Viacom, Cablevision Settle Suit Over iPad App
A short-run feud between Cablevision and Viacom has been resolved. Earlier today, the two companies announced that they will settle a lawsuit Viacom had filed against Cablevision over the MSO’s Optimum [...]
Tiny Belly, Huge Scam: Banner Ads Accused of $1 Billion Hustle
Creativity
Like all lard-ass Americans, I dream of being in better shape. Those ubiquitous "Tricks of a Tiny Belly" banner ads gave me hope. If it's on the Internet, it must [...]
Judge Says Apple Can’t Stop Amazon From Using ‘App Store’
Performance Marketing
Although “App Store” might conjure images of Apple’s online app downloading mecca for many people, one U.S. judge says that doesn’t mean that no one else can use the name.
Forensic Art Expert Sues ‘New Yorker’ Author
Performance Marketing
Forensic art expert Peter Paul Biro brought a $2 million defamation suit Wednesday against The New Yorker staff writer David Grann and Advance Magazine Publishers (owners of Condé Nast, which [...]
‘American Idol’ Lawsuit Tossed Out
A New York federal judge has kicked out a discrimination lawsuit against American Idol filed by a homosexual contestant who was told by the crew to “gay it up,” ruling [...]
Associated Press Sues Syndication Service
Performance Marketing
Online “video snacking” syndication company, Grab Networks, is suffering a case of indigestion over a $3 million bill from the Associated Press that’s been left unpaid for nearly two years, [...]