Good artists borrow. Great artists steal. On Tuesday, a California federal jury delivered its own message to artists everywhere that inspiration can rise to copyright infringement.

Get out the German translation dictionary because Ralf Hutter has met a machine where coexistence raises a pulsating legal condundrum. On Monday, the Kraftwerk co-founder and frontman filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Dresden, Germany-based eZelleron, Inc., the maker of an energy supply unit for mobile electronic devices.

If more proof is necessary that reality television dreamers sacrifice quite a lot in their attempts to become famous, VH1 Dating Naked star Jessie Nizewitz has just lost her lawsuit alleging Viacom and producers of the show violated her privacy by failing to "blur out her vagina and anus."

Oprah Winfrey has vindicated her legal might, prevailing in a topsy-turvy case that alleged that she had violated a motivational entrepreneur's hold over "Own Your Power" through use of the phrase on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine, at a magazine-related event, on social media accounts and on her TV show.

Old School actor Luke Wilson says his former assistant Charles Lodi took advantage of his position to make unauthorized purchases on his credit cards amounting to $90,000 as well as robbing him of more than $75,000 dollars in personal property.

According to a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, the actor's production company hired Lodi in 2011 to run various errands, and he was rewarded with compensation as well as living free-of-charge in housing provided by Wilson.

On FX's Louie, comedian Louis C.K. certainly does a lot — producing, writing, directing, starring in and editing the series. The dexterity resulted in a novel battle over whether Louis C.K.'s Pig Newton production company owed health and pension contributions to directors of three union-industry plans. On Thursday, a New York federal judge delivered his 36-page opinion on why C.K. did in fact owe money.

Village People singer-songwriter Victor Willis has finally prevailed in reclaiming 50 percent of the copyright to many of the group's songs, including "Y.M.C.A."

A judge has ruled that a rewrite of a lawsuit against 21st Century Fox over the sitcom New Girl should survive a motion to dismiss.

Pending a bankruptcy judge's approval, TiVo is about to become the proud owner of Aereo's trademarks, domain names and customer lists.