Parents of Victim in Film Set Accident Plan Safety Campaign

The parents of Sarah Jones, who was killed as she worked on the movie “Midnight Rider” in February, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Fatal Film Accident Prompts Wrongful Death Suit

Sarah Jones, a camera assistant, was killed by a train on a movie set in February while working on a Gregg Allman biographical film in Georgia.



Justices Reinstate Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Raging Bull’

The suit, filed in 2009 by the daughter of the author of the screenplay for the 1980 movie, had been dismissed on appeal for being brought too late.



Author of the Book ‘Gravity’ Sues Warner Bros. Over Credit

The best-selling author Tess Gerritsen filed the suit, claiming the studio failed to give her a “based upon” film credit — and part of the profit — for her book published in 1999.



Tarantino’s Infringement Lawsuit Against Gawker Is Dismissed

The director accused the company of helping to leak an unpublished script, but a judge said his lawyers had offered no evidence of copyright abuse.



The Media Equation: At Stake in the Aereo Case Is How We Watch TV

The case has a little bit of everything, including the first big test at the Supreme Court of who owns and has rights to things stored in the cloud.



Accusations in Hollywood Sexual Abuse Case Broaden

Michael Egan, who in a lawsuit last week accused the director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him, has filed separate suits making similar accusations against three entertainment executives.



Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Are Expected to Expand

The lawyer whose client says he was drugged and raped in 1999 by Bryan Singer, the “X-Men: Days of Future Past” director, said defendants in the new suits had ties to Hollywood.



Big Labels Take Aim at Pandora on Royalties

The suit, filed by several big record companies on Thursday, accuses Pandora of violating common-law copyright protections for songs made before 1972.



Suit Accuses Director of New ‘X-Men’ Film of Sexual Assault

The suit against Bryan Singer involves events said to have taken place 14 years ago.



Studios File New Lawsuit Against Megaupload and Its Founder

The suit asserts copyright infringement at the now-closed entertainment website.



Media Decoder: Toledo Blade Sues Over Detention of Journalists at Tank Plant

The lawsuit claims that a reporter and a photographer were detained by military police officers outside a General Dynamics tank plant after taking photographs of it.



Digital Music Pioneer Is Found Liable in Copyright Suit

Michael Robertson may have to pay up to $41 million in a long-running case involving digital music files.

    

News Analysis: Pandora Wins a Battle, but the War Over Royalties Continues

A judge’s decision on royalty rates the streaming-music service must pay to the licensing group, Ascap, appears to have split the issue down the middle.

    



Putative Bitcoin Founder Categorically Denies It

Dorian Nakamoto appeared to be laying the groundwork for a lawsuit against Newsweek, saying its article had harmed him. He stopped short of saying he would sue.

    



A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump’s Orbit

An article on the New York attorney general portrayed him as vindictive and politically opportunistic. It also included a defense of Donald Trump.

    



TV Networks Ask Supreme Court to Shut Down Aereo

The case has significant implications for a TV industry undergoing profound changes, as well as challenges from upstart competitors like Netflix and Amazon.

    

Judge Likely to Dismiss Script Case

A federal judge says she is unconvinced of similarities between the movie’s script and one that was written by the lawsuit’s plaintiff.

    

Suit Against Sony Music Seeks ‘American Idol’ Royalties

The company behind “Idol” accused Sony on Thursday of underpaying royalties for digital streams of music by stars from the show’s early seasons.

    



Indian Publisher Withdraws Book, Stoking Fears of Nationalist Pressure

A retired headmaster’s campaign has led Penguin Books India to agree to destroy copies of a book deemed offensive to Hindus, prompting fears that an ideological shift is underway.