Universal Music has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Republic.co, an online investment business, because members of the public and Music professionals are confused over the two companies’ music investment platforms. Universal Music launched Republic Records in 1995, and Republic has announced its release of Republic Music in partnership with Opulous. Universal Music claims to...Read More
Miramax has sued Quentin Tarantino over breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition over Tarantino’s attempt to list excerpts of his handwritten screenplay of “Pulp Fiction” as an NFT. Miramax says that when they signed a contract with Tarantino in 1993, he signed over the rights of the film, with the exception...Read More
A joint statement by lawyers for Londra and Big Ligas, “The parties’ lawyers have stated that the parties are happy to announce that they have resolved their differences and that they will make a joint press release in the future.” A two-year contract dispute between Londra and record label Big Ligas, which he co-founded in...Read More
The new IATSE Basic Agreement will be virtually voted on this weekend by all union members. Leadership urges the 600 members to vote yes, and the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600, has already committed to approving the new contract. Due to the electoral college structure of the guilds votes, three guilds have the most significant...Read More
Tina Turner has filed a lawsuit against Dorothea ‘Coco’ Fletcher, a tribute act based in Germany, for “looking too much like her in promotional posters that fans may mistakenly think the real Tina is involved in the show.” Germany’s Federal Court of Justice will not hear the case and decide whether Fletcher’s poster is too...Read More
