There has been much speculation that late world-renown designer Yves Saint Laurent must be spinning in his grave. Four years after his passing, on June 21, 2012, the luxury fashion house bearing his name and its parent company, PPR,  announced that it would be changing its well-known moniker to Saint Laurent Paris. Reportedly an attempt [...]

New York Superior Court Judge Lucy Billings recently dismissed claims brought by MTV reality star John Devenanzio against Time Warner and its subsidiary company HBO. John Devenanzio, or, as he is more popularly known in the entertainment industry, “Johnny Bananas,” sued HBO last year, alleging infringement, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress by improperly using [...]

In the latest development in the Authors Guild v. Google litigation, Judge Denny Chin, sitting by designation, denied Google’s motion to dismiss the copyright infringement claims against it in the Southern District of New York, and granted the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification. The Authors Guild originated its suit in 2005, alleging that Google [...]