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Music Mondays: Gap Band Heir Sue BMG Over 7 Years of Unpaid Royalties

The Hollywood Lawyer

Their lawsuit requests defendants pay their attorney fees, compensatory damages, and an audit of royalty payments since 2015. Two of the three members of “Gap Band,” Robert and Ronnie Wilson’s heir’s suit alleges BMG is in breach of contract over unpaid royalties.

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Film Fridays: Lawsuit Between Producers Over Unpaid Commissions on Chris Pine Film

The Hollywood Lawyer

The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages and restitution for unpaid commissions on the $2.05 million they raised. Allegedly Rescue Dog was promised a […]. The post Film Fridays: Lawsuit Between Producers Over Unpaid Commissions on Chris Pine Film appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. Dirty World Entertainment. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. A gossip blog, The Dirty, appealed the decision of U.S.

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