Tolkien heirs battle for share of movie profits – The Guardian
“A battle as epic, tortuous and heavy with peculiar jargon as any to have sprung from the pen of JRR Tolkien has been joined: this conflict, however, will not pit Orc against Hobbit, but legal wizard...
View ArticlePayout over film-maker’s damages – BBC News
“A man has been awarded £79,000 after his home, which he rented out for a film starring Bond actor Daniel Craig, was damaged by a production company.” Full story BBC News, 28th October 2008 Source:...
View ArticleAntichrist sex ads escape ban – The Guardian
“A national press campaign for the controversial film Antichrist has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog after complaints that it was offensive and even pornographic.” Full story The Guardian,...
View ArticleDVD content was unacceptable for classification in the UK film regulator says...
“A DVD was too sexually violent and potentially obscene to be sold in the UK, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2011 Source: www.out-law.com
View ArticleFilm studios want BT to block website offering The King’s Speech – The Guardian
“Colin Firth’s box office hit The King’s Speech is at the heart of a landmark court battle over online piracy between Hollywood film giants and Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT.” Full...
View ArticleFilm industry asks court to force BT to cut off access to alleged...
“Film industry representatives have asked a UK court to force BT to block its customers’ access to a UK-operated website it says violates copyright rights.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011...
View ArticleStreaming service reproduces copyrighted films in memory buffers, High Court...
“An internet streaming company does reproduce ‘a substantial part’ of films in ‘memory buffers’ contained on its servers when it relays films to users of its service, the High Court has ruled.” Full...
View ArticleFilm classification of ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ to be tightened amid...
“Classification chiefs will tighten their policy on ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ after new research found public concern over its effect on ‘vulnerable viewers’.” Full story The Independent, 10th...
View ArticleFilm tax-credit fraudsters jailed – The Guardian
“Five fraudsters who pretended to be making a Hollywood blockbuster as part of a £2.8m VAT and film tax credits scam have been jailed.” Full story The Guardian, 25th March 2013 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticleFour sentenced over £5 million film industry tax fraud – Crown Prosecution...
“Anish Anand, Amit Kumar, Sanjeev Mirajkar and Afsana Karim have today been sentenced at Croydon Crown Court for cheating the public revenue of more than £5m.” Full story Crown Prosecution Service,...
View Article‘Skywalker’ signature rejected by passport officials – BBC News
‘A woman who added “Skywalker” as a middle name has been told by passport officials her signature infringes a trademark.’ Full story BBC News, 30th July 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleMan jailed for filming Fast And Furious in cinema – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 33 months after recording Fast And Furious 6 from the back of a cinema in Walsall.’ Full story BBC News, 22nd August 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleStricter rules for the pornography industry – what has changed? – Halsbury’s...
‘Video-on-demand material is now subject to additional restrictions as of 1 December 2014. Material either rated or to be rated as R18 by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) must be placed...
View ArticleWatership Down author’s estate wins back all rights to classic novel – The...
‘In a case at London’s high court, Richard Adams’ estate won a longstanding claim against Martin Rosen, director of the 1978 animation.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 1st June 2020Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticleCourt draws adverse inferences from “deliberate destruction” of emails –...
‘A High Court has described the double deletion by a witness for the claimant of crucial emails on the eve of the trial of a film financing dispute as a “very serious misdeed”.’ Full StoryLitigation...
View ArticleVue admits health and safety charges over Star City cinema death – BBC News
‘The Vue cinema chain has admitted two health and safety charges over the death of a man crushed under a motorised footrest.’ Full StoryBBC News, 7th April 2021Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleCA upholds dismissal of £40m claim against tax QC – Legal Futures
‘The High Court was right to dismiss a £40m negligence claim against a leading tax barrister over advice he provided on three film financing schemes, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’ Full Story Legal...
View ArticleHigh Court removes arbitrator who pre-judged expert evidence – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has removed a sole arbitrator it found had pre-judged the merits of a dispute because he said he knew and would believe the expert witnesses one side had put forward.’ Full Story Legal...
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