by Administrator | Aug 24, 2021 | Copyright, Legal Issues for Artists
In 2019, film producer Rick Allen, who had been recording the underwater excavation of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge since the 1990s, sued the State of North Carolina for copyright infringement after the state posted Allen’s images and video clips on its...
by Administrator | Jun 29, 2021 | Estate Planning, Legal Issues for Artists
The parties involved in the lawsuit over the handling of the Robert Indiana estate have agreed to a settlement. You can read about it here.
by Administrator | May 18, 2021 | Legal Issues for Artists
A major complaint of authors and musicians is that not only are they not paid royalties that are due on their work, but that it can be almost impossible to find out from their publishing companies exactly what royalties are owed. This is something I’ve run...
by Administrator | Apr 27, 2021 | Estate Planning, Legal Issues for Artists
The Attorney General’s Office for the State of Maine filed papers with the probate court overseeing the estate of Robert Indiana asking that the court order the attorneys involved in the administration of the estate to return a significant amount of their fees,...
by Administrator | Mar 2, 2021 | Copyright, Legal Issues for Artists, Trademarks
In 2019, Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn, commissioned a copy of “Fearless Girl” from its artist, Kristen Visbal. The statue was to sit outside their office and was part of the law firm’s campaign for gender equality in the workplace...
by Administrator | Dec 22, 2020 | Legal Issues for Artists
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law New York Senate Bill S5959D which extends protection for the right of publicity 40 years after the death of the celebrity in question. This means that the heirs to a deceased celebrity’s right to...
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