Rapper B.o.B., Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., is being sued by his former managers, Round Hill Music and Artists Rights Management, for $3 million in unpaid royalties. Currently, an independent artist, B.o.B., “allegedly violated a deal with the companies after refusing to hand over royalties for public performances from some of his tracks dating back to...Read More
“Game of Thrones” stuntwoman Casey Michaels is suing Fire & Blood Productions, the HBO-owned U.K. subsidiary, for $5M, over a “serious fracture-dislocation to her left ankle” during the final season of “Game of Thrones” in 2018. Michaels claims the injury came when she was instructed to “walk off a 12-foot high roof as if unaware of...Read More
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) faces 60 lawsuits over its Covid-19 relief program, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, for promoters, movie theatres, talent agencies, and other cultural centers that could prove they lost 90% of revenues during the pandemic. Filed lawsuits came from business owners who said their requests were denied, albeit meeting the eligibility...Read More
Japanese film production companies behind the film Shin Godzilla and zombie film I Am a Hero, and others have sued companies for condensing feature films into new “10-minute fast movies” that are a growing market and concern for the anti-piracy organization, Content Overseas Distribution Association, based in Tokyo. As “fast movies” become more and more popular with younger...Read More
Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5” music video pushes copyright consent. Lamar uses deep fake technology to superimpose life-like images of Will Smith, Jussie Smollett, O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant, and Nipsey Hussle. The copyright concern is questioning if the other celebrities whose faces and voices were manipulated to take over Lamar’s face. Copyright laws do...Read More
