October 15, 2012
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed Hebrew University of Jerusalem's suit against General Motors LLC over the carmaker's use of Albert Einstein's image in a commercial, ruling the university no longer holds the rights of publicity 57 years after the physicist's death.
August 29, 2012
A California judge overseeing an Israeli university's suit against General Motors LLC over its use of Albert Einstein's image in magazine advertisements questioned attorneys Wednesday whether the school's claim to Einstein's publicity rights should survive 57 years after the physicist's death.
August 07, 2012
An Israeli university suing General Motors LLC over its use of Albert Einstein's image in magazine advertisements asked a California federal court on Tuesday to rule in its favor, arguing GM's defense had relied on precedent that didn't apply to commercial ads.
March 19, 2012
A California federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss an Israeli university's lawsuit over General Motors LLC's use of Albert Einstein's image in magazine advertisements, ruling that the school might have inherited the famed physicist's publicity rights.