By Kajon Pompey Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Weinstein's Conviction is Upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crimes is upheld. The decision by a New York appeals court will increase the likelihood that the movie producer will serve a significant portion of his 23-year sentence. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/

By Caroline Solochewicz Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Spotify's Joe Rogan Problem Isn't Going Away The controversy is different, in many ways, from the other conflicts between online stars and the companies that give them a platform. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/technology/joe-rogan-spotify-controversy.html Lil Yachty Files S

By Christina Stylianou Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, General News, and COVID: Entertainment After 15 Years of Infighting, James Brown's Estate Is Sold Since James Brown's death 15 years ago, a plan by the soul and funk music icon to leave the bulk of his estate to scholarships for needy children has been delayed by torrents of litigation. However, the mission of

By Christina Stylianou Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology & Media, General News, and COVID: Entertainment Ninth Circuit Refuses to Adopt "Ordinary Observer" Test for Substantial Similarity and Copyright Infringement The Ninth Circuit was recently asked to determine whether to continue to apply the Circuit's two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test for "substantial similarity" with

By Angela Peco Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology & Media, General News, and COVID: Entertainment Flo & Eddie Inc. v Pandora Pandora has filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit in Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Pandora, claiming that the Flo & Eddie, Inc. v Sirius XM Radio, Inc. decision resolves this case as well. In the Sirius decision, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court'

By Ariana Sarfarazi Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology & Media, General News, and COVID: Entertainment Atkinson v. Netflix A federal District Court in Texas has dismissed a copyright infringement case brought by Kevin Atkinson, creator of the Rogue Satellite Comic series, against Netflix, Netflix Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Entertainment, Universal Content Product

By Christina Stylianou Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, General News, and COVID: Entertainment Netflix Employees Walk Out to Protest Dave Chappelle's special Amid cheers and chants of "Team trans!," dozens of Netflix employees walked out of a company office building to protest a recent Dave Chappelle stand-up special, in one of the most visible signs of worker unres

By Donyale Y. Reavis Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, and Technology/Media: Entertainment Scarlett Johansson and Disney Settle Suit Over 'Black Widow' Pay In her lawsuit, Scarlett Johansson claimed that Disney breached her contract when it released "Black Widow" simultaneously in theaters and on the Disney+ streaming service. The suit said that Disney had promised that "Black Widow"

By Ariana Sarfarazi Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: ENTERTAINMENT Second Circuit Decision in Shull v. Sorkin The Second Circuit has affirmed the district court's grant of defendants' motion to dismiss copyright claims that had alleged that the show "Billions" infringed Plaintiff's book and character. The Plaintiff, well-known performance coach and

By La-Vaughnda A. Taylor Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Cosby Is Freed After Reversal By State Court Bill Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 conviction for sexual assault, a dramatic reversal in one of the first high-profile criminal trials of the #MeToo era. The court tossed the

By La-Vaughnda A. Taylor Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News/Coronavirus: Entertainment Weinstein Files Appeal of Conviction in Sex Case Lawyers for disgraced U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein have launched an appeal against his conviction for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein, 69, was convicted in NYC in February 2020 and later sentenced to 23 year

By Travis Marmara Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Morgan Wallen Holds No. 1 Slot Again Following Use of Racial Slur Earlier this month, Morgan Wallen was shown on camera casually yelling an anti-Black slur after a night of drinking with friends. While the country artist has since apologized and donated proceeds to the NAACP, sales ha

By Bennett Liebman Theater Educators Struggle to Keep Shows Going Amid COVID-19 https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/24/theater-educators-struggle-to-keep-shows-going.html Curtain Raisers https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/curtain-raisers-american-jews-theater Broadway Advocacy Coalition Names Inaugural Artivism Fellows https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/11/23/broadway-advocacy-coalition-names-inaugural-artivism-fellows/ Executive Director Tina Fall

By La-Vaughnda A. Taylor Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media/Technology, and General News Entertainment Quibi Streaming Service Meets Quick End Short-video app and $2 billion streaming experiment, Quibi, is shutting down just six months after its early April launch, having struggled to find customers. The company said that it would wind down its operations and plans to sell its as

By Chantelle A. Gyamfi Edited by Elissa D. Hecker This is Chantelle's last WIR column, and we thank her for her wonderful work! Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media/Technology, and General News: ENTERTAINMENT Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Another "Inside Out" Case The Walt Disney Company has won another copyright infringement case involving "Inside Out". In a new unpublished decision addressing substant

By Eric Lanter Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, and Media/Technology, and General News: Entertainment Dozens of Women in Gaming Speak Out About Sexism and Harassment In recent days, there has been an outpouring of stories from dozens of women in the gaming industry of instances of "gender-based discrimination, harassment, and sexual assault. Those women have posted their stories "to

By Chantelle A. Gyamfi Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media/Technology, Coronavirus, and General News: ENTERTAINMENT Katy Perry Back in Court For "Dark Horse" Dispute A rapper who claims that Katy Perry copied his song to create her hit "Dark Horse" is headed to the Ninth Circuit, appealing a high-profile ruling last month that tossed out the jury's decision in the copyright infrin

By La-Vaughnda A. Taylor Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media, and General News, including coronavirus information: Entertainment Led Zeppelin Decision In an en banc opinion in the Led Zeppelin copyright case, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgement after a 2016 jury trial, and overturned a 2018 ruling by three Ninth Circuit judges. At issue was whether the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" inf

By Chantelle A. Gyamfi Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media, and General News, including coronavirus information: ENTERTAINMENT Lizzo Countersued Over "Truth Hurts" The authorship of the hit song "Truth Hurts" became one of the industry's most closely watched controversies, after Lizzo was accused by two songwriting brothers, Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, of taking her song's signature boast -- a wisecrack abo

By Angela Peco Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Media, and General News: Entertainment Weinstein Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault A jury convicted Weinstein of two counts - criminal sexual assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree. He was acquitted of predatory sexual assault, the most serious of the charges against him. He faces a possible sentence of between 5 and 29 years and was remanded