Frank’s son Dweezil was told by the family trust, controlled by two of his siblings, that his show Zappa Plays Zappa risked huge copyright infringement fines.
Month: April 2016
DreamWorks Animation Sale Leaves Jeffrey Katzenberg at a Crossroads
Jeffrey Katzenberg energetically ran the boutique studio, but its fortunes often seemed star-crossed.
Target Steps Out in Front of Bathroom Choice Debate
The retailer said transgender employees and customers could choose which restroom they preferred to use, a position that centered it in a national debate.
IPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
Revenue fell 13 percent, to $50.6 billion, as sales of the company’s flagship product fell with little else to take its place.
DealBook: Tribune Plays Coy as Gannett Makes a Bid
Tribune’s nonexecutive chairman, Michael Ferro, may have his own reasons for stalling for more time.
Facebook Aims to Drive Down Tech Prices to Expand Its Reach
The social network wants to triple its 1.6 billion global users, but to do that, it will have to make connecting to the Internet much less expensive.
Renewable Energy Stumbles Toward the Future
The problems at companies like SunEdison resemble those of past leading-edge industries.
VW, Setting Aside $18 Billion for Diesel Scandal Costs, Reports Record Loss
The automaker said it had lost $6.2 billion in 2015, after subtracting money it expects to spend to compensate for the company’s emissions cheating.
Economic Scene: Liberal Biases, Too, May Block Progress on Climate Change
Liberal resistance to nuclear power plants, which generate electricity at scale while emitting virtually no greenhouse gases, could be damaging in the effort to combat climate change.
In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build
An activist who calls her group BARF is pushing for more housing, pitting cranky homeowners and the political establishment against newcomers who want the region to make room for them, too.