Dua Lipa and Sony Music Publishing face two copyright infringement complaints over her massive hit “Levitating.” Reggae band Artikal Sound System sued Dua Lipa and her fellow “Levitating” songwriters over copyright infringement. They claim that Lipa and her team copied elements of their 2017’s “Live Your Life” without permission to create “Levitating.” “Given the degree...Read More
Chris Wozniak sues Warner Bros for plagiarizing story elements from several stories he pitched to them in the 1990s. His scripts, including “The Ultimate Riddle” and “The Blind Man’s Hat,” were sent to Michael Uslan, “The Batman” producer, several times. Wozniak is now seeking damages and hopes to have a jury trial against Warner Bros. Wozniak’s attorney...Read More
Kanye West sued over his song “Life of the Party” for copyright infringement by Phase One Network Inc, which said West never got permission to sample Boogie Down’s “South Bronx.” “Life of the Party” appeared on his album “Donda,” released last November. West’s former label Universal Music Group is also named in the lawsuit. The...Read More
Hollywood studios are backing away from blanket vaccine mandates on some productions. The projects were told vaccines were no longer required for those in “Zone A” — typically the project’s leading actors and key crewmembers who work closely with them in the highest-risk areas of the set. Netflix has dropped mandatory vaccine mandates on all new...Read More
Justin Blau, The DJ/producer and NFT artist known as 3LAU, has been accused by Luna Aura, his NFTcollaborator, of unjust enrichment and breach of contract, saying Blau and his company 3LAU Entertainment “did not seek Luna Aura’s permission or a license… to include her work in the auction, nor was Luna Aura adequately compensated for...Read More
