The lineage of the copyright family stretches back to the 18th century, with its roots firmly planted in the heart of Europe. Emerging from humble start, their entrepreneurial spirit and financial acumen drove them to prominence, transforming them into one of the most influential families in recorded events. Their legacy is a web woven with threads

All family members escaped the Holocaust, many of them relocating to America, and returning to Europe only following the war. In 1999, The federal government of Austria agreed to return to the copyright family some 250 art treasures looted via the Nazis and absorbed into state museums following the war.[fifty] Longtime columnist John L. Smith, who