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How To Find & Monetize Valuable Copyrights On University Campuses
Copyright licensing is probably the last thing on students’ minds as they return to college campuses across the country. Yet with the increasingly difficult financial problems facing universities, there has been a renewed urgency to find ways to monetize inventions, discoveries … Continue reading
So You’re An Artist? Time To Learn Copyrights, Contracts & Business Formation.
There is the saying about the man who one night dreamed in sequences of five. Five swings, five trees on a hill, five people running for mayor . . . . Throughout the rest of the day, he wondered what … Continue reading
Posted in Business Formation, Copyright, Licensing
Tagged business, business formation, contract, copyright, VLAA
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Some Answers Are Not So Hard In The Copyright Debate. Or Are They?
One of my favorite sports columnists is Joe Posnanski who writes for Sports Illustrated and periodically, for the Kansas City Star. But, as insightful and funny as he is about sports and life, he’s not the first place to turn for intellectual property issues. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Licensing, Music Industry
Tagged copyright, ethics, music industry, orphan works, piracy, Pogue
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Supreme Court Rules On Copyright Registration: What Does It Mean?
I previously wrote that I was hoping the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Reed Elsevier Inc. v. Muchnickwould finally answer the question of whether copyright registration is necessary for courts to have subject matter jurisdiction. We now have a ruling – it … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Licensing
Tagged copyright, copyright infringement, Google, registration
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Federal Circuit: Korean War Memorial Stamp Violated Sculptor’s Copyright
Sometimes a 37¢ stamp does buy quite a bit. One lucky sculptor, Frank Gaylord, may find that such a stamp could give him some extra spending money in the neighborhood of six or seven figures. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Law, Copyright, Licensing, Photography
Tagged Art Law, copyright, fair use, Frank Gaylord, Korean War Memorial, litigation, photography, public art, sculptor, stamp
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Who Dat? The NFL And Trademarks.
Whether you were looking for false advertising claims on the Super Bowl commercials, roving the streets of Miami looking for counterfeit merchandise or just enjoying the game, the Super Bowl had a little something for everyone. The NFL even threw those who have a special … Continue reading
You Chose: Four Years Of Litigation Or Taking Care Of The Copyright Portfolio
As one of my daughters has discovered Calvin & Hobbes cartoons, I wonder whether she’ll be inspired to try some of Calvin’s outlandish ideas such as barreling down a steep hillside and over the abyss in a red wagon or if … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Licensing, Photography
Tagged copyright, copyright infringement, licensing, portfolio, Schrock v. Learning Curve
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Debate Continues Whether A Photography Is A Derivative Work, But 7th Circuit Issues Broad Ruling
Derivative. Is there a less appealing or scarier word in which to start a horror novel or blog post? The very word conjures up everything complex in the financial world and issynonymous with our current economic disaster. Woe be to … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Licensing, Photography
Tagged copyright, derivative, derivative work, licensing, litigation, Schrock v. Learning Curve
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Michael Jackson: The Music And Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Continues
While on a vacation in Northern Michigan recently, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” started playing in a local tavern. The song seemed out of place in the northern woods, but as I looked around, I could sense that the conversation at a number … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Licensing, Music Industry
Tagged copyright, copyright infringement, fair use, licensing, litigation, Manu Dibango, Michael Jackson, music industry, Rihanna
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IP Litigation From Flyover Country 