Pizza Hut, Home Depot ads strike sour note with The Black Keys
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. When members of the band The Black Keys saw a recent Pizza Hut commercial, they thought the music sounded a lot like their song “Gold on the […]
‘The Glass House’ bombs, so CBS drops suit against ABC
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In an earlier post, we told Miami readers about how CBS had sued ABC, alleging that ABC’s new game show “The Glass House” was a ripoff of […]
Silversun Pickups to Mitt Romney: Cease and desist with our song
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. From time to time, you will hear about an artist objecting to a politician’s use of his or her music or art in the politician’s campaign. Miami […]
At Olympics, protecting your IP assets should be an event
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Every two years, people get swept up in the drama, patriotic fervor and spectacle of the Olympics. This year, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London have […]
Singer Dev: Contract for 75 percent of income in perpetuity is “onerous”
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Miami readers might remember the song “In the Dark” that was all over the radio last fall. The singer behind that song, Dev, recently made the news […]
“Nash Bridges” copyright verdict questioned on appeal
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Do you remember the show “Nash Bridges”? It was quite a popular police show on CBS and it made a big star out of its lead actor, […]
“Modern Family” contract dispute resolved, stars head back to work
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In a previous post, we told Miami readers about how six of the stars of “Modern Family,” the top-rated comedy on television, had sued the company that […]
Kevin Costner sues movie studio over compensation dispute
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Miamians have not seen Kevin Costner on the big screen in quite some time. However, because of skillful contract negotiation, Costner is still collecting profits from some […]
Contract negotiations cost Miami DirecTV subscribers access to Viacom networks
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Why have 20 million DirecTV customers, including those in Miami, suddenly lost access to popular channels like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central? Blame a case of contract […]
Miami, do you think “bikram yoga”can be copyrighted?
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Many Miami residents have become interested in bikram yoga, a type of yoga that’s practiced in a very hot studio. Miami, in fact, was one of the […]