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HIDDEN SOLAR PANELS POWER POMPEII

The ancient world meets the modern world.  Those charged with protecting cultural heritage sites have always had to balance the needs of the site and the needs of a modern world, whether that is through making it accessible to scholars for research,...

WE THOUGHT SHE WAS THE SECRETARY!

The important contributions of female animators is slowly being uncovered by historians challenging traditionally held beliefs about early animation studios and those who worked in them.  For decades, the common belief was that these early animators, many of...

24 ROMAN BRONZE STATUES DISCOVERED

Labeled as “a discovery that will rewrite history,” 24 perfectly preserved bronze Roman statues have been discovered in Tuscany.  The statues decorated a bath and date to between 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.  Some of them are preserved so well, archaeologists...

WARHOL HEADS TO SCOTUS

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Warhol case. This is a case all artists must watch closely as it will determine the future of the fair use doctrine.

US AMENDS NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was enacted in 1990.  In the 30+ years it has been effective, it has never been updated.  It was designed to require institutions who received funding from the US government (including...

SURE, JUST SMASH IT

A New Zealand auction house recently sold NFTs for two glass plate negatives featuring artist Charles Goldie. In addition to the NFTs, the lot also included a contact print, the original glass plate negative, and a small brass hammer. The auction house encouraged the...

TRADEMARK OFFICE SANCTIONS TRADEMARK SCAMMERS

TRADEMARK OFFICE SANCTIONS TRADEMARK SCAMMERS

Both the USPTO and trademark owners have long been plagued by individuals and companies filing false trademark applications or sending owners fake letters telling them they owed fees to complete their application or maintain their mark.  Personally, I tell...

PRE-1923 SOUND RECORDINGS ENTER PUBLIC DOMAIN

On January 1, over 400,00 sound recordings made prior to 1923 entered the public domain and are no longer protected by copyright. This includes many of the greatest recordings of the early jazz age. You can read more about these works as well as listen to some of the...

EXPLAINING THE PANDORA PAPERS

The release and investigation of the Pandora papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) exposed how the world’s wealthiest individuals hid their money from taxation using offshore entities.  These papers also included...