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In a rare ruling, the Cinemark movie theater chain won the chance to keep litigating against its insurance company, seeking losses under a $500 million policy for business interruption from COVID-19. Federal District Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas ruled that Cinemark Holdings’ allegations that COVID-19 entered its facilities — infecting 1,700 employees and physically changing the content of the air — were enough to survive Factory Mutual Insurance’s arguments that the case should face an early dismissal. Cinemark Holdings Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Co., 4:21-cv-00011.
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By Stan Soocher
In 2015, a group of music publishers sued the purchaser of the Bill Graham Archives — a repository that includes live performances staged by the late, legendary concert promoter of an array of musical artists beginning in the 1960s. Now, the Second Circuit has handed down its appellate opinion in the litigation, addressing the important compulsory licensing concerns as well as some of the additional issues in the case.
Fight Stream Distributor Can Pursue Claim Against TN Grill
By Allison Dunn
In a matter of first impression, the Sixth Circuit sided with a third-party sporting events distributor by finding the distributor has standing to sue a Kingsport, TN, bar under the U.S. Copyright Act for livestreaming a 2017 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor without the proper licensing.
Copyright Attorney Fees Ruling in Friday the 13th Termination Case
By Mason Lawlor
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller partial attorney fees totaling more than $886,564, in his long-running fight against the 1980 horror film’s production outfit Manny Co. over proceeds from the film.
Report on Oral Arguments At Supreme Court In 'Warhol' Case
By Scott Graham
During the recent oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded open to extending more fair use protection to an Andy Warhol painting of rock icon Prince than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit did.
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