A “photographer” has sued over usage of their photo of the Banana Duct-Taped to the Wall from Miami Beach’s Art Basel. But can it be a valid copyright?
“Impaired” Aurora Police Officer Won’t Be Charged
Officer Nathan Meier, 48, of the Aurora, Colorado Police Department, was found unresponsive in the middle of the road inside his police vehicle. He would later admit to drinking Vodka and being “impaired” with a 0.43 Blood-Alcohol-Level. He will not be charged.
File-Sharing “Copyright Troll” Loses BIG
Strike 3 Holdings, a serial litigator of Bittorrent-based file-sharing “John Doe” copyright infringement cases, has finally met its match after suing an innocent defendant. Great job by J. Curtis Edmondson and his legal team!
Pixar Accused of Stealing the Vanicorn from “Onward”
Pixar allegedly hired the “Vanicorn” from creator Sweet Cicely Daniher for an event at their campus. Later, a very similar van appears in “Onward”. But is it copyright infringement?!?
PTA Fined $250 for Showing “Lion King” without Permission
The Berkeley, California Emerson Elementary PTA recently held a fundraising event at which they showed the 2019 Disney remake of “Lion King” for entertainment purposes. The got a mild demand letter from Movie Licensing USA and reacted proportionately /s.