Fair Use

Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides for an important doctrine in copyright law known as “Fair Use.” Below, we’ve compiled a list of blog posts highlighting the importance of […]

Not a Perfect Ten

Imagine that someone had stolen all of your most treasured possessions – jewelry that had been passed down in the family for generations, paintings you had brought back from your […]

Don’t Judge a Poll by its Headline

A tweet I read recently warned against the label “fake news,” calling it “lazy language.” “Be specific,” it read. “Fake news” can refer to a number of methods used to […]

BMG v. Cox: A Lesson on Accountability

We tend to associate technology with freedom, and perhaps for good reason. I remember taking road trips growing up where my mom would have a printed, fold-out map in hand, […]

10 Most Memorable Copyright Moments of 2016

Ask anyone… 2016 was quite a year, to say the least. From Brexit, to killer clowns, to the U.S Presidential election, there was literally never a dull moment. The creative […]

Copyright is NOT a Monopoly

For all these years, most of us have been playing Monopoly wrong. As a blog post that went viral in 2013 explains, according to the actual rules of the game, […]

Copyright: Fuel for the Economy

Today, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) released a new report – Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy – The 2016 Report – on the economic impact of copyright-dependent industries […]