Litigation
Sep. 22, 2011
Three cases shift profit-dispute balance
Profit-sharing disputes over hit films and TV shows have long pitted artists and studios against each other. But lawyers say a triple shock to case law last year may have shifted the scales between Hollywood's Davids and Goliaths.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In Hollywood, disputes over profit sharing from hit films and television shows have long pitted artists and studios against each other. But many in the industry say a shock to the system last year in the form of three hefty verdicts favoring the artists may have shifted the scales between Hollywood's Davids and Goliaths.
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