Firooz Zahedi recently challenged Miramax’s copyright claim to the iconic Pulp Fiction movie poster, which he took in 1994 at his home. A judge has decided that Zahedi waited too long to make this case. And Miramax claimed that he was a work-for-hire photographer and had no rights to the photo. District Judge Dolly Gee...Read More
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is suing a South Florida artisanal beer company, Unbranded Brewing Company, for illegally using his name, image, and likeness to market one of its brews, San Benito. Bad Bunny claims this is a play on his real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, under which he goes by as a producer....Read More
A lawsuit claiming breach of contract was filed against the GK Films, the production company behind the 2019 hit film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” over failure to compensate the screenwriter, Anthony McCarten, fully. Based on their contract, McCarten’s suit claims that he is owed “equal to 5% of 100% of the ‘Net Proceeds,'” and the film earned...Read More
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
