There have been multiple reports of black Americans dying in police custody this summer, often in seemingly dubious circumstances. On Saturday an ABA panel focused on addressing the issue, with…
In an episode of the space-Western TV show Firefly, which aired for four months in 2002 before the Fox Broadcasting Co. canceled it, a character named Jayne Cobb got a…
Lawyers who claim the Happy Birthday song is in the public domain say newly disclosed evidence contains the “proverbial smoking gun” that proves the lyrics are no longer protected by…
A New York artist known for her kaleidoscopic, brightly colored murals says she turned down an offer by an advertising agency representing Starbucks Corp. to use her copyrighted art in…
Singing a different tune than a trial judge, a federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously voted to revive a $10 million copyright suit brought by two songwriters against Justin Bieber…
Google is going on a “fishing expedition” for “highly confidential” documents between Jenner & Block and its clients, including the Motion Picture Association of America, the law firm contends in…
Equating a bid by the Beastie Boys for reimbursement of a claimed $2.4 million in legal fees to a Cadillac Escalade, a federal judge in New York on Monday cut…
Less than a year after filing a federal copyright infringement suit against a former employee writing a book about an infamous Chicago murder, Northwestern University has agreed to settle the…
Led Zeppelin denied liability last week in its answer to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit that challenges the authorship of the group’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven” song.
Expressing sympathy for a movie actress “bamboozled” into appearing in an “anti-Islam polemic” that has incited death threats against her, a federal appeals court on Monday nonetheless reversed an earlier…
An outdoor clothing retailer known for its irreverent approach has apologized to Eagles singer Don Henley and made a charitable donation to resolve a California lawsuit over its use of…