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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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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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During L.A. Wildfires, Hollywood Studio Lots Pause As Workers Scramble
The blazes forced a host of TV productions to stop filming, mostly due to poor air quality and to avoid clogging roadways for emergency responders rather than their proximity to soundstages.
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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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Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
Educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about in the next 12 months.
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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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