Entertainment Industry Legal and Business Issues

Sun Valley, the so-called summer camp for billionaires, kicks off this week in Idaho, and though it’s unfair to blame the conference for all of the problems plaguing the media business, it’s not a bad place to start. Hosted by investment bank Allen & Co., the off-the-record confab is

Jermaine Dupri has filed an $18 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment, alleging that the company failed to properly pay royalties for releases from Mariah Carey, Usher, Xscape, Kris Kross and more. The suit, filed on Monday and reviewed by Variety, accuses SME of having “not been la