Gerard Butler alleges fraud against Nu Image, Millennium Media, and Padre Nuestro Productions. Butler claims that he is owed $10+ million from the success of Olympus Has Fallen, the 2013 blockbuster, about an assault on the White House. In the claim, the actor revealed the companies have not paid out residuals and are fighting over “pension...Read More
Universal Music Corp, Capitol Records, Universal Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, and Sony Music Publishing, the suit accuses Charter of having “knowingly contributed to, and reaped substantial profits from, massive copyright infringement committed by thousands of its subscribers”. Claiming that subscribers signed on to Charter because of the download high-speeds, and Charter had no intention to mitigate this because of...Read More
New legislation in California benefitting the entertainment industry would invest into the California incentive program by $330 million over two years, and it includes a diversity requirement to reflect California’s population. An additional $150 million fund will go to renovating sound stages in and around Los Angeles County. The author of the bill, state Sen....Read More
In New York, a Judge dismissed a lawsuit against Bob Dylan, seeking $7.25M in royalties by one of Dylan’s co-writers, Levy. The Judge said in a statement that, “For the reasons explained here, the Court determines that the plain meaning of the 1975 Agreement is that the Dylan Defendants owned all copyrights to the Compositions.”...Read More
Disney is facing a lawsuit brought on by Scarlett Johansson over breach of contract and loss of earnings. Scarlett’s recent blockbuster film, “Black Widow,” had its theatrical run cut by Disney’s decision to move it to streaming, in a growing trend to hybridize film releases. Johansson claims this decision negatively impacted the film’s global sales, and...Read More
