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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Cobweb,” the Kim Jee-woon-directed satire that debuted at Cannes this year, has been cleared for theatrical release in its native Korea later this month. On Monday it saw off an injunction that sought to derail its hometown debut. The film is a tongue in cheek tribute to the Korean movies of the 1970s and plays partly as a film within a film, jumping from color to black and white as it does so. It stars Song Kang-ho (“Parasite,” “Broker”) as director Kim, who needs just two more days of reshoots to craft a new ending to his latest film (also called “Cobweb”) so that it will no longer be the trashy potboiler everyone thought he was making.

FIFTY FIFTY have been denied an injunction to suspend their contracts with agency Attrakt.Yesterday (August 28), the Seoul Central District Court rejected the injunction request the girl group had filed back in June, per Yonhap News Agency. At the time, the quartet claimed that their agency had “violated contract terms and took actions that resulted in the destruction of a relationship based on trust”.Attrakt CEO Jeon Hong-joon briefly spoke to Yonhap News Agency following the decision, saying that he now plans to “focus on the criminal lawsuit against Ahn Sung-il and Director Baek”, as translated by Koreaboo.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor A federal judge in Florida has granted a preliminary injunction that bars the state from implementing a new law that seeks to severely restrict drag performances, a move that has alarmed the entertainment industry. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Presnell issued the order on Friday that bars state officials from implementing the law passed last month that restricts the ability of businesses to offer drag performances if the venues are open to minors. The case was brought by the Orlando, Fla. outpost of the restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s, which launched in San Francisco in 1972. “This statute is specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers,” Presnell wrote in his 24-page order. Given that factor, the legislation is “not sufficiently narrowly tailored to survive strict scrutiny.” Presnell notes in his opinion that Florida already has laws on the books that help restrict children from being exposed to lewd or obscene material, even with parental consent.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Netflix and Korean public broadcaster MBC on Thursday defeated a court application for an injunction to stop the airing of their documentary “In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” The 8-part series began airing from Friday (March 3). It is a Netflix Original, meaning that the streamer has global rights, including in Korea. The show examines “the chilling true stories of four Korean leaders claiming to be prophets [and] exposes the dark side of unquestioning belief.” Among its subjects is Christian Gospel Mission, also known as Providence, and also known as Jesus Morning Star, or JMS. It shares those initials with its controversial leader Jeong Myeong-seok (aka Jung Myung-seok) who is currently awaiting trial in Korea for sexually assaulting some of his female followers.

Drake and 21 Savage have formally consented to the preliminary injunction secured against them by magazine publishers Condé Nast over the spoof Vogue cover they created as part of the promo campaign for their collaborative album ‘Her Loss’. They’ve also confirmed that they have voluntarily ceased and desisted from distributing said spoof cover.An assortment of fake media coverage was created and then shared on social media as part of the marketing for ‘Her Loss’.

Rammstein have again secured an injunction from the courts in Hamburg, Germany banning Viagogo from facilitating the sale of touted tickets for the band’s 2023 tour.As the live sector has started to get back to normal following the COVID pandemic, the debate around secondary ticketing – so the resale of tickets by touts online – is becoming a bigger talking point again, with many artists keen to stop tickets for their shows being sold at a marked-up price on platforms like Viagogo.It’s not the first time Rammstein and their tour promoter has gone legal to formally stop tickets for their shows being touted. They got a similar injunction in the Hamburg courts back in 2018 in relation to their 2019 tour.

Vans has gone back to court, accusing MSCHF of breaching a court order over the trainers it created with rapper Tyga. The shoe company says that MSCHF continued to ship its ‘Wavy Baby’ shoes after an injunction ordered it to halt their sale.In a new legal filing yesterday, Vans said that MSCHF has “intentionally and repeatedly flouted the authority of the court” by continuing to ship orders as recently as Wednesday.“The shipments were not irreversible orders picked up shortly after the injunction issued”, Vans’ legal team writes.

A New York court has issued a temporary restraining order stopping Tyga and MSCHF from selling and promoting their Wavy Baby trainers following legal action filed by shoe maker Vans.MSCHF is also the company behind Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes which resulted in a similar legal run in with Nike last year, the Satan Shoes actually being Nike trainers that had been meddled with.That particular dispute was settled after MSCHF agreed to recall all the Satan Shoes it had sold. But the legal bust up ensured that the already controversial collaboration with Lil Nas X was an even bigger news story, and it also provided the rapper with an entire marketing concept for his next single release campaign.The Wavy Baby project with Tyga is more ambitious in terms of the shoe itself.

Cardi B has been victorious in court once more, when on Monday (April 4), a judge ordered YouTuber Tasha K to take down over a dozen videos and social media posts deemed “false and defamatory” by a jury verdict in January.A filing received by the court last Thursday (March 31) claimed the recent $4million defamation verdict against the host of UnWineWithTashaK required an additional court order, one that would force the removal of any remaining defamatory statements from her social media and prevent her from “repeating and republishing” her “patently false” statements.The filing called Tasha K (real name Latasha Kebe) a “constant ongoing threat”.Per the judge’s ruling, Tasha K reportedly has five days (after being served with the order, obtained by Rolling Stone) to remove statements that allege Cardi B “performed a debasing act with a bottle”, has herpes and HPV, has used cocaine, and has committed adultery and engaged in prostitution.Cardi B (real name Belcalis Cephus) sought the injunction after securing $4million in punitive damages (raised from $1million just hours after receiving the defamation verdict) after Kebe was found liable for defamation, invasion of privacy and causing emotional distress.On the fourth day of January’s week-long trial, Cephus told the court that she had felt “helpless” and “extremely suicidal” over the “false” online rumours.

A court in Hamburg has basically banned often controversial secondary ticketing website Viagogo from selling tickets to Ed Sheeran’s 2022 tour dates. In Germany, at least.The injunction against Viagogo has been secured by promoter FKP Scorpio.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a vaccine mandate set to go into effect on Monday in the New York City school system.

UPDATE with broadcasters’ comment: Big broadcasters responded with relief today to a judge’s ruling from Tuesday granting an injunction against television streaming app Locast from transmitting their local TV streams to customers.

Nintendo has successfully obtained a permanent injunction against the owner of RomUniverse after successfully suing him earlier this year.Nintendo previously tried to file an injunction against Matthew Storman, who owned and operated RomUniverse.

Talent agent Melisa Spamer’s legal efforts to oust partner Joe Vance from the LLC that operates as Domain Talent has met with court approval, preliminarily.

The Eleventh Circuit court of appeal in the US has upheld a preliminary injunction in the ongoing dispute between musician and producer Alan Parsons and his former business partner John Regna.Having first built his reputation via studio work with the likes of The Beatles and Pink Floyd, Parsons enjoyed success in the 1970s and 1980s through his creative partnership with the late Eric Woolfson.

The practice of artists or their labels purchasing streams of songs in order to make the musician appear to be more popular than they are is one of the most controversial and shadowy pitfalls of the streaming era.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA federal judge has denied WME’s bid to resume representing writers while its lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America plays out in court.Judge Andre Birotte of California’s Central District ruled Wednesday that he did not have the authority to issue the preliminary injunction sought by WME because the guild’s actions in this case are governed by other federal labor laws.

A federal judge has denied WME’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have ended the WGA’s boycott of the agency until the antitrust case can go to trial. It’s a major legal victory for the guild, and should add pressure on WME to settle the long-running dispute and sign the WGA’s franchise agreement, as have all the other major talent agencies.

A second federal judge has granted his second preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from effectively shutting TikTok down as the legal saga of the wildly popular video sharing app continues.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge in Washington, D.C., granted an injunction on Monday that will block the Trump administration from shutting down TikTok.There are now two injunctions preventing the administration from disabling the popular short-form video service. A judge in Philadelphia ordered a similar injunction on Oct.

The Chicago Teachers Union has filed a request with the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board (IELRB) on Monday for an injunction against Mayor Lori Lightfoot's school reopening date as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country.  According to a press release, the union is calling on Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lightfoot to "set clear and responsible public health criteria by which to honestly judge student and educator safety, instead of arbitrarily setting a reopening date

The WGA has asked a federal judge to reject a request by WME and CAA for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies.

Also Read: CAA Asks Judge to Force End to Writers Guild Boycott as Talks StallBut the two major agencies that have filed injunctions this week with District Judge Andre Birotte say that WGA is no longer negotiating in good faith and are harming their business interests by holding out on signing a franchise agreement while they lose clients to UTA and other agencies that have already signed.“The Guilds’ recent conduct erases any plausible deniability that what motivates their group boycott is an

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Ohio's county board of elections will be able to offer off-site drop boxes for absentee ballots, just over three weeks before the Nov. 3 election.  U.S.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticJeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi hasn’t had a lot of good news since its April 6, but today the courts gave the A-lister rich mobile streamer a boost.“The Motion fails to make a sufficient showing of irreparable harm to Eko’s reputation and goodwill because of the technical implementation of Turnstyle that allegedly resulted from misappropriation of Eko’s claimed trade secret Mobile Device Optimized RTS,” ruled a federal judge today in the Meg Whitman-run

Sir Elton John’s ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is taking the singer to court.

Elton John's ex-wife Renate Blauel has launched legal action against the “Rocketman” in London’s High Court.The German-born sound engineer filed paperwork last week to seek an injunction against the legendary British singer, according to various reports.The reasons behind the legal action remain unclear, though such cases are typically grounded in privacy matters or to prevent the publication of personal materials.Blauel’s lawyer confirmed to The Guardian that his client hoped the matter would

Sir Elton John's ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is taking the singer to court.The German sound engineer has sought an injunction against the Rocket Man star, who she was married to from 1984 to 1988.Blauel has kept a low profile since the split from Sir Elton, but she filed an injunction application last week and is now heading for a high court battle with her ex in London.However, her lawyer has told the BBC his client "hopes to resolve the matter privately and amicably."It is not clear what brought

Elton John’s ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is planning on seeing the “Sacrifice” singer in court after filing a lawsuit against him in the United Kingdom. Blauel, 67, is seeking a legal injunction against John, her lawyer confirmed to The Guardian on Thursday, although the reason for the court filing is unknown.

BBC his client “hopes to resolve the matter privately and amicably.”It is not clear what brought about the legal action or indeed what’s at the centre of the dispute.Renate has never discussed her marriage to Sir Elton – a fact he has always found admirable.“For years afterwards, whenever something happened to me, the press would turn up on her doorstep, looking for her to dish the dirt,” he wrote in his autobiography, Me. “And she never, ever has.

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Five days before Quibi’s scheduled April 6 launch, the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded mobile-video venture has been hit with another legal action — demanding that Quibi be forced to stop using technology it allegedly stole from an interactive-video company.

A Manchester resident has become the first Briton to be handed a 'coronavirus injunction' after partying during national lockdown.