Judge Dismisses Artist’s Claim against NYU Involving Mascot Drawing

A federal judge has granted New York University’s (NYU) motion for summary judgment in a case in which the school was sued for copyright infringement by an artist who alleged that the NYU athletic department used her drawing of a cougar on various items without her consent.   In so ruling, the court found that the defendant “met its burden of showing that Orion (the cougar) is a ‘work made for hire’ under the Copyright Act, and therefore that the defendant is properly considered the