Good Grief! ‘Peanuts’ Music Copyrights Owner Fires Off Four Infringement Lawsuits — U.S. Gov’t, Heritage Auctions, GameMill, and Buckle-Down Face Complaints

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Photo Credit: Sandy Ravaloniaina What do the federal government, video game publisher GameMill Entertainment, Heritage Auctions, and belt-buckle specialist Buckle-Down have in common? For one thing, they’re facing infringement lawsuits from Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP), which controls the Peanuts music catalog. LMFP yesterday fired off all four complaints, whichContinue Reading

Shamrock Scores $813 Million ‘Content Strategy Fund,’ Eyes Investments Across Music, Film/TV, Sports, Gaming, and the ‘Creator Economy’

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Photo Credit: Pepi Stojanovski Are additional song rights investments in the near-term cards for Shamrock? Possibly, as the firm has officially closed its Content Fund IV with $813 million worth of capital commitments. Shamrock Capital formally announced that oversubscribed fourth fund’s final closing today. All told, the LA-based entity’s 11-year-oldContinue Reading

Bruce Springsteen’s Manager Denies Chris Christie Rift: ‘We Hope to See Him at Our Next 180 Shows’

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The musician may have failed to reciprocate the former governor’s high-five attempt at a recent show, but that doesn’t mean they are feuding. “We’ve all been friends for years,” says Jon Landau A video of Bruce Springsteen supposedly snubbing former New Jersey governor Chris Christie during a recent concert inContinue Reading

Kristen Stewart and ‘Full Phil’ Cast Get Lively 5-Minute Cannes Ovation Despite Mixed Response to Quentin Dupieux’s Absurd Comedy

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Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson’s star power shone brightly inside the Palais at the premiere of their new film, the absurd father-daughter comedy “Full Phil” from French musician and filmmaker Quentin Depieux. Before the screening began, Depieux and his cast, including Charlotte Le Bon and Emma Mackey (whose last film,Continue Reading