Updates to our Terms of Use

We are updating our Terms of Use. Please carefully review the updated Terms before proceeding to our website.

Sunday, October 25, 2026
Courthouse News Service
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Back issues
Courthouse News Service Courthouse News Service

Einstein copyright

CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled an online retailer of a computer mousepad displaying a famous portrait of Albert Einstein did not violate the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's rights to Einstein's image because the university does not own rights to the photograph itself.

Click here to read the ruling.    

Categories / Arts, Briefs, Business

Subscribe to our free newsletters

Our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.