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Local Time: 9/9/2010 10:51:08 PM
GMT Time:
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:51:08
NILE SALON (8/3/2010)
Oscar-related lawsuits (1)
Disney sues the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, alleging that the infamous Rob Lowe-Snow White duet at the 1989 Oscars was unflattering to the beloved character and lacked permission.
- The Academy sues a chocolatier in North Hollywood who made chocolate Oscar figurines for a studio executive.
- "Crash" producer Bob Yari sues the Academy in 2006 after being denied an official producer's credit on the Oscar ballot, making him ineligible to receive the film's best-picture statuette.
- The Academy sues the operator of "Oscarwatch," alleging that a website that predicts the winners violates its trademark.
- The Academy sues the "Hackademy Awards," an annual event going on for more than a decade that highlights how tobacco use in movies influences young people.
The Academy also sues an Italian TV station trying to broadcast "The Wine Oscars," "TV Oscars," "Fashion Oscars" and "Theater Oscars."
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