George Lucas took on an unexpected, unassuming foe last weekend: no, not the dastardly battle droids—think more like a group of Bay Ridge Star Wars fans who were planning a movie marathon at a local bar. more ›

Yesterday we reported that SPIN magazine had sent a cease and desist letter to a young man in Oregon whose Twitter handle is @Spin, claiming copyright infringement and confusion. The magazine hasn't gotten back to us with a comment, but @Spin (aka Eric Rice) has. He told us this afternoon: more ›

The esteemed Bay Ridge private school Adelphi Academy has apparently filed a cease and desist order against a neighborhood message board that has hosted threads that were critical of the school. The post in question — which has since been removed from the forum BayRidgeTalk.com — addressed, among other things, Daily News articles covering the school's $2.1 million deficit in 2006, the foreclosure proceedings against the academy's 86th Street property, reports of teachers' paychecks bouncing, and the firing of a dean after he allegedly discovered a hidden bank account run by the school's Corporate Director. more ›

The big Pop Burger location that opened on East 58th Street last winter has gotten a threatening letter from lawyers because of a wall-length mural depicting Andy Warhol's famed Campbell's soup cans. What's funny is that it's not the Warhol estate who sent the C&D, but the Campbell corporation, who contend that customers will think that the burger mecca is "affiliated with or sponsored by Campbell in some way." Speaking to the Post, a Pop Burger rep went ape on the 139-year-old soup company: "Who knew that Campbell's Soup still existed? The only reason they are probably still in business is because Andy gave them a place in pop culture history that will forever be celebrated as some of the best art work ever created. And as for their request—come and try to take them down. They don't have a can to p - - - in or a window to throw it out of regarding the legality of their request." more ›