Entertainment & Sports
Filmmaker Claims Beyoncé Stole His Ideas in Making of Lemonade Video Trailer
An independent filmmaker claims that scenes in a short film he made two years ago were replicated in a video trailer for Beyoncé’s new album. CBS News has reported that Matthew Fulks filed a federal lawsuit against the pop singer, citing copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that she stole his ideas from his 2014 short…
Pandora to Pay Higher Royalties
On December 16, 2015, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided that beginning on January 1, 2016, online radio companies will have to pay 17 cents per 100 streams of songs, up from the old rate of 14 cents. The rates will remain at 17 cents until 2020. This decision follows tension over how profits from…
Appellate Court Reinstates Tom Brady’s Four-Game Suspension
The U.S. Appeals Court recently ruled that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve his four-game suspension for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal. What is worse for Brady is that he will be unable to move forward with a settlement with the National Football League (NFL). A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that NFL…