Hollywood Docket: Labor negotiations preview; producers vs. Google; MPAA website targeted
Mon Sep 20, 2010 @ 08:29AM PST- Let the saber-rattling begin! But the new round of Hollywood labor negotiations, which kick off this month, could be less dramatic than in past years thanks to more pragmatic union leadership and a tough economic environment. [THR]
- Independent film producers are lashing out at companies like Google that are profiting off of ad sales to sites that traffic in pirated films. [CNET]
- Hey guys, not funny: The MPAA's website was temporarily brought down Saturday in an organized anti- anti-piracy campaign. [TF]
- Facebook.com prevails over Facebok.com in a domain-name spat. [TechCrunch]
- Lindsay Lohan has admitted on her Twitter feed that she did fail a drug test. She says she's prepared to face the consequences, which may involve more jail time. [THR]
- Russell Brand was taken into police custody after getting into a fight with paparazzi attempting to shoot photos of him and fiance Katy Perry going through security at LAX. Meanwhile, "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert may be facing a battery charge for his own run-in with paparazzi. [THR]
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