Scriptwriters James and John Thomas have sued Disney to gain their rights back to their original screenplay, “Hunters,” which was turned into “Predator.” In the late 80s, Disney purchased the copyright from them for 35years. Now the authors want their copyright returned, and they are suing Disney over it using the Copyright Act. Disney has...Read More

DJ Artem “Arty” Stoliarov sued DJ Marshmello over copyright infringement after Marshmello released “Happier,” which Arty said was a copy of their remix version of the song, “I Lived,” by One Republic. Arty, which is a DJ from Russia, alleged that “Happier” is “note for note” plagiarism of his remix of “I Lived” by One...Read More

Guillermo Del Toro’s “The Shape Of Water” has faced multiple copyright lawsuits. One recently settled, but in the case, it was alleged that the films’ creators had “plagiarised the story of The Shape of Water from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Zindel’s 1969 play Let Me Hear You Whisper, which told the story of a cleaning lady in a...Read More

Journey agreed to settle a $10 million lawsuit after a dispute between the bandmates, Ross Valory, Steve Smith, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain. The lawsuit alleged that Valory and Smith planned to oust Schon and Cain from the band’s production company, Nightmare Productions, and install two new members on the board. “They wanted that control,...Read More

William Pavlu is suing Universal Television over violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. Pavlu says Universal fired him after developing COVID19 and needing to take a leave from the show, Hacks. Pavlu was in the hospital when he got the news that he’d been fired on December 14, 2020. Afterward, Palau texted the Unit...Read More