In this issue of zoom-in brief, Alec Baldwin is sued over Instagram post alleging a US family’s involvement in the Capitol riots, LEGO faces a copyright infringement claim over Queer Eye jacket, Aaron Bank’s libel trial concludes and Cardi B tells court that Tasha K’s claims made her suicidal. ...
Walt Disney Pictures has had its application for summary judgment on a copyright infringement claim by two screenwriters, over similarities between their work and the company’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, denied by a California Court....
The production company behind the Ace Ventura films is suing Netflix over the use of footage of Jim Carrey’s ‘pet detective’ character in the streaming giant’s hugely successful true crime Tiger King docuseries....
The US District Court has refused Taylor Swift’s latest attempt to dismiss a copyright claim brought by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler over her biggest selling single,...
Following a failed attempt to obtain an injunction to stop use of interview footage of them being used in Tiger King 2, that is beyond the first season of Tiger King, Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin and her husband Howard Baskin have decided to drop their lawsuit against Netflix and Royal Goode Productions LLC....
In the latest salvo in a dispute over the copyright ownership of Sonny and Cher hits such as ‘I’ve Got You Babe’ and ‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)’, Sonny’s widow, former Republican California congresswoman Mary Bono, is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by living legend, Cher....
Khloé Kardashian is reportedly facing a lawsuit for sharing pictures on her personal Instagram page of model Bella Hadid wearing jeans from Kardashian’s ‘Good American’ range. ...
Carole Baskin, who featured in hit Netflix documentary Tiger King, has failed in a claim to prevent use of interview footage of her in a forthcoming sequel series....
In this issue of zoom-in brief, big cat rights activist Carole Baskin fails in her attempt to injunct Netflix’s Tiger King 2; Epstein and HRH-accuser Virginia Giuffre is herself sued for defamation; while PinkNews settles a defamation claim with feminist writer and broadcaster Julie Bindel over ‘gender critical cult’article....
Warner Chappell, music publisher of art pop pranksters the KLF, has attempted to block the screening of a documentary about the group which was shown at a film festival in Texas....
Spike Lee and Nate Parker are facing a copyright infringement claim brought by two independent film-makers over Parker’s 2019 film “American Skin”. ...
In this issue of zoom-in brief, legendary film producer/director Spike Lee and Nate Parker are sued for copyright infringement over American Skin; art pop pranksters, the KLF, attempt to block release of a documentary on copyright grounds despite previously literally burning their royalties; whilst the European Court of Human Rights has awarded damages to a woman over the impact on her of newspaper coverage of her dead son, a decision with potentially far-reaching consequences for the media....
Actor and performer Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino has been sued by a Florida rapper over copyright infringement in his Grammy Award winning hit single, “This Is America”....
In this issue of ZOOM-IN Brief, Childish Gambino sued over “This is America” song; Amber Heard pursues dismissal of Depp’s US defamation suit; and Nirvana in hellish copyright dispute....
Two high profile American cases, one involving an Andy Warhol work based on a photo of Prince, and the other a mashup of Doctor Seuss and Star Trek, show the limits of fair use defences in copyright claims. ...