Mexican artist Humberto Puentes-Segura, creator of restaurant logo for former AMC drama series 'Breaking Bad,' sues Sony for selling merchandise featuring Puentes-Segura's copyrighted design, without authorization. By Ashley Cullins. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/breaking-bad-los-pollos-hermanos-artist-sues-sony-942720...
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The end of the entertainment giant's 10-year legal battle against peddlers of "The Wizard of Oz," "Gone With the Wind," and other classic film merchandise, affirms the company's $2.6M court award for copyright infringement. By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/appeals-court-upholds-warner-bros-legal-victory-gone-wind-merchandise-943025...
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U.S. judge orders Cloudfare to release information about website operators believed to be committing piracy and copyright infringement. By Ernesto. TorrentFreak. www.torrentfreak.com/court-orders-cloudflare-to-identify-pirate-site-operators-161028...
Continue reading Peak Games goes to battle with the toy company giant for allegedly lifting original content from its popular game 'Toy Blast' and replicating it to create a 'My Little Pony' puzzle game app. By Dean Takahashi. VentureBeat. www.venturebeat.com/2016/10/21/lawsuit-says-hasbro-lifted-design-for-my-little-pony-mobile-game-from-peak-games-toy-blast...
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Alex Evers alleges that the company refused to properly license and profited from his copyrighted sports photography. By Wadi Reformado. Northern California Record. www.norcalrecord.com/stories/511031911-photographer-alleges-owner-of-baseball-card-business-infringed-on-copyright...
Continue reading Allen Beaulieu claims that his 3,000 exclusive, registered images of the late "Purple Rain" legend were stolen and exploited by an art studio owner. By Jennie Lissarrague and Beth McDonough. KSTP-TV. www.kstp.com/news/photographer-allen-beaulieu-prince-photos-lawsuit/4299856...
Continue reading David Kittos, whose copyrighted photo of a bowl of Skittles was tweeted in a campaign ad by the Republican presidential candidate's eldest son, sues the Trump campaign in Illinois federal court. By Carey Dunne. Hyperallergic. www.hyperallergic.com/332201/photographer-sues-trump-for-copyright-infringement-over-skittles-image...
Continue reading Dash Snow's family claims that the fast food giant copied Snow's graffiti art, for decoration, in hundreds of its restaurants, without permission or attribution. By Enrico Bonadio. CityMetric. http://www.citymetric.com/horizons/graffiti-vs-mcdonalds-why-its-time-protect-street-artists-original-tags-2520...
Continue reading Gary Miller, represented by , files suit against Cumulus Media for using Miller's image of Tupac Shakur, on a hip-hop station website, without permission. All Access Music Group. www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/158601/photographer-sues-cumulus-over-use-of-tupac-photo-...
Continue reading Teddy Blackburn, represented by , sues Xenon Pictures for infringing on Blackburn's photos of Mike Tyson's infamous ear biting of Evander Holyfield in their 1997 boxing match. By TMZ. www.tmz.com/2016/10/06/mike-tyson-documentary-photog-sues?adid=TMZ_Search_Results...
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