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Trump Moves to Pause TikTok Ban Law in Filing Signaling Support for Platform
The filing suggests that Trump may believe that the law infringes on the First Amendment rights of TikTok and its 170 million users. The case pits national security concerns against First Amendment protections.
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Senate Clears Bill Freeing Up Filming in National Parks
The measure was passed a day after a lawsuit was filed against the government accusing it of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial. It now heads to President Biden's desk.
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Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
Educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about in the next 12 months.
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Filmmakers Sue to End “Unconstitutional” Permitting Rules to Shoot in National Parks
Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith accuse the National Park Service of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial.
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‘Bad Monkey’ Nabs $20M In California Tax Credits to Relocate from Florida
As productions increasingly opt to shoot outside of California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed vastly increasing the cap on tax credits for film and TV shows.
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Hidden Junk Fees Banned For Live Events Tickets (For Now)
Incoming FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, who voted against adoption of the rule, may withdraw the initiative.
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Disney Reaches $233M Settlement in Minimum Wage Lawsuit
The class action accused the entertainment giant of refusing to follow an Anaheim minimum wage law passed in 2018.
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Judge Rules Against Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streamer As FuboTV’s Lawsuit Advances
The lawsuit targets allegedly anticompetitive bundling requirements that FuboTV claims lead to increased costs for consumers, who are forced to pay for content they don’t watch.
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For Hollywood, AI Is a Double-Edged Sword
It’s cheaper, but also a job killer. Expect disruption in VFX, fiercer labor fights and, possibly, an invigoration of the production landscape.
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‘John Wick’ Composer Sued for Creating Digital Replica of Singer’s Voice For Use in Productions
Azam Ali accuses Tyler Bates of breach of contract for using her voice on productions he scored without consent or payment.
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Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against ‘American Idol’ Producer Nigel Lythgoe
The lawsuit accused Lythgoe of assaulting Abdul during one of the early seasons of 'American Idol' and years later, when she was a judge on 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
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‘Strange Darling’ Distributor Sues Over Box Office Underperformance
Magenta Light Productions claims that the indie horror hit would have made roughly $10 million more at the box office had Spellbinder, its marketing partner, lived up to its end of the deal.
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