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Redbox sued by Disney in copyright lawsuit
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney has sued Redbox for violating copyright laws in which they sold digital codes to provide access to digital copies of Disney movies. Redbox obtained these codes from combo packs that Disney provides to consumers which...
Gracias INC MTY 2017
Como había comentado en otro blog, en el 2017 tuve la fortuna de ser invitado nuevamente a INCMTY. INCMTY es el evento mas grande de emprendedores de México y uno de los más grandes del mundo. Tiene lugar cada Noviembre en la ciudad de Monterrey, N.L. y...
Johnny Depp’s attorneys are in the Deep
Thanks, Bhavini Mistry for your collaboration. Actor Johnny Depp is suing some of his past attorneys and financial managers for over twenty-five million dollars for manipulating him for their own financial benefit. Depp’s complaint refers to how a “hard money” loan...
Small or Grand Juries are Important to our Justice System
We all have heard in the movies or the news about juries. There are two types of juries that serve different purposes. A trial jury, which is also known as the petit jury, consists of six to twelve people. Their role in a criminal trial is to determine if the...
Not fair? BBC being sued by Crosby Show for Copyright infringement
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is being sued by the producer of the Cosby Show for copyright infringement in their latest documentary about the fall of Bill Cosby after Cosby’s sexual assault allegations were revealed. Carsey-Werner company, the...
When Real Life Mimics Art
According to the Hollywood Reported an anonymous woman who is going by the name, Jane Roe, is filing a lawsuit against unknown defendants for using her production company and executive contacts to make inappropriate and sexual conversations through e-mail and phone...
In Alabama you still do the time even if you forget the crime
The ABA Journal reported that earlier in November 2017, the US Supreme Court affirmed an Alabama inmate sentence to execution in a case named Dunn v. Madison. The issue at hand is the fact that the inmate has suffered several strokes during his time in prison which...
Who has the right to mom’s name? The Audrey Hepburn’s saga
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Audrey Hepburn’s son, Sean Ferrer, has sued Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund (also called Hollywood for Children) for trademark infringement. The charity also filed a lawsuit against Ferrer in February for not...
Love can kill, and get you sued as well
Characters for Hire (CFH), LLC., a business that offers characters for themed events, is being sued by Disney for copyright infringement. Based on intellectual property rights, Disney claims that the business is a “knock-off” of their characters from...
Donald Trump, Tweets and Presidential records
Donald Trump has been known for his infamous tweets since his presidential campaign. Now that he is President, there has been a dispute over if he’s violating the Presidential Records Act by deleting phone calls and tape-recorded conversations with members...