Hollywood Reporter: "Sony Suing Musicians for Allowing Attorney to Use Album Artwork" - Oct 5, 2020
In a battle over copyright termination, Sony says Evan Cohen can't use his client's art to advertise his business.
Sports Pro Media: "Randy Orton’s tattoos, 2K and why the artist’s copyright claim is going to trial" - Sep 30, 2020
Whether a video game creator should be held liable for copyright infringement based on the copying of real-life tattoos in a virtual setting may finally reach a jury.
Art News: "Paddle8 Bankruptcy Trustee Sues John Textor for $6 M." - Sep 25, 2020
A new lawsuit has been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, by the company’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy trustee, Megan E. Noh, against an alleged former member of Paddle8’s board of directors, John Textor, and companies with which he has been affiliated.
Art Newspaper: "Insurers fight $107m claim for Modigliani paintings seized by Italian police" - Sep 24, 2020
A group of paintings that were confiscated by Italian authorities in 2017 as suspected fakes are now at the centre of an insurance tussle in New York.
Artnet: "Artist Shantell Martin ponders legal action after a wine brand allegedly stole her work for its label" - Sep 24, 2020
The label for the company’s Aminga Malbec features drawings that appear to be lifted directly from a site-specific drawing Martin created for her 2017 solo show “Someday We Can” at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo. At the time, the work was registered with the US Copyright office.
LA Times: "Who created Nirvana’s famed smiley-face logo? A legal battle gets a new claimant" - Sep 22, 2020
A lawsuit filed in December 2018 in federal court by Nirvana LLC followed the “intentional copy” of the smiley (with minor alterations) by Marc Jacobs International on clothing in a collection called Bootleg Redux Grunge. Lawyers for the band declared full ownership of the image, noting that it was “created by Kurt Cobain in about 1991 and registered for copyright in 1993.” Last week, Robert Fisher, former Geffen Records art director, filed a motion in federal court to intervene in the case in order to claim both authorship and ownership of the smiley face.
Artnet News: "The End of the Long, Exceedingly Nasty Legal Battle Over Robert Indiana’s Assets Is in Sight as Two Art Foundations Reach an Agreement" - Sep 22, 2020
The artist’s longtime representative reached an out-of-court deal with the foundation established to oversee his estate. The organizations did not reveal the details of their out-of-court agreement.
Bloomberg Law: "Case: Copyrights/Discovery" - Sep 21, 2020
Art Akiane LLC’s motions to compel responses to interrogatories and production of documents in this copyright infringement action against Art & SoulWorks LLC were granted in part and denied in part by a federal district court in Illinois. Opinion available upon request.