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Ticketmaster to Offer Refunds Starting in 2012

Yahoo! Finance has reported that Ticketmaster will start refunding money after a court ruled that the company profited off of overcharged processing fees since Oct. 1999 that they never declared they were receiving.  read more

Jesse Eisenberg Sues Lionsgate for Using His Face on Cover of Low-Budget Horror Flick

A couple years before Jesse Eisenberg hit his commercial watershed moment as the star of The Social Network and Zombieland, he was starring in smaller indie films like The Squid and the Whale and not above making a brief cameo in the completely forgotten low-budget horror movie Camp Hell as a favor to some friends involved in its production.  read more

Chuck D of Public Enemy Suing Universal Music Group

Chuck D, leader and co-founder of conscious rap group Public Enemy, is taking Universal Music Group to court. According to the rapper, Universal has been underpaying him in royalties.  read more

Woman Sues Over Drive Trailer

Claiming that the trailer to the critically acclaimed film Drive was advertised as if it was an action-packed chase movie, Michigan resident Sarah Deming now wants her money back. Although the Emagine cinema where Deming watched the film has said they would happily have refunded the ticket (which was her only demand), apparently this woman really wanted to see another The Fast and the Furious.  read more

Vampire Weekend Settles Lawsuit with Contra Model

Ann Kirsten Kennis — better known as the indifferent, polo-equipped model on the cover of Vampire Weekend’s 2010 album, Contra — has settled a lawsuit with the band and it’s record label, XL Records.  read more

Jay-Z Sued by Egyptian Composer's Heirs Over "Big Pimpin'"

Jay-Z is being sued by the heirs of an Egyptian filmmaker, who claim the rap star violated their “moral rights” by sampling the composer’s work for the hit track “Big Pimpin’.”...  read more

The Jimi Hendrix Estate Files Lawsuit Over Royal Albert Hall Recordings

The Hendrix Estate is currently engaged in a legal battle over the rights to recorded performances from over 40 years ago....  read more

Tattoo Artist Sues Warner Bros. Over The Hangover: Part II

Warner Bros. is under legal fire from the man who gave Mike Tyson his facial tattoo, over the use of a similar-looking tattoo on Ed Helms’ character in The Hangover: Part II....  read more

Website To Pay Big For Sale of Illegal Beatles Downloads

A website that illegally sold Beatles downloads in 2009 has been ordered to pay almost $1 million to the labels that hold the rights....  read more

Eminem Wins Royalty War, Other Artists Stand To Benefit

A long-standing lawsuit battle between Eminem and Universal Music Group has finally been resolved, with courts granting the rapper 50 percent of the royalties for digital sales....  read more