Ahead of 3D theatre re-release of T2 next month, [James] Cameron says he is in negotiations to oversee a new “three-film arc” if the ongoing issues with the rights to the franchise can be resolved. The rights to make the films have changed several times since the release of the first film, but under US copyright law...Read More
Two years ago, Pandora agreed to pay out $90 million over the contentious issue of streaming pre-1972 recordings. Then, SiriusXM agreed to pay Flo & Eddie $99 million for having played The Turtles songs on its platform. Now, Congress will deal with the contentious issue of streaming oldies tracks. Ranking member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)...Read More
Disney has become entangled in the long-running legal battle over rights to an Oscar-winning visual effects technology, and its profits on “Beauty and the Beast,” the year’s top-grossing movie so far, and two other blockbusters are in potential jeopardy. Rearden, a company founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Perlman, on Monday sued Disney in...Read More
Even though it’s been a toasty week here in Los Angeles, you might recall way back in April that Disney had been dealing with a chilly subject- lawsuit. While this one particular lawsuit didn’t quite pan out (see the original blog post, “Lawsuit over “Frozen” has Disney asking, “Let it go!”) another has actually broken through Disney’s...Read More
Disney is facing yet another legal battle over its blockbuster “Frozen,” which apparently many people think they have written first. One of the latest cases is with Kuwaiti author, Muneefa Abdullah, who is alleging that Disney took elements from her story, “The Snow Princess,” including a princess with magical powers that allows her to turn...Read More
