Pandora Suit May Upend Century-Old Royalty Plan

Pandora is squaring off against Ascap in a closely watched trial over royalty payments determined by a system developed long before digital streams and smartphone apps.

    



India Ink: Penguin Withdraws Book by American Scholar of Hinduism to Settle Lawsuit

A Hindu nationalist group had objected to “The Hindus: An Alternative History,” saying it hurt religious sentiment in India.

    

Tarantino Sues Gawker for Posting Film Script

The director accused the media site of illegally posting the unproduced script. Gawker said Mr. Tarantino had made it a legitimate news story.

    



Typography Partners Part Ways in Money Fight

Tobias Frere-Jones, in a lawsuit filed late, accused Jonathan Hoefler of luring him to the company in 1999 with the false promise that they would be 50-50 partners.

    



Blogger’s Incarceration Raises First Amendment Questions

Roger Shuler’s accusatory posts have earned him many enemies. But even many of them are shocked by what has happened to him.

    



Payout May Come for an A.B.A. Team That Is Long Gone

A deal negotiated with the N.B.A. and four former American Basketball Association teams would end television revenue payments to Ozzie and Daniel Silna, brothers who owned a now-defunct A.B.A. team.

    



Tom Cruise Settles Defamation Lawsuit Against Publisher

The actor sued the publisher of In Touch and Life & Style magazines because of articles about his divorce with the actress Katie Holmes.

    



Frank Darabont, Creator of ‘The Walking Dead,’ Is Suing AMC Over Payouts

Frank Darabont claims in his suit that he has been cheated out of millions of dollars by the network that is the producing studio for the show, the most successful ever on cable.

    



A Settlement Between Fox News and a Former Top Executive? Perhaps

The network has been silent on whether it has reached a settlement with Brian Lewis, the former close adviser to the Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes.

    



The Media Equation: Overlook the Value of Interns at Great Peril

Some major publishers are dropping their unpaid internship programs in the face of complaints, but they might be missing the point.

    



Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright

The Authors Guild said it disagreed with the decision and planned to appeal. Google said it was “delighted” with the outcome.

    



Google Is Ordered to Block Images in Privacy Case

The Internet company said it would appeal a French court’s ruling that it strip from its search results nine images of the former European racing chief Max Mosley.

    



Philadelphia Inquirer Majority Owners Seek to Buy Out Others

The majority owners said they wanted to provide stability to the newspaper after a month of upheavals and lawsuits.

    



In Dispute Over a Song, Marvin Gaye’s Family Files a Countersuit

The song “Blurred Lines,” which was a hit for Robin Thicke over the summer, infringes on Gaye’s copyright of “Got to Give It Up,” the lawsuit says.

    



Retro Report: Storm Still Brews Over Scalding Coffee

Hundreds of wide-ranging and intense reactions followed the Retro Report video revisiting a 1992 case of Liebeck v. McDonald’s.

    

Sued Over Pay, Condé Nast Ends Internship Program

The publisher took the action after two former interns sued, complaining they had been paid below minimum wage for summer jobs at W Magazine and The New Yorker.

    



Lawsuit at Worcester Paper Delays Times’s Sale of The Globe

A class-action suit by delivery workers at The Worcester Telegram & Gazette prompted a judge to issue a temporary injunction preventing the sale of The Boston Globe.

    



Group Behind Music Festival Is Sued Over Failed Merger

Metropolitan Entertainment has accused CMJ of failing to repay loans Metropolitan made in 2009 and 2010 to help keep the festival afloat.

    



The Media Equation: Philadelphia Newspaper’s Owners at War

The battle at The Philadelphia Inquirer may seem like one more bit of denouement for an industry on the wane, but it spotlights a fight for the soul of both an institution and a city.

    



Suit Filed Against Warner Bros. in Screenplay Theft

A lawsuit accuses Warner Brothers of stealing the screenplay of its 2012 movie “Trouble With the Curve” and of manufacturing evidence in their defense.