July 15, 2024
A company managing the works of famed astronomer Carl Sagan has agreed to drop claims that a Michigan software company is using Sagan's name without permission to benefit from his reputation, according to a stipulation of dismissal that said the parties reached a settlement.
April 05, 2024
A company managing the works of famed astronomer Carl Sagan said it has the rights to the scientist's name and likeness, telling a Michigan federal judge that it has the standing to sue a software company for allegedly using Sagan's name without permission.
November 06, 2023
An estate managing the works of a well-known astronomer asked a federal judge for sanctions against a Michigan software company, alleging the company scrubbed its website to destroy evidence of its alleged infringement of the scientist's name because it expected litigation.