How to Help Musicians Who Cannot Perform Live Due to COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated musicians’ and songwriters’ ability to earn a living. Live concerts, once the primary way for artists to make money, have been canceled with no indication […]
Chilling Copyright Stories for Halloween
Updated: October 7, 2021 Halloween is here again, and with it comes a fresh set of chilling tales of copyright infringement and gray areas – tales scary enough to make […]
Horror Movie Copyright Cases
Updated: October 26, 2021 While Halloween brings to mind jack-o’-lanterns and spooky scary skeletons, some major horror movie franchises have had their spines tingle from the terrors of copyright infringement. […]
“It is so ordered” – A Look Back at Justice Ginsburg’s Copyright Legacy
Last week, the world lost a legal giant, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, after 27 years of service on the highest court in the land. Justice Ginsburg, the second woman ever […]
An Overview of My Copyright Alliance Legal Internship: The Critical Importance of Copyright, Creators, and Community in Securing Legal Agency for Artists
What is, arguably, one of the greatest injustices faced by artists in the United States? My answer would be the lack of legal agency. The reality that artists lack legal […]
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s Twitter Feed is Full of Righteous Admonitions and Noble Calls to Action
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon stands behind programs and legislation that extend unemployment benefits, foster anti-racism efforts and support a comprehensive COVID-19 response. These are all commendable, but Senator Wyden […]
The Pirate Streaming Market is Booming, and Creators and Consumers Alike Are Its Victims
Operators of what is known as pirate subscription Internet Protocol Television (PS IPTV) provide a familiar service: stream television channels and movies to users (often on a subscription model, but […]
Contributions of Jazz to Modern Music
While melody and harmony are all important parts of any song, Jazz emphasizes something that is so important to the development of music: improvisation. In Jazz, each performer takes a […]
New Group Registration Option for Short Online Literary Works
Last month, the U.S. Copyright Office announced a new group registration option for short online literary works, which will allow creators to save money when registering blogs, articles, and other […]
Abraham Lincoln’s Gift to Copyright for Photographers
Visiting Scholar and Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University School of Law; and Assistant Professor at the Southern Illinois University School of Law beginning August 2020. This […]