by thefriedfirm | May 23, 2017 | Blog
American rock band the Eagles (via the company owned by the band) is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. “Hotel California” is the title track off the album Hotel California that was released in 1977. It reached #1 on...
by thefriedfirm | May 9, 2017 | Blog
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grande Communications, a Texas-based internet service provider (ISP), due to Grande Communications not taking “meaningful action against repeat infringers,”...
by thefriedfirm | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has filed a lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, following Goldsmith’s warnings that she would sue over alleged copying of a photo she took of musician Prince. In 1984, Warhol, who was known as one of the foremost...
by thefriedfirm | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog
Iconic singer Cher and Warner Bros. have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement over the typography used on her 2013 album entitled Closer to the Truth. In the 2016 complaint, which was filed in the United States District...
by thefriedfirm | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog
Composers Robert and Aron Marderosian are accusing Warner Bros. of being devilish for using music they wrote and recorded in Fox’s series Lucifer without giving them credit or payment. The Marderosians, known as the Mardos, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court...
