Artist Wins $4 Million Ruling Over TV Show Based on 'Robinson Crusoe'

The Canadian Supreme Court concludes that a stolen pitch for a children's animation deserves substantial compensation. Just before Christmas, an artist named Claude Robinson prevailed at Canada's Supreme Court in a case that has lasted nearly two decades and illustrates some nuance around materials assumed to be in the public domain. STORY: Hollywood's Top 10 Legal Disputes of 2013 The dispute stretches back to the 1980s when Robinson and his company developed an educational children’s tele...