Sandra Day O’Connor’s Copyright Legacy
On December 1, 2023, the world lost legal trailblazer and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the first female Justice to serve on the nation’s highest court. […]
Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 3, Fair Use
As seen in parts 1 and part 2 of our blog series, where there is art, there are artists who love to push boundaries, particularly in copyright law. This is […]
Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 2, Authorship
In the previous blog post in this series (Part 1), we presented and discussed several visual arts copyright cases addressing the issue of copyrightability. In this blog, we look at […]
Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 1, Copyrightability
What do Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin, and David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) have in common? You guessed it—they are works of […]
Halloween Makeup and Copyright
As the days grow shorter and the warmth of summer wanes, store aisles give way to a mesmerizing array of candy, costumes, and Halloween décor. Halloween, that bewitching night when […]
Movie Copyright Cases Filmmakers Should Know: Part 3, Copyright Authorship
This is the third and final edition of our blog on insightful movie copyright cases for film and TV industry professionals. Part 1 of the blog addressed copyright infringement and […]
Movie Copyright Cases Filmmakers Should Know: Part 2, Movie Fair Use Cases
In the previous iteration of this blog (Part 1), we presented several movie copyright cases addressing the issues of copyright infringement and copyrightability. In this post, we look at TV […]
Movie Copyright Cases Filmmakers Should Know: Part 1, Infringement Cases
Moviegoers may be familiar with the cinematic musings of actress Nicole Kidman: “We come to this place for magic . . . That indescribable feeling we get when the lights […]
4 Tips to Navigating Copyright Law for Educators
It’s that time when teachers are busy preparing for the new school year. In developing curricula for students, teachers often wonder how copyright law applies to them when they incorporate […]
Photography Copyright Cases Photographers Should Know
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a case that was one of the more impactful decisions in recent memory […]