Summary: Call us with your feedback:(310) 243-6231In this Episode:Our 2012 Wrap up and totally unscientific Top Ten Cases.Entertainment Law Update is brought to you by Clio, the best way to manage your practice online. Clio allows you to manage your matters, clients, time, bills, trust accounts and more all through a a secure, easy-to-use, web-based interface. For a free 30-day trial and 25% off your first 6 months of Clio, sign up at www.goclio.com and enter promotional code [ENTLAW]" Or, just visit http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/clioHosts: Website: http://firemark.com http://theatrelawyer.com, Twitter: @gfiremarkWebsite: http://createprotect.com Twitter: @tamerabennettEntertainment Law Update is brought to you by Clio, the best way to manage your practice online. Clio allows you to manage your matters, clients, time, bills, trust accounts and more all through a a secure, easy-to-use, web-based interface. For a free 30-day trial and 25% off your first 6 months of Clio, sign up at www.goclio.com and enter promotional code [ENTLAW]" Or, just visit http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/clio FOLLOW-UPS AND QUICK TAKES 'Indiana Jones' Lawsuit Seeks Hollywood Profits from Alleged Crystal Skull Theft: THResq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/indiana-jones-lawsuit-seeks-hollywood-399236The Complaint: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7c_uKsEeLrwUUtINFFsTnI0ZlU In 1924, Crystal Skull was found in Belize by Anna Mitchell-Hedges and her father. Mitchell-Hedges recently passed away and left the skull to a man named William Homann.Before she passed away, Mitchell-Hedges appeared on a SciFi channel documentary about the skullswhich aired in 2008, disclosing that she was in possession of the skull.The complaint alleges that various laws passed in Belize prior to the skull being taken out of the country made it illegal to do so, and that the archaeological expedition itself was undertaken outside of the required approval of the government.Dr. Jaime Awe, Director of the Institute of Archaeology in Belize, is suing Homann and the Mitchell-Hedges estate for replevin, accounting for profits, and tortious interference with Prospective Economic Advantage.Awe is ALSO suing Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures, and the Walt Disney Company, alleging that they have profited off of the use of the Mitchell-Hedges skull (referred to in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as the “Mitchell-Hedges skull,” but said to be from Peru)Awe is seeking injunctive relief, accounting for profits, and is accusing the film defendants of Tortious Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage and Civil Conspiracy The actual Mitchell-Hedges skull: The Indiana Jones version: Shahs of Sunset - “Persian Barbie” Trademark DisputeTHResq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-john-travolta-wins-legal-fees-sex-life-author-399316TMZ.com: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/02/shahs-of-sunset-bravo-niki-ghazian-lily-ghalichi-cease-desist-letter/ Model Niki Ghazian has sent a cease and desist letter to Bravo TV Network and the producers of the show “Shahs of Sunset” over their use of the term “Persian Barbie” to describe one of the cast members of that show.Ms. Ghazian claims that she has been using that term to describe herself since 2005 and is the “common law” owner of the mark (she has never applied for a trademark).She is demanding that Bravo stop using the term in their advertising for the show, on their website, or on any press releases.Niki Ghazian (left), Lilly Ghalichi (right) “Age of the Hobbits” Gets New Title, Still On Sale Despite Injunction:THResq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/age-hobbits-is-clash-empires-401897THResq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/age-hobbits-gets-new-title-401217THResq: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/age-hobbits-sale-court-order-403685 Warner Bros. and producer Saul Zaentz have filed suit against production company The Asylum over the “mockbuster” film Age of the Hobbits,
