February 25, 2025
A New York federal court on Tuesday dismissed a copyright infringement case against artist Jeff Koons, saying the dispute — featuring a snake sculpture, an Italian porn star turned parliamentarian and a messy divorce — was brought too late.
July 31, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to hear whether a lawyer can land a trademark on the phrase "Trump Too Small," and federal courts are beginning to grapple with copyright litigation targeting the commercial use of generative artificial intelligence. Here are the top copyright and trademark cases to keep an eye on in the second half of 2023.
June 30, 2023
Both Jeff Koons and a set designer who sold a piece more than 30 years ago to be used by the former porn star and Italian parliamentarian Cicciolina said Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling concerning Andy Warhol's transformation of a Prince photograph supports their respective copyright claims on photos that Koons made of Cicciolina.
July 19, 2022
Artist Jeff Koons will have to face a New York federal lawsuit that claims he ripped off the work of a set designer in order to make his iconic photo series featuring the former porn star and Italian parliamentarian Cicciolina.
December 02, 2021
Pop culture artist Jeff Koons incorporated without permission an artist's sculpture of a serpent wrapped around a rock pedestal to create artwork featuring Koons clutching the lingerie-clad body of Italian adult film actress Cicciolina, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in New York.