Black History Month 2022: Ways Black Creators are Uplifting Their Communities
Black History Month has been the apogee of education and the celebration of Black heritage in the U.S. for decades. It began in 1926, when historian Carter G. Woodson worked […]
Creator Spotlight with Illustrator Jam Dong
This week we’d like to introduce you to Illustrator Jam Dong. What was the inspiration behind becoming a creator? What do you enjoy most about the creative process? I believe everyone […]
January 2022 Roundup of Copyright News
Starting this month and throughout 2022 we will be summarizing the previous month’s activities and events in the world of copyright. Judging by the activities in January, 2022 is on […]
States Should Follow New York’s Rejection of Mandatory eBook Licensing
Around the end of December 2021, rightsholders were collectively holding their breaths over several bills which proposed to force publishers into a compulsory regime for the licensing of electronic formats […]
How Instagram Changed Its Embedding Feature—and What That Means for Photographers and Publishers
In mid-December of 2021, Instagram quietly let it be known that it had added a feature to its service that allows users to disable its commonly misused and misunderstood embedding […]
Creator Spotlight with Artist Kasey Lynn Wisnom
This week we’d like to introduce you to artist Kasey Lynn Wisnom. What was the inspiration behind becoming an artist? What do you enjoy most about the creative process? My […]
Copyright Office Activities in 2021: A Year In Review
Last year was one the busiest years in recent history for the U.S. Copyright Office. In addition to numerous personnel changes—including a new Register of Copyrights in late 2020 and […]
Copyright Cases in 2021: A Year In Review
2021 was a roller coaster of highs and lows in copyright litigation. A much-anticipated Supreme Court decision left many scratching their heads, while the Second and Ninth Circuits brought a […]
Yo Ho! A Copyright Pirate’s Life In 2021
Since the passing of the original Copyright Act in 1790, developments in copyright law in the United States have been influenced by many civil disputes—lawsuits where one private party sues […]
The CASE Act: One-Year Anniversary
It’s almost the one-year anniversary of the CASE Act being passed into law. On December 27, the “Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” will turn one year […]