The family of a Pulitzer-winning playwright has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Guillermo del Toro and Fox Searchlight alleging that the Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water is a “derivative” work that has “glaring similarities” to a 1969 play. David Zindel, son of American playwright Paul Zindel, filed the complaint Wednesday alleging that Del Toro’s critically...Read More
This week, we are featuring The Hollywood Lawyer’s very own Lead Entertainment Attorney, David Yung Ho Kim and his brand new book – The Film & TV Actor’s Pocket Lawyer. This is the first book from David and the first legal resource specifically designed for actors! You can currently purchase The Film & TV Actor’s Pocket Lawyer for...Read More
Frank Ocean has filed a lawsuit against producer Om’Mas Keith, alleging that the producer is looking to take co-writing credit for songs on Blonde that he did not contribute songwriting on. Keith, who previously collaborated with Ocean on Channel Orange, was listed on performance royalties organization ASCAP’s database as a co-writer on multiple Blonde tracks, including “Nights,“ “Pink + White,” “Ivy,” and more....Read More
TMZ reports that visual artist Lina Iris Viktor has now filed a copyright lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s video for “All the Stars,” the lead single for Black Panther: The Album. The legal action comes a week after she first came forward claiming that her work was copied without permission. In a New York Times piece published on February 11, Viktor and her lawyer claimed that the artist had...Read More
This week, we are shining the spotlight on one of The Hollywood Lawyer clients, artist and extremely talented creator, Eros Zhao. Chinese-American artist Eros Zhao is a multi-talented creator of works ranging from Chinese ink paintings, calligraphy, oil paintings, print making, sculptures, porcelain and metal casting. He is also experienced as a fashion designer, filmmaker,...Read More
