Richard Prince is a well-known artist who has been sued for appropriating others’ photos. In an oft-cited previous case, he was sued in the Second Circuit (in New York) for taking photos of indigenous people in Jamaica, and modifying them with such things as guitars placed in their hands.
The Second Circuit found the bulk
A civil jury in Colorado has just decided that Cinemark is not liable for the terrible shooting in Colorado. The jury took less than a day to reach its verdict.
This is an important decision for a variety of reasons:
A national TV network has a series with a funny recurrent trope: a model pig that lets out obnoxious noises. The problem is that the pig was a real product and the product maker had not given permission to feature this unique character. A lawsuit was filed and recently settled. How does a production company,
Ken Burns’ 4 hour salute of Jackie Robinson premiered on Monday. A few notes:
In early February, a court in the United Kingdom held that the title of the television show “Glee” infringed and tarnished the trademark of a local music and comedy club. The plaintiff, Comic Enterprises, is a small U.K. company that for around 20 years