Four Jays Music Co., for the Harry Warren songbook (“I Only Have Eyes for You,” “There Will Never Be Another You,” “The More I See You,” + 800 more), claims Apple, The Orchard Enterprises and Cleopatra Records violate copyright by distributing digital downloads of Warren’s work, in federal court.
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A solid gold toilet artwork, “America,” that mocked excessive wealth, was stolen early Saturday from an art exhibit at the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.
Read moreA French court’s $2.2 million judgment against a U.S. art editor who allegedly infringed on copyrighted photos of Pablo Picasso’s artworks will not stand, according to a federal judge who ruled them fair use on Thursday.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel on Monday threw out a jury award of $8 million in punitive damages to John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter over a copyright dispute involving the author’s famous works.
Read moreRaymond Price sued Southwest Airlines, claiming it fired him for recording his own hip-hop song, “Pocket Full of Change,” on his own time, because it contains, in the airline’s opinion, “derogatory language,” in Alameda County Court.
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The union that represents opera performers and staff has launched its own investigation into sexual harassment allegations against superstar Plácido Domingo, saying it cannot be sure that opera companies will delve into them sufficiently themselves.
Read moreThe full Second circuit upheld dismissal of Last Poets member Abiodun Oyewole’s claim that Notorious B.I.G.’s remix of the phrase “party and bullshit,” from “When the Revolution Comes,” as fair use.
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The Dallas Opera has canceled a 2020 Plácido Domingo event due to harassment and groping allegations against the opera superstar.
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The French Senate said Wednesday that it was investigating the discovery of a bust of Hitler, left over from the Nazi occupation of Paris, in the cellar of the upper house of parliament.
Read moreA developer on the hook for $7 million after he painted over graffiti that had turned a collection of Queens warehouse buildings into the icon that was 5Pointz struggled Friday to secure a reversal from the Second Circuit.
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Scientists are using artificial intelligence to analyze X-ray images of paintings, sorting through the massive amounts of data available and offering potential new insights that could aid investigations into unlocking the secrets of ancient works of art, according to new research published Friday.
Read moreThe British Museum said Friday it had returned to Iraq a collection of 156 cuneiform tablets believed to have been looted following the U.S.-led invasion of the country.
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Thursday was the 99th birthday of the most influential American musician of the 20th century, Charlie Parker. It should be — but is not — a day of annual national rejoicing, and study, of this musical genius.
Read moreEight Mile Style claims Spotify violates copyright by distributing Eminem’s songs without permission, in federal court.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Oakland’s requirement that large developments include publicly accessible art.
Read moreThe John R. Cash Revocable Trust claims in federal court that Johnny & June’s, of Flora, Ill., and its owners violate trademark by using the name Johnny & June’s and prominently displaying photos of Johnny and June Carter Cash there, and using Johnny Cash lyrics in online ads.
Read moreA federal judge refused to dismiss claims that the estate of “St. Louis Blues” composer W.C. Handy defamed an accountant by accusing him of dipping into company assets.
Read moreActresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public “letter of solidarity” to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi.
Read moreOn trial over federal defamation claims, bestselling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks denied he bullied the headmaster of a private Christian school Sparks founded in North Carolina to make the man quit.
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