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…
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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…
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…
Kirby heirs may prove to be headache for Disney
Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes of the New York Times Media Decoder blog write about the $4 billion acquisition of…
Court sides with Paris Hilton in Hallmark fight
At a hearing in California on Monday, three judges at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals gave Paris Hilton the…
Beatty deposition battle in Dick Tracy case
Last March I posted news that actor Warren Beatty and Tribune Media Services were in a legal scrap over the…
“Sita Sings the Blues” released with Creative Commons license
Nina Paley, creator of the short lived comic strip (King Features Syndicate, 2002-2003) Sita Sings the Blues is releasing her…
News Briefs for July 21, 2009
Animation » Ted Rall and David Essman team up for another editorial animation. Books » Moonbase Press has announced that…
Are your cartoons being used without permission?
I received an email from one cartoonist who found his work on the social photo and video hosting site Photo…
TMS sues Warren Beatty over Dick Tracy rights
Tribune Media Services has filed a lawsuit against actor Warren Beatty to regain the TV and movie rights to the…
Brian Duffy fighting for cartoon rights
Brian Duffy, recently fired by the Des Moines Register, is considering legal action to retain the rights to his cartoons,…
Star Tribune files for bankruptcy
The second major paper to file bankruptcy is Minneapolis Star Tribune which made the filing to “reduce our operating costs,…
Coffee growers won’t sue Mike Peters
The Colombia’s coffee growers federation has opted to drop its $20 million lawsuit against Mother Goose and Grimm creator Mike…
Popeye is now public domain – at least in Europe
At the first of this year, the Popeye character entered into the public domain in Europe. In the US, the…
Mike Peters sued for $20M over coffee cartoon
Mother Goose and Grimm creator Mike Peters has been sued by the The Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers over a…