A SMART New Approach to Combatting Piracy
On March 18, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the SMART (Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies) Copyright Act of 2022, S. 3880. The bill makes amendments to […]
Creator Spotlight with Artist/Animator Xaviera López
This week we’d like to introduce you to artist and animator Xaviera López. You can follow Xaviera on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. 1. What was the inspiration behind becoming a […]
Women’s History Month 2022: The Queens Who Run the World
Women are incredible, and the list of accomplishments by women is unlimited. There are generations of women who have shaped life as we know it today, including many of the […]
Copyright Small Claims Court Rulemakings Status Update
The U.S. Copyright Office Will Issue Some Major Final Rules On How The New Small Claims Court Will Operate. As we recounted in our CASE Act one-year anniversary blog post, […]
Supreme Court (Finally) Renders a Copyright Decision That’s Not for the Birds
Court Decision in Unicolors v. H&M a Boon for Individual Creators as Court Closes Administrative Loophole Used by Infringers It was about this time last year that we all were […]
February 2022 Roundup of Copyright News
February was another busy month for the copyright community—there were several Congressional hearings and a landmark decision coming from the U.S. Supreme Court in Unicolors v. H&M. Here are a […]
What Do We Know About President Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Views on Copyright?
Today, February 25, President Joe Biden announced his nominee for the Supreme Court—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would replace Justice Stephen Breyer who plans on retiring after a little over […]
Top 5 Fair Use Myths on Social Media
The last thing anyone wants to do on social media is to get into trouble. But trouble on social media can come from more than just cringey or offensive posts. […]
Creator Spotlight with Musician Hunter Lewis
This week we’d like to introduce you to musician Hunter Lewis. You can follow him on Instagram @hunnid_james. What was the inspiration behind becoming a musician? What do you enjoy most about […]
How Is Fashion Protected by Copyright Law?
This week, you may have seen photographs and videos of long runways where models donned the season’s latest trends and styles. It’s Fashion Week 2022– the time of year when […]