Creator Spotlight with Photographer & Founder of Free Juice, Allison Retina Stewart
This week we’d like to introduce you to photographer and Founder of Free Juice, Allison Retina Stewart. She has helped narrate stories for global brands, such as Exxon, Live Nation, and […]
Community Partner Spotlight: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MdVLA)
Today, we turn the spotlight over to one of our community and VLA partners, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. After you read their spotlight blog, be sure to follow them on Facebook, X, and Instagram. What is the […]
Community Partner Spotlight: Free Juice
Today, we turn the spotlight over to one of our newest community partners, Free Juice. They are a non-profit organization that seeks to “accelerate diversity in the photography industry through […]
House IP Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the American Music Fairness Act
On June 26, the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing titled “Radio, Music, and Copyright: 100 Years of Inequity for Recording Artists.” […]
House Administration Committee Holds Hearing on U.S. Copyright Office Modernization
On June 26, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing titled The U.S. Copyright Office: Customers, Communities, and Modernizations Efforts. The hearing featured Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and […]
World Music Day 2024: The History of Music and Copyright
From classical to hip-hop and metal to opera, music is a medium that unites people despite linguistic and cultural barriers. In celebration of World Music Day 2024, we recognize the […]
Creator Spotlight with Artist, Author, & Doctor Grisell Vargas
This week we’d like to introduce Artist, Author, & award-winning physician, Grisell Vargas. Grisell is the author of three pain management books and has been published in over 60 medical […]
Creator Spotlight with Stop-Motion Animator Blake Derksen
This week we’d like to introduce you to stop-motion animator, Blake Derksen. Some of his more well-known projects include Robot Chicken (2001), Fall Out Boy: Love from the Other Side (2023), […]
Turning Books to Movies: Three Copyright Tips for Authors
What do “The Notebook,” “It,” “The Bourne Identity,” “Twilight,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” and “The Color Purple” all have in common? You guessed it—they were all first literary works before […]
Creator Spotlight with Children’s Book Illustrator Lauren Gallegos
This week we’d like to introduce you to children’s book illustrator, Lauren Gallegos. Lauren has illustrated over 30 books ranging from board books to historical fiction. After reading her spotlight […]