Yoko Ono wins rights to John Lennon footage
Singer John Lennon’s widow has won a lawsuit against a group of collectors who disputed her rights to movie footage capturing intimate moments of the former Beatles legend.
A federal court in the northeastern city of Boston, Massachusetts last week ruled that Yoko Ono was the rightful copyright... 
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Kambakkht Ishq
Mumbai: Indian actors Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar attend a promotional press conference for their upcoming movie ‘Kambakkht Ishq’. afp
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Author JD Salinger wins legal victory
Reclusive author JD Salinger won a legal victory on Wednesday when a Manhattan judge suspended the publication of a novel by a Swedish author based on his character Holden Caulfield. Manhattan district court judge Deborah Batts “granted a preliminary injunction” against a supposed sequel to ‘The Catcher...
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Jolie, Aniston are Hollywood’s top-earning actresses
Angelina Jolie is Hollywood’s top earning actress, banking $27 million in the past year to beat out her partner Brad Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who raked in $25 million, a Forbes.com study showed. Most of Jolie’s income came from her share of the profits from her action film ‘Wanted’, but she...
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Masked rockers Slipknot chase five Kerrang! Awards
American ‘shock rock’ band Slipknot led the nominations on Wednesday for the Kerrang! Awards, Britain’s biggest heavy metal music prize.
The nine-piece band, known for their macabre horror masks and spectacular concerts, notched up six award nominations, including best album and two for best...
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Jackson Neverland Funeral ruled out as will surfaces
The family of Michael Jackson ruled out holding a poignant funeral at the star's Neverland estate on Wednesday as the details of the tragic pop icon's will were made public for the first time. An army of journalists and crowds of fans had flocked to Jackson's sprawling Neverland Ranch estate after reports...
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Warning over Michael Jackson email virus
Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning on Thursday about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass email claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson. The email comes with the subject ‘Remembering Michael Jackson’ and it is sent from ‘sarah@michaeljackson.com’, Sophos said...
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Organ in fire
Les Epesses: Fireworks light up the sky in western France, following the first representation of ‘Les Orgues de Feu’ (organ in fire), a show presented at the Puy du Fou Park. afp
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YouTube doubles video file size to 2GB
Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) videos. YouTube, in a blog post, said the size limit for uploads to the site was being doubled - from one gigabyte to two gigabytes. “The...
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Housewife first up for 100 day ‘live sculpture’
A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square as part of a 100 day ‘live sculpture’ exercise. One & Other is a work devised by sculptor Antony Gormley for the square’s empty plinth, now a platform...
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Airline’s naked safety video
An airline has produced an in-flight safety video showing a pilot and cabin crew wearing nothing but body paint. Air New Zealand hopes the film will ensure even the most jaded flyers pay close attention to safety briefings. The video has notched up more than two million hits on YouTube and shows the...
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Facebook revising privacy settings
Facebook is revising its privacy settings to give the more than 200 million users of the social network the ability to share as much or as little about themselves online as they want. Chris Kelly, chief privacy officer at the Palo Alto, California-based company, outlined the changes in a post on the...
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Pre-fame Madonna nudes go on show in London
Nude photographs of pop icon Madonna taken before she became a worldwide star are set to go on display at an exhibition in London on Thursday. Madonna posed for the black and whites at the age of 20, when she was modelling in New York - to pay her way through dancing school - and seeking her first big...
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