November 24, 2020
A New York City real estate developer that destroyed a famed graffiti space known as 5Pointz has agreed to pay attorneys at Eisenberg & Baum LLP, who are representing the artists behind the space, more than $2 million in attorney fees, according to a joint stipulation filed Tuesday.
December 14, 2018
From "Stairway to Heaven" to Fox News to an epic battle over smartphone software, 2018 saw too many important copyright rulings to keep straight. Here are the 10 biggest you need to remember, plus seven more that didn't make the cut.
June 13, 2018
A New York City real estate developer who demolished the famed graffiti space 5Pointz won't get a new trial, after a federal judge Wednesday issued a scathing opinion that blasted the owner for lying in court and other "egregious behavior."
March 16, 2018
Following a ruling that a New York City developer violated federal law when he demolished the famed graffiti space 5Pointz, the street artists behind the site demanded Thursday he repay their whopping $2.6 million legal bill.
February 21, 2018
A New York City real estate developer who demolished the famed graffiti space 5Pointz filed an appeal Wednesday to the Second Circuit of a ruling last week that he must pay $6.75 million for his act of "revenge."
February 12, 2018
A federal judge ruled Monday that the sudden destruction of famous New York City graffiti space 5Pointz was an intentional violation of federal law, issuing a strongly worded decision ordering the site's "unrepentant" owner to pay $6.75 million in damages.
December 19, 2017
A real estate developer urged a New York federal court on Monday to reject a jury's finding that he violated an obscure federal statute when he demolished the famous New York City graffiti space known as 5Pointz, saying the court wrongly instructed the jury that whitewashing was a form of mutilation.
November 08, 2017
A Brooklyn jury found Tuesday that a real estate developer violated an obscure federal statute when he demolished the famous New York City graffiti space known as 5Pointz, issuing an advisory opinion that sets the stage for a final ruling in the closely watched case.
April 03, 2017
A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday ruled that a group of graffiti artists could proceed to trial in their lawsuit over the 2013 destruction of famed New York City mural space 5Pointz.
November 20, 2013
A Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday issued a lengthy opinion detailing last week's refusal to protect a famed New York City graffiti site from destruction, sounding a sympathetic tone at times as he explained why the street art didn't qualify for an injunction.