Entertainment Law News & Articles

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The Divorce of Hulk Hogan and Wife Linda Stalled Over a Multi-Million Dollar Penthouse

Staff Writer, Sep 11, 2008 Hogan claims that Linda is demanding too much for the settlement. Linda on the other hand believes that Hogan has set up corporations in order to hide

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Member Of Music Piracy Group Convicted Of Conspiracy

Department of Justice, Jul 07, 2008 Barry Gitarts, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of Virginia of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright

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Warner Music sues social-networking site imeem for piracy

Staff Writer, Jun 17, 2008 Warner Music Corp. is filing a lawsuit against the webmasters of the music download site imeem, claiming the social network allows users to duplicate its music

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Governor Paterson announces pardon of Ricky “SLICK RICK” Walters

state.ny.us, May 28, 2008 Governor David A. Paterson announced today that he has granted Ricky Walters a full and unconditional pardon of his 1991 attempted murder and weapon

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Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty To Copyright Infringement on Counterfeit DVDs, CDs

FBI, Mar 13, 2008 Among the DVD titles that Woods reproduced and distributed without the authorization of the copyright holders were top motion picture

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FTC Issues Report on Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children

Federal Trade Commission, Feb 07, 2008 FTC found that while video game retailers have made significant progress in limiting sales of M-rated games to children, movie and music retailers have made only

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SAMHSA Honors ‘Proof,’ ‘Law and Order,’ NPR at Second Annual Voice Awards

SAMHSA, Jan 04, 2008 SAMHSA Honors ?Proof,? ?Law and Order,? NPR at Second Annual Voice

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Filmmakers Still Finding Better Deals Outside U.S.

California State Assembly, Oct 16, 2007 Southland lawmakers and industry analysts blame the delay on a mix of slow-moving Treasury Department

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Third Conviction for camcording movies and Third conviction for violating the digital millennium copyright act

U.S Department of Justice, Oct 09, 2007 United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that as part of the ongoing prosecution arising out of Operation

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Digital Preservation Program Makes Awards to Preserve American Creative Works

Library of Congress, Oct 05, 2007 Today announced eight partnerships as part of its new Preserving Creative America initiative to address the long-term preservation of

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