George Clinton Files Lawsuit To Protect His Funkadelic Image
Posted on Dec 06, 2011 @ 03:00PM - Add a comment
By Jen Heger - Radar Legal Editor
Angelina Jolie Sued For Allegedly Stealing The Story Behind Her New Film
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Rihanna Facing Another S & M Lawsuit From Second Photographer – Accused Of Stealing Ideas
Posted on Jun 23, 2011 @ 03:30PM - 6 comments
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when it comes to Rihanna there’s a couple of photographers who would beg to differ.
EXCLUSIVE COURT DOCUMENTS: Rihanna Sued By David LaChapelle Over 'S&M' Music Video
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 @ 05:52AM - Add a comment
Acclaimed photographer David LaChapelle is suing pop singer Rihanna, her record label and a video director claiming his copyrighted images are the basis for her controversial new video, "S&M" and they were used without his permission.
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Company Sues Website Over Sale of Michael Jackson Items
Posted on Jun 17, 2010 @ 11:35AM - Add a comment
Michael Jackson continues to be a money making machine and there is another fight over who is getting a piece of the merchandising pie. Bravado International is suing website Emoda.com for copyright infringement and unfair competition.
Bravado has been selling Jackson merchandise exclusively through an agreement with Triumph International- a company owned by the Michael Jackson estate which controls all rights to the pop star’s name, likeness, and trademark including the nickname ‘King of Pop.’
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The company is alleging that Emoda.com have been distributing and selling unauthorized shirts and other items bearing Jackson trademarks, likeness, artwork, and photographs “that lead the consuming public to believe that said items are sponsored by or associated with and/or affiliated with Michael Jackson and/or his estate and/or plaintiff.
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“Their infringing activities are particularly defiant because they have been instructed to cease and desist their infringement but have not ceased their infringing activities.
Bravado believes the website’s selling of these items “has and will infringe upon and dilute the Michael Jackson trademark.”
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Bravado is asking for an injunction prohibiting the website from selling or attempting to sell the merchandise, three times the website’s profits or three times the damages suffered by Bravado or the Jackson estate (whichever is greater), attorney’s fees, and statutory damages of no less than $750 for each name and/or likeness that each defendant has used on each different product.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Rapper T.I. Sued For Copyright Infringement
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 @ 01:20AM - 1 comment
Clifford Joseph Harris, better known as the rapper T.I., is being sued for copyright infringement by Nathan Filby, known as rapper Motoe Blizzid.
Filby- who is being represented by One LLP, an entertainment and intellectual property litigation firm known for handling high-profile copyright infringement suits- is taking issue with the rapper’s 2006 Grammy-award winning song What You Know. Filby says the song uses substantial portions of his 2004 track entitled Reverence.
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BREAKING NEWS: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Says She’s No Plagiarist!
Posted on Jun 23, 2009 @ 04:15PM - Add a comment
Eliisabeth Hasselbeck is fighting back against an allegation that her new book is a work of plagerism. In a statement to RadarOnline.com, The View cohost’s rep said:
“Neither Center Street [the publisher] nor Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been served with the Complaint in this action. However, there is no basis for the allegations in the Complaint as published in the press. Ms. Hasselbeck worked diligently and tirelessly on her book and is disappointed in this attempt to discredit her work and her ability to bring this important message to the public.
Hasselbeck, 32, is being sued for copyright infringement by a Boston, MA, woman who claims Hasselbeck stole her idea for a book about living with Celiac Disease.
Susan Hassett, a self-published author, claims she sent Hasselbeck a copy of her own book, Living with Celiac Disease in April, 2008, along with a homemade cooking video, a personal note and a business card.
Hasselbeck, published her own book on the disease titled “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide” last month. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder linked to gluten proteins found in wheat, barley and rye.
Hasselbeck says she realized she suffered from the ailment after returning from a stint on Survivor Australia, where she wasn’t eating the same foods that she normally did in the United States. She is now expecting her third child with her NFL hubby Tim Hasselbeck.
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