Showing Legacy Artists Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Closing the 1972 Loophole
The year was 1972. Roberta Flack’s The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was the number 1 record in the United States, topping both the Billboard Hot 100 and […]
Infringe, Recycle, Repeat: Not For a Healthy Digital Copyright Ecosystem
“DMCA=reactivate.” Not quite the phrase that inspires a sense of balance in the digital copyright space. This phrase, used by Cox itself to describe its DMCA repeat infringer policy, illustrates […]
It’s Time for Copyright Law to Protect Our Country’s Music Icons
The Supremes. Dionne Warwick. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. Brenda Lee. Ray Charles. All different artists from different backgrounds and genres. But they all have one thing in common: […]
Gone With the Old: New Rules for Group Registration of Newspapers
In September, 2016, the trade association for newspapers in the U.S. changed its name from the Newspaper Association of America to the News Media Alliance, a change reflecting “the news […]
Illicit Streaming Devices – The Online Pirate’s New Favorite Vessel
Despite the continued growth of legitimate services for streaming movies and TV shows, a new form of infringement of these copyrighted works has surfaced: illicit streaming devices (ISDs). On January […]
New Makeover for Group Registration of Photographs: 6 Takeaways
Calling all photographers! Starting February 20, 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office will implement a new rule affecting how groups of photographs are registered. The rule aims to modernize and streamline […]
Top 5 Questions from Photographers at Imaging USA 2018
Copyright reform is in full focus at this year’s Imaging USA, the longest-running U.S. photographic convention and expo run by the Professional Photographers of America (“PPA”). Posters, flyers, and even […]
Clearing the Air on the ALI Copyright Restatement
On January 18, Billboard magazine reported on a letter sent by the US Copyright Office to the American Law Institute expressing concerns regarding its Copyright Restatement project, a project that […]
What Happens to the Copyright Office if the Government Shuts Down?
As it stands, the federal government is set to shut down tonight at midnight for the first time since 2013. But what happens to the U.S. Copyright Office if the […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Activist, Leader, Creator
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was many things—a minister, a Doctor of Theology, an activist and leader within the civil rights movement, a husband and father. He was also a […]