Judge: “Steel Magnolias” can air as planned
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In our last post, we talked about how a producer of the 1989 film version of “Steel Magnolias” had tried to stop Lifetime from airing its TV […]
Producer sues over Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias” update
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A version of “Steel Magnolias” is about to debut on Lifetime. But this isn’t a rerun of the 1989 weepy classic starring Dolly Patron, Julia Roberts and […]
Don Johnson’s $50 million award cut back to $15 million
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In an earlier post, we told Miami readers about a lawsuit that TV actor Don Johnson had filed over compensation from his successful CBS series “Nash Bridges.” […]
Actress loses bid to have controversial film yanked from YouTube
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. An actress recently lost a lawsuit she filed seeking to pull the immensely controversial film “The Innocence of Muslims” from YouTube. As Miami readers might have heard, […]
That’s bananas: Velvet Underground, Warhol Foundation fight over copyright
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. For many people, Andy Warhol is synonymous with Pop Art. His brightly colored and deliberately blurred images of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Campbell’s soup cans are […]
Woman seeks to copyright ‘restored’ 19th-century fresco
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. By now it is likely that many individuals throughout the world, including our Miami readers, are familiar with the 19th-century fresco of Jesus located in a church […]
IP suit accuses Florida team of unauthorized use of fan photo
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A Florida basketball fan has filed an intellectual property lawsuit against the Orlando Magic, alleging that the team used her photo without her knowledge and against her […]
Apple files intellectual property complaint against…Polish grocery store?
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Did its big, recent victory against Samsung go to Apple’s head? Only a few weeks after it won an intellectual property dispute with Samsung (and was $1 […]
Director files entertainment lawsuit over “The Dark Knight Rises” commissions
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Christopher Nolan, whom Miami movie fans know as the director of “Memento” and the Christian Bale “Batman” movies, recently sued both his former and his current agency. […]
Entertainment lawsuit filed over “The Godfather” contract dispute
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. The film adaptation of “The Godfather” is, without a doubt, on the list of many Miami cinephiles’ “best of” lists. It’s the movie that helped make Francis […]