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At the center of the legal tangle over the rights to the Golden Globe Awards is a short contract clause that, in the eyes of longtime producer Dick Clark Prods., allows the company to negotiate with NBC even without the approval of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
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The HFPA is suing the Dick Clark company and its parent, Red Zone Capital Partners, claiming the companies extended a licensing agreement with NBC to broadcast the Golden Globes through 2018 "without their consent or authorization."
Dick Clark Prods., which has produced the show since 1983, is asking the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to dismiss the suit, arguing that …