Citing “immense hassle to me and my family,” a lawyer pursuing controversial file-sharing claims has told a British court that he is dropping the litigation due to hack attacks, bomb…
A lawyer from the Jones Day law firm has dispatched a letter that claims bookends made by a Toronto company too closely resemble a balloon dog sculpture made by artist…
The artist who used an Associated Press photo of Barack Obama to create the hot-selling “Hope” poster will share rights to the image with the wire service.
In less than three months, attorney Kenneth Ford has pursued some 22,000 copyright claims alleging peer-to-peer file-sharing violations, backing his Adult Copyright Company’s offer of “hardcore protection for hardcore content.”
Funk recording artist George Clinton is emboldened by recent court victories, including a 2009 federal appeals court decision (PDF) acknowledging his original ownership of the phrase “bow wow…
The U.S. Supreme Court has split 4-4 in a copyright battle between Costco Wholesale Corp. and Swiss watchmaker Omega, leaving intact a federal appeals court ruling in favor of Omega.
A defendant accused of illegal downloading along with more than 4,500 other defendants claims in a class action lawsuit that the law firm pursing the cases is guilty of “settlement…
A lawyer who is selling a package of self-help documents for accused illegal downloaders is fighting a sanctions request by the law firm that has sued…
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. disagrees with the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a dispute involving a 16-year old Texas youth accused of illegally downloading music from the Internet.
A federal jury has found SAP AG is liable for $1.3 billion for stealing Oracle Corp. software in one of the largest copyright infringement verdicts ever.
A Chinese-speaking high school student in New York hoped to put himself through college with the $130,000 he earned–since August–by selling parts for a do-it-yourself version of Apple’s “white phone”…
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