the World Cup to private investors, after three days of condemnation from the international soccer community, its senior advisor's resignation, and a planned boycott by the European football federation. UEFA not backing down as FIFA moonwalks World Cup investment plan
- A group of 53 college basketball players told a North Carolina state court on Friday that their careers will be unjustly ended if enforcement of NCAA rules excluding them from the new five-year eligibility window is not halted. NCAA college ...
Entertainment:
FILM & TELEVISION
- Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. won conditional approval from the European Union, a positive development for the deal even as it faces a high-stakes US lawsuit that threatens its progress. Paramount Takeover Of Warner Bros. Wins EU Approval Meanwhile, the pause on Paramount’s takeover has been extended two weeks, to Aug. 17, by the federal judge in CA overseeing multiple challenges to the deal. Court Extends Order Pausing Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Paramount and Warner Bros. have agreed ...
