Snoop pleads innocent to deadly weapon charges
Snoop Dogg has pleaded not guilty to possessing a deadly weapon after a collapsible baton was found in his bag at John Wayne Airport, claiming it was a prop.…
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Fox demand identities after pre-airing uploads on YouTube
Fox TV has subpoenaed YouTube to identify the user who uploaded episodes of 24 and The Simpsons before they aired.…
Brown's children want rid of estate trustees
James Brown's six adult children have filed a court order seeking removal of the trustees of his estate, alleging mismanagement, which trustee Buddy Dallas denies.…
Burns sues over lips
Pete Burns is suing plastic surgeon Dr Maurizio Viel in the High Court over a lip augmentation treatment he says left him in severe pain and needing more than 100 further operations.…
Hilton considers legal action over unauthorised garage sale
Paris Hilton is considering legal action after a website began selling personal belongings, including videos and diaries, that a storage company sold on after she failed to pay a $208 debt.…
Coke reach agreement with ninja band
Coca-Cola has settled out of court with unsigned London band 7 Seconds Of Love, whose song and video were borrowed for a South American TV ad, and the band plan to digitally release 'Ninja'.…
Competition authorities insist on sale before Live Nation takeover
The Competition Commission has ruled that Live Nation must agree to sell two London venues before it can take a majority stake in Academy Group.…
Highest Italian court lets P2P owners off for previous copyright crimes
Italy's top criminal court has overturned the conviction of two former P2P operators, ruling file sharing is only criminal if done for profit.…
Heather Mills denies McCartney divorce settlement report
Lawyers for Heather Mills have denied a News Of The World report that a $63 million divorce settlement had been agreed with Paul McCartney.…
Promoters sue Lil Wayne over cancelled Florida concert
Two Florida promoters are suing Lil Wayne for allegedly missing a Tampa nightclub booking and refusing to reschedule, seeking $45,000 in damages.…
European consumer groups back campaign against Apple's DRM
Consumer groups in Finland, France and Germany are joining a Nordic campaign pressing Apple to make its DRM interoperable, with Norway giving Apple until next September to change.…
Tupac collaborator Big Syke's defamation lawsuit against Fox and XXL dismissed
A judge has dismissed Tyruss 'Big Syke' Himes's lawsuit against Fox Television and XXL, ruling on First Amendment grounds that he had not shown malice.…