Sports & Entertainment

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 appeals court justices rejected Jay-Z’s bid to reconsider their ruling that ended his extortion lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee, but left the door open for a lower court to revisit the dispute after a Buzbee-represented accuser recanted her rape claims. Jay-Z Loses Rehearing Bid in Extortion, Defamation Case for Now

MUSIC

• The FTC and seven states can proceed with their consumer protection lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster subsidiary over large-scale ticket resale operations, a federal court ruled. Yes, the BOTS Act can apply to Ticketmaster, judge rules
• Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony and others were sued in CA federal court by the late R&B and soul singer Bill Withers' music publisher, which accused them of infringing the melody of his song "Just the Two of Us" for Olivia Dean's song "I've Seen It." Olivia Dean Song Accused of Copying Bill Withers’ ‘Just the Two of Us’