March 2022 Roundup of Copyright News
In the month of March, the U.S. Copyright Office published several final rules related to the copyright small claims court while various U.S. courts weighed in on several closely watched […]
Copyright in Journalism and News Reporting
About a half century ago, when the existing Copyright Act was enacted, the nature of journalism did not look like the fast-paced nature of the field today. Reporters, editors, fact-checkers, […]
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. […]