Fire fury, followups, and more

 


SHOW NOTES

Fun follow-up: Ajit GETS DMCA’D

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/business/ajit-pai-video.html

 

. . . AND HE (AJIT PAI) GETS HIS NET NEUTRALITY action CHALLENGED


Here’s the petition.  https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/petition_-_filed.pdf

http://www.entmedialaw.com/?open-article-id=7719574&article-title=fcc-net-neutrality-repeal-challenged-in-court&blog-domain=blogs.com&blog-title=thr–esq–entertainment—media-law-blog

 

HOTEL CALIFORNIA HAS SETTLED (Quick Take/follow up)

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8095039/eagles-settle-hotel-california-trademark-lawsuit-mexico-inn

 

COMICON CLASH CONTINUES

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/san-diego-comic-con-trademark-fight-continues-jury-verdict-1066336

 

COMMODORES TRADEMARK LAWSUIT

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/commodores-trademark-fight-decided-florida-court-1073461

 

AMAZON FIGHTING PIRACY (FOLLOWUP TO KODI and Over-The-Top Services (episode # 85)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/more-evidence-netflix-amazon-have-joined-a-legal-campaign-piracy-1073842

 

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WOLFF V. TRUMP (NOT REALLY A FILING BUT IT’S FUN)

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4343661-CH-to-M-Wolff-H-Holt-Co-Legal-Demand-Re-DJT.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/transcript-of-letter-from-fire-and-fury-publisher/2018/01/08/2042d61a-f488-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html?utm_term=.0f87fbe20b4c (Publisher’s Response)

https://www.scribd.com/document/368696619/Letter-to-C-Harder-001#from_embed (wolff lawyer response)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/read-donald-trumps-full-legal-demand-michael-wolffs-book-1071544

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-attorney-sends-letter-author-book-demanding-cease-141403648–abc-news-topstories.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/publisher-henry-holt-rides-surge-of-interest-over-trump-book-1515096609

https://slate.com/arts/2018/01/macmillan-responds-to-trumps-legal-threats-over-fire-and-fury.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2018/01/04/trumps-threat-with-fire-fury-to-sue-wolff-and-bannon-a-nothingburger-probably-from-mcdonalds/#57af32274fe2

http://www.entmedialaw.com/?open-article-id=7725466&article-title=how-donald-trump-could-mess-with-libel-laws&blog-domain=blogs.com&blog-title=thr–esq–entertainment—media-law-blog (related note)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/how-donald-trump-could-mess-libel-laws-1075320 (also related)

 

AMICUS BRIEFS FILED IN LOHAN CASE (Footnote/aside to Trump, just a paragraph)

http://mediacoalition.org/files/litigation/lohangravanoamicus.pdf

https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/media-groups-lindsay-lohan-gta-lawsuit-may-harm-free-speech-w514915

https://www.themarysue.com/lindsay-lohan-gta-v-free-speech/

 

TWIT (THIS WEEK IN TECH) V. TWITTER (PRACTICE POINTER)

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/twit-is-suing-twitter-alleging-breach-of-contract-and-copyright-infringement/

 

SPOTIFY LAWSUIT (NEW FILING)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-lawsuit/spotify-hit-with-1-6-billion-copyright-lawsuit-idUSKBN1ER1RX

(link here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/05/spotifys-chief-content-officer-is-out/)

 

WHAT LICENSE DO YOU NEED FOR AN APP?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/music-labels-sue-fit-radio-massive-scale-copyright-infringement-1075738

 

Sabbac Game Lawsuit (NEW FILING)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/star-wars-card-game-sabacc-sparks-lawsuit-lucasfilm-1070157