Tag: Legal Matters
MORE Jackson Estate Woes!
by Perez Hilton on Mar.09, 2010, under Celebrity Gossip

Just another person who wants a piece of the $$$$!
The law firm of Venable LLP filed a $471,103.56 creditor claim against Michael Jackson's estate because of the alleged legal advice they dispensed to the King of Pop "on a broad spectrum of matters" from September 2006 to June 2009.
And you decide to bring it up now?!
[Image via WENN.]
Pink Floyd Sues Record Label Over Internet Music Royalties!!
by Perez Hilton on Mar.09, 2010, under Celebrity Gossip

We wonder how this is going to work out, especially given the nature of the suit!!
Pink Floyd is currently in a legal battle with their label, EMI Group Ltd, over what kind of royalty payments they should be awarded in the age of digital music!!
The group's lawyer, Robert Howe, claims their contact prohibits selling tracks "otherwise than in the original configuration of the Pink Floyd albums," while EMI says the rule only covers their physical albums!!
C'mon, EMI!!
Just pay up - they've been with you since 1967, don't skeeve them over now!!
[Image via AP Images.]
Netflix Sued!
by Perez Hilton on Mar.09, 2010, under Celebrity Gossip

A New York woman is suing Netflix for their deal with Warner Bros. that prevents Netflix subscribers from receiving the studio's new releases until 4 weeks have passed from the DVD being available for purchase.
Susan Uman is claiming that their deal causes her monthly subscription to Netflix to depreciate. Her lawyer stated, "It is Netflix subscribers who are harmed by this illegal conspiracy."
We don't see her winning this one — the big businesses always tend to call the shots, honey!
[Image via AP Images.]
First Same-Sex Marriage In D.C.!
by Perez Hilton on Mar.09, 2010, under Celebrity Gossip
Amazing!!!
Today is the first day that same-sex couples can legally marry in Washington D.C., making it the sixth place in the United States where marriage equality is legal. The first couple to do so this morning in our nation's capital was Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend.
They were married in the office of the Human Rights Campaign followed by two other couples.
Congratulations!