A West L.A. art collector, who reportedly could recoup $25 million for 11 stolen Andy Warhol paintings would rather waive the money than deal with hassle of investigation. From LA Times. Entertainment Lawyer Chad Fitzgerald weighs in on the copyright suit involving Chris Rock’s documentary Good Hair, noting, “[the plaintiff] will have a steep uphill [...]

Seven years after the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in favor of Danish dance-pop group Aqua, Mattel, Inc. has appeared to license the song for a Barbie promotional video. In 1997, Aqua produced the single Barbie Girl, found here, on the album Aquarium. The single was a phenomenon, topping dance charts worldwide. Mattel, [...]

Unknown da Vinci painting unveiled via fingerprinting. Value increases from $19,000 (purchase price) to above $160 million. From CNN. Record labels suffering from power of technology, artists, and consumers seek a new business model. From MediaShift (PBS). Yoko Ono promotes Creative Commons licensing with remix contest. From boingboing. Contest here. Micro-brewer sued for Trademark infringement [...]

NBC Universal, Inc. and CNBC, Inc. have been sued by font foundry The Font Bureau, Inc. (“Font Bureau”) in a “classic case of trademark and copyright infringement” for allegedly not securing the proper usage license. The typefaces at issue, Bureau Grotesque, Interstate and Antenna are registered trademarks of Font Bureau. According to the complaint, found [...]

Two groups owning the licensing rights to German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss’ Wherever You Are and A Strangely Isolated Place have sued the band and producers of Guns N’ Roses for copyright infringement. The alleged infringement, which occurs in the first 40 seconds of Guns N’ Roses Riad N’ The Bedouins from the band’s long [...]

After filing a lawsuit claiming that the Grammy winning Viva La Vida infringed his 2004 track If I Could Fly, Joe Satriani has reached a settlement with Coldplay and the suit has been dismissed. Details of the agreement are lean, but it is rumored that financial reparations were made and Coldplay will not have to [...]

Google announced Thursday its partnership with On Demand, the maker of the Espresso Book Machine. The machine is capable of printing and binding an entire book in about 5 minutes, and retails for more than $75,000. More here.

A jury awarded Paris-based Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.’s $32 million against hosting companies Akanoc Solutions Inc., Managed Solutions Group Inc., and Steven Chen, the owner of the two companies. The decision, from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California differs from previous contributory infringement cases where a defendant intentionally and knowingly enabled another [...]