Esq. | Breaking Legal News | Entertainment Law News | The Hollywood Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14639342010-09-21T09:58:09-07:00Blog focusing on breaking legal news in entertainment and media. THR Esq. offers analysis on how industries in Hollywood are impacted and influenced by the law. Published by The Hollywood Reporter.TypePadWatch out, Hulu. Meet the new Napster of televisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f46ce183970b2010-09-21T09:58:09-07:002010-09-21T08:49:05-07:00By Eriq Gardner Every once in a while, an upstart company will come along and tout some obscure provision of copyright law that would seemingly upend everything we think we know about the legalities of distributing entertainment content. Allow us...hollywoodreporterWhy is an Oscar winner suing over this $100,000 photograph?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013485fd6ab7970c2010-08-04T16:37:33-07:002010-08-04T16:32:58-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Louie Psihoyos won the best documentary Oscar this year for directing "The Cove," an expose about the thousands of dolphins killed each year off the coast of Japan (bizarre acceptance speech spectacle on the right). In...hollywoodreporterGawker pays to settle 'McSteamy' copyright suittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013485f8a0a3970c2010-08-03T19:58:59-07:002010-08-03T19:58:59-07:00By Matthew Belloni A legal battle on the cutting edge of celebrity media and copyright law has ended with gossip blog conglom Gawker Media agreeing to pay actors Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart and take down a homemade threesome video...hollywoodreporterClass action says media companies deploy 'zombie cookies'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013485c6aa24970c2010-07-28T10:43:39-07:002010-07-28T10:39:09-07:00By Eriq Gardner Some top entertainment companies are being accused of secretly spying on the online habits of their website users. A new class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in California targets NBC Universal, MTV Networks, Hulu, JibJab...hollywoodreporterFree Advice Q&A: How do I stop someone from spreading lies online?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f26e3c79970b2010-07-21T02:45:40-07:002010-07-20T23:36:33-07:00We asked web defamation specialist Bryan Freedman to suggest who to target when false information is bouncing around the Internet.... THR, Esq.: I've been defamed by an anonymous posting online. Who can I sue? Freedman: "If you are the target...hollywoodreporterViacom/YouTube aftermath: Will video sites stop filtering content? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f1bc4349970b2010-06-24T18:20:08-07:002010-06-25T05:18:34-07:00By Eriq Gardner One question that needs to be asked in the wake of Google's win over Viacom in the YouTube case is whether Google could have gotten away with doing less about copyrighted content on the video-sharing platform. Judge...hollywoodreporterDirectors Guild slams judge for Viacom/YouTube decisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013484e56f7c970c2010-06-24T16:01:44-07:002010-06-24T16:08:08-07:00By Matthew Belloni Reaction is coming in from the content community to yesterday's ruling in favor of Google in Viacom's $1 billion copyright litigation over YouTube. Now the Directors Guild of America is about to issue a statement predicting a...hollywoodreporterWhat Viacom's loss to YouTube means for Hollywoodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f1ae53a9970b2010-06-23T19:20:00-07:002010-06-23T23:20:55-07:00By Matthew Belloni The Google geeks have beaten Hollywood chic. But how much will today’s court ruling against Viacom in its $1 billion copyright battle over YouTube tip the balance of power from professional content creators to online distributors? In...hollywoodreporterViacom top lawyer on YouTube ruling: 'Confident we will win on appeal'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013484d6096c970c2010-06-23T14:47:29-07:002010-06-23T14:47:29-07:00Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas has responded to today's summary judgment ruling in favor of Google in the $1 billion copyright battle over YouTube. Full statement here: "We are disappointed with the judge’s ruling, but confident we will win on...hollywoodreporterFood Network has a hot lawsuit in the oventag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f19145e9970b2010-06-22T10:18:51-07:002010-06-22T10:06:42-07:00By Eriq Gardner The owner of the Food Network is pursuing millions of dollars from a company that has allegedly been selling a multimedia cookbook featuring segments from the popular cable channel. Scripps Networks claims in a new lawsuit that...hollywoodreporter