NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed part of The Velvet Underground's lawsuit accusing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts of violating its rights to an iconic banana image used on the rock band's best-known album. While Velvet Underground's trademark case remains untouched, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan rejected its request for a court order that the Warhol Foundation had no copyright claim to the banana image. ...
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