A federal jury found real estate developer Luke Brugnara guilty of an $11 million art theft that included a $3 million sculpture of Edgar Degas’
Month: May 2015

Court Expands Copyright Attorney Fees
Good news for artists. Copyright law allows a cartoonist who won a copyright claim to receive attorney fees to pay her lawyer, which gives artists

Chinese Professors Named in Economic Spy Ring
Federal prosecutors charged three Chinese university professors and three others with economic spying and trade secrets theft to benefit the Peoples Republic of China in a

Anti-Muslim Free Speech Prevails Over Copyrights
Free speech rights trumped copyrights Monday in a federal appeals ruling that Google Inc. is not required to remove an actress’ controversial anti-Muslim appearance in

Civil Rights Retrial Over Black Inmates’ Lockdown
An African-American inmate at Corcoran State Prison won reinstatement of his civil rights claims for injuries after violent incidents involving inmates and guards resulted in

He’s My Roommate, He’s My Husband
The California Supreme Court will decide in the next 90 days whether a couple can be considered separated while living in the same house, but