by Administrator | Mar 11, 2021 | Copyright, Legal Issues for Museums
We are excited be presenting, “The Copyright Conundrum: Understanding the Basics of US Copyright Law,” for the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance, on Thursday, March 18th at 2pm. This presentation is geared toward small and medium-sized historic...
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 | Jan 19, 2021 | Copyright, Fair Use
The Ninth Circuit has completely reversed the lower court ruling of fair use in Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC copyright infringement claim. The original case involved a mash-up of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss. The Dr. Seuss estate...
by Administrator | Jan 5, 2021 | Copyright, Trademarks
Buried in the recent COVID-19 relief bill recently signed by President Trump are several important updates to copyright and trademark laws. The first is the creation of a small claims court for copyright infringement claims of up to $30,000. The...
by Administrator | Oct 6, 2020 | Copyright
In the recent decision of Schwartzwald v. Oath, the court in the Southern District of New York found that the reproduction of a professional photographer’s photo of actor Jon Hamm in a Huffington Post article was fair use. Schwartzwald is a professional photographer...
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