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‘Moana 2’ Sparks Copyright Lawsuit As Animator Revives Idea Theft Claims
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Fox Sports’ Legal Drama Over Hostile Work Environment May Grow as Case Proceeds
A hairdresser has sued the network, executive Charlie Dixon and host Skip Bayless for sexual battery in a lawsuit that's named some of the network's top broadcasting talent.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Hires Priya Aiyar as Chief Legal Officer
The exec will take over the role from longtime David Zaslav lieutenant Savalle Sims, who exited the company at the end of last year.
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Alec Baldwin Sues Over ‘Rust’ Prosecution, Claims Civil Rights Violations
In dismissing the criminal case against the actor, the court found that the prosecution “intentionally and deliberately withheld” key evidence.
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‘Moana 2’ Sparks Copyright Lawsuit As Animator Revives Idea Theft Claims
Buck Woodall claims awards contender stole ideas from a screenplay he wrote, while Disney says the works aren't similar.
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Fox Sports’ Legal Drama Over Hostile Work Environment May Grow as Case Proceeds
A hairdresser has sued the network, executive Charlie Dixon and host Skip Bayless for sexual battery in a lawsuit that's named some of the network's top broadcasting talent.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Hires Priya Aiyar as Chief Legal Officer
The exec will take over the role from longtime David Zaslav lieutenant Savalle Sims, who exited the company at the end of last year.
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Alec Baldwin Sues Over ‘Rust’ Prosecution, Claims Civil Rights Violations
In dismissing the criminal case against the actor, the court found that the prosecution “intentionally and deliberately withheld” key evidence.
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Despite Disney’s Surprise Fubo Deal, DirecTV and Dish Signal They May Hold Up Venu Launch
The pay TV distributors raised a red flag to a U.S. district judge over a bid to dismiss an earlier injunction against the sports streamer after a surprise merger of Disney’s Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
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Music Publishers Reach Deal With AI Giant Anthropic Over Copyrighted Song Lyrics
While the case is proceeding, Anthropic's Claude will no longer provide lyrics to songs owned by the music publishers or new lyrics based on copyrighted material.
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Blake Lively Sues ‘It Ends With Us’ Co-Star and Director Justin Baldoni for Sexual Harassment
Lively formally filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, his film studio and public relations team after previously filing a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department.
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Justin Baldoni Files Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times Over Blake Lively Story
The dispute has ensnared the who's who of the Hollywood public relations machinery. The lawsuit marks the third legal action over the filming of ‘It Ends With Us.’
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Trump’s Media Censorship Arsenal Is Growing
The carrot or the stick? A new roadmap for the president-elect and his advisors to chill free speech has surfaced as he targets networks critical of him.
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Trump Moves to Pause TikTok Ban Law in Filing Signaling Support for Platform
The filing suggests that Trump may believe that the law infringes on the First Amendment rights of TikTok and its 170 million users. The case pits national security concerns against First Amendment protections.
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Senate Clears Bill Freeing Up Filming in National Parks
The measure was passed a day after a lawsuit was filed against the government accusing it of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial. It now heads to President Biden's desk.
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Filmmakers Sue to End “Unconstitutional” Permitting Rules to Shoot in National Parks
Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith accuse the National Park Service of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial.
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Two Epic Games Board Members Resign After DOJ Inquiry
The unnamed directors were appointed by the Chinese media giant Tencent, which also owns Riot Games.
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Hidden Junk Fees Banned For Live Events Tickets (For Now)
Incoming FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, who voted against adoption of the rule, may withdraw the initiative.
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Disney Reaches $233M Settlement in Minimum Wage Lawsuit
The class action accused the entertainment giant of refusing to follow an Anaheim minimum wage law passed in 2018.
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As AI Advances, U.K. Government Plans Study to “Unlock Full Potential” for Creatives
The goal is to bridge the gap between copyright law and the evolving tech, but some express concern about an exception.
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