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This time it's not news of the music industry suing college students or trying to cut your internet service, it's those who use Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback" to get down and dirty on film. A number of record companies have filed lawsuits against some porn production companies alleging copyrighted songs were used in films, according to Reuters. The claims could run into the tens of millions. In some films produced by RK Netmedia, which owns Reality Kings and In The VIP, scenes show sex acts at a night club where music by the likes of Michael Jackson ("Don't Stop [Til You Get Enough])" and Katy Perry ("I Kissed A Girl") are played. RK says it's ambient noise from the club, but music industry lawyers, who apparently researched the videos thoroughly, say the background music was "deliberate and calculated."