Photographer Wins Copyright Claim Over Warhol Art March 29, 2021 By Larry Neumeister A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in a copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a...
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Trademark Tiff Over Use of ‘Scout’ Part of Recruitment Battle December 29, 2020 By Larry Neumeister The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core...
Weinstein Reaches Tentative $19M Deal With Accusers July 7, 2020 By Larry Neumeister NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of...
Federal Appeals Court in New York Approves of $6.7M Award to Graffiti Artists February 25, 2020 By Larry Neumeister A federal appeals court in New York gave its approval Thursday to a $6.7 million award for nearly two dozen...
Weinstein Deal Seen as ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Companies But Punishing to Some Victims December 17, 2019 By Larry Neumeister A tentative $25 million settlement revealed last Wednesday to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and...
NYPD Employees Charged in Car Insurance Scam November 12, 2019 By Larry Neumeister A uniformed New York Police Department officer and five dispatchers are among those charged in a car insurance scam that...
Judge Rules Andy Warhol’s ‘Transformative’ Art Did Not Violate Photographer’s Copyright July 3, 2019 By Larry Neumeister Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that...
Eyewear Website Operator Sentenced in Manhattan to Two More Years in Prison April 26, 2019 By Larry Neumeister An eyewear website operator who has already served over five years in prison for threatening customers across the country with...
Judge Blocks NYC Law Demanding Airbnb Disclosures January 8, 2019 By Larry Neumeister A New York City law forcing Airbnb and HomeAway home-sharing platforms to reveal a “breathtaking” amount of information about their...
New York Judge Awards Graffiti Artists $6.7M After Works Destroyed February 14, 2018 By Karen Matthews and Larry Neumeister A judge awarded $6.7 million Monday to graffiti artists who sued after dozens of spray paintings were destroyed on the...