Senator Franken uses Tom Toles cartoon
Senator Al Franken, a former comedian and comedy writer (painfully) uses a cartoon by Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Tole to argue support for his bill.
Posted on: May 11, 2010, Section: Editorial cartooning, Legal, Comments: 12 Comments
“Snoopy” arrested while breaking into prison
A man dressed as Snoopy was arrested while trying to free an inmate in Britain. Thesun.co.uk reported on Monday that jail workers were stunned when confronted by the Peanuts character waving a gun. When the man dressed as Snoopy and an accomplice failed to break down a door, they pelted prison officers’ cars with concrete [...]
Posted on: May 10, 2010, Section: International, Legal, Comments: 9 Comments
Jihaad Jane and Jamie waive right to speedy trial
The two women arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out a plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks appeared in court and voluntarily waived their rights to a speedy trial. The woman Colleen LaRose and Jamie Paulin-Ramirez (dubbed “Jihaad Jane” and “Jihaad Jamie” by the media) have pleaded not guilty. Their trail could start as [...]
Posted on: May 7, 2010, Section: International, Legal, Comments: 2 Comments
Seth MacFarlane: Arizona law is like Nazi Germany
Caught by Comics Riff: MacFarlane, speaking in a Reuters Television interview, said the Arizona law was more shocking than his own irreverent, hot-button shows. His animated comedies “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show” all air on Fox. “It’s too much. It’s kind of a slap in the face, it’s not the way to [...]
Posted on: May 3, 2010, Section: Legal, Television, Comments: 25 Comments
Second woman charged in JihadJane case
The AP reports that terrorism charges have been filed against Jamie Paulin-Ramirez. Originally from Colorado, she was one of the seven arrested in Ireland allegedly plotting to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks. Paulin-Ramirez is linked to Colleen LaRose (aka JihadJane) who was earlier arrested in Pennsylvania.
Posted on: Apr 5, 2010, Section: International, Legal, Comments: 0 Comments
Stu Rees responds to Copyright Czar’s request for comments
Last week I posted news that the White House Copyright Czar was soliciting comments from copyright holders on ways to improve copyright protection. I’ve received the following response from entertainment attorney Stu Rees, who was awarded the 2007 Silver T-Square by the National Cartoonist Society for “demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or [...]
Posted on: Mar 23, 2010, Section: Legal, Comments: 4 Comments
White House seeks input to improve copyright protection
Thank you Lynn Reznick for forwarding this to me. Summary: The new White House copyright czar is collecting comments from artists on how to improve copyright protection. See below for details. All comments must be received by Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 5 p.m. EST. Please read and submit your comments. FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP [...]
Posted on: Mar 19, 2010, Section: Legal, Comments: 5 Comments
DC Comics hires big gun in Siegel suit
Newsarama is reporting that DC Comics has replaced their “local outside counsel with Los Angeles “Super Lawyer” Daniel Petrocelli.” Time Warner’s decision to bring on such a high-profile litigator as its new outside counsel would seem to signal that the company does not expect a settlement with the Siegel family in the foreseeable future. It’s [...]
Posted on: Mar 2, 2010, Section: Comic Books, Legal, Comments: 5 Comments
Judge rules against Tribune Co. over Dick Tracy
A judge has ruled against the Tribune Co. which sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed Warren Beaty over the rights of the Dick Tracy character. Beaty sued the Chicago media company after it notified Beaty that they were taking back the rights since he had not exercised them since the 1990 movie in which Beaty [...]
Posted on: Feb 22, 2010, Section: Comic strips, Legal, Comments: 1 Comment
Winnie-the-Pooh heirs sue Disney. Again
The family of the late Stephen Slesinger, who gave Winnie-the-Pooh his trademark red shirt, has sued Disney over alleged unpaid royalties. The family had previously sued Disney and lost over licensing rights. The court decision established Disney as the owner, but the family was due 2% royalties which the family now alleges Disney is underreporting. [...]
Posted on: Nov 16, 2009, Section: Animation, Legal, Comments: 5 Comments
Ex-New York Post editor sues paper
Sandra Guzman, who was fired from her editing job at the New York Post for being critical of the paper after it ran Sean Delonas’ dead chimpanzee cartoon has filed a lawsuit against the paper. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan alleges the she was “subjected to a hostile work environment in [...]
Posted on: Nov 11, 2009, Section: Editorial cartooning, Legal, Newspaper industry, Comments: 0 Comments
Judge throws out Steve Kelley lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against the San Diego Union-Tribune by their former editorial cartoonist, Steve Kelley, has been thrown out due to lack of “evidence of any unfair or unlawful business practice.” The ruling is a set back for Kelley who accused his former employer of intimidating current Union-Tribune Steve Breen from developing a comic strip [...]
Posted on: Nov 11, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Controversies, Legal, Comments: 0 Comments
Warren Beatty given green light to sue TMS
Last spring I reported that actor Warren Beatty had filed a lawsuit against Tribune Co and that Tribune Media Syndicate had filed an adversary complaint in a dispute over the television and movie rights to the Dick Tracy character. Beatty, who bought the rights in the 1980′s contends that he had started a television special [...]
Posted on: Nov 10, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Legal, Comments: 2 Comments
2 Chicagoans allegedly plotted to kill Westergaard
From an AP story comes news that two men from Chicago were arrested for allegedly plotting attacks on overseas targets including Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. Federal prosecutors have charged 49-year-old David Coleman Headley and 48-year-old Tahawwur Hussain Rana. Prosecutors contend Headley told FBI agents that the initial plan called for an attack against the newspaper [...]
Posted on: Oct 28, 2009, Section: Controversies, International, Legal, Comments: 1 Comment
Orphan Works bill status
Tom Richmond has posted an email he’s received from the Board of the Illustrators’ Partnership on the status of the Orphan Works bill and the implications on how the lawsuits against Google for it’s digitizing books will affect copyright law. In 2004, the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers sued Google for copyright infringement. [...]
Posted on: Sep 25, 2009, Section: Legal, Comments: 1 Comment
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