Iconic producer Dick Clark, although retired for more than five years from the production company that bears his name, is at the center of the latest legal tug of war in the trial between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions over who controls broadcast rights to the Golden Globe Awards. On Friday, the end of the second week of testimony in the federal court case before Judge Howard Matz, attorneys for the HFPA, led by Daniel Petrocelli and Linda Smith, asked the judge to rule that they could admit portions of a deposition Clark gave in the
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- 2/4/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Village People star Victor Willis has settled his copyright dispute with the bosses of greeting cards firm Hallmark for an undisclosed fee. The singer sued the company over imitation sound cards featuring songs he wrote, "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man", and performed by a sound-alike.
Hallmark officials initially denied any wrongdoing after he sued for unauthorized use of his voice and image. Willis' publicist Linda Smith tells WENN, "The terms of the settlement are confidential. Victor is a very private person and therefore happy to see the lawsuit resolved satisfactorily."
In 2009, Willis settled a lawsuit against the organizers of a college football half-time concert, which featured an offshoot of the Village People. He insisted a group using the band's name had no right to include his image while performing under the moniker at the 2009 Brut Sun Bowl, which was broadcast across America. Willis has not performed with...
Hallmark officials initially denied any wrongdoing after he sued for unauthorized use of his voice and image. Willis' publicist Linda Smith tells WENN, "The terms of the settlement are confidential. Victor is a very private person and therefore happy to see the lawsuit resolved satisfactorily."
In 2009, Willis settled a lawsuit against the organizers of a college football half-time concert, which featured an offshoot of the Village People. He insisted a group using the band's name had no right to include his image while performing under the moniker at the 2009 Brut Sun Bowl, which was broadcast across America. Willis has not performed with...
- 7/1/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Former Village People star Victor Willis is apparently planning to sue the producers of The Cleveland Show. Willis, who appeared as a cop in the group's original lineup, is considering taking legal action over false suggestions that he provided a voiceover in what he deemed an "offensive" episode of the animated comedy, which made fun of the 'In The Navy' band. His spokeswoman Linda Smith told WENN: "Victor was offended by the episode and says he would never have agreed to do a voiceover for such an offensive portrayal of the Village People police character originally created by him." The episode, titled 'Buried Pleasure', was broadcast on February 14, and featured an animated version of the Village People cop parading around in shorts before "eventually jumping on the backside of a male after effeminately yelling, 'Dog (more)...
- 3/22/2010
- by By Oli Simpson
- Digital Spy
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