11 Reasons Why a Small Claims Bill Should Pass | Reason Five: Marie – Architecture Photographer
Marie is an architecture photographer who gets a large portion of her income from photographing homes and licensing images to the home’s seller for uses related to the sale. She recently […]
11 Reasons Why a Small Claims Bill Should Pass | Reason Four: Rob – Commercial Photographer
Rob is a freelance professional photographer in San Francisco who was hired by an online visitors’ magazine to create a still life image to illustrate an article on local bars and […]
Celebrating Women In Leadership At the Copyright Office
Today is International Women’s Day, and in celebration, we’d like to honor the legacies, and achievements of former women Registers of Copyrights and the current Acting Register of Copyrights of […]
11 Reasons Why a Small Claims Bill Should Pass | Reason Three: Angela — Illustrator
Angela is an illustrator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She works in watercolor, ink and colored pencil. She published her illustrations and paintings in an instructional book titled Angelic Visions [North Light […]
11 Reasons Why a Small Claims Bill Should Pass | Reason Two: Andrew – Wedding, Portrait, and Event Photographer
Andrew is a wedding, portrait and event photographer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the perfect example of the small-business creator. He provides for his family by operating a small […]
11 Reasons Why a Small Claims Bill Should Pass | Reason One: Kathy – Science Photographer
Kathy is a senior writer with the University of California, Davis, Department of Entomology and Nematology. She captured a rare close-up photo of a honey bee sting which showed the […]
Exploring the Bounds of Fair Use: Graham v. Prince
In December 2015, professional photographer Donald Graham filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against well-known “appropriation artist” Richard Prince for copyright […]
Exploring the Bounds of Fair Use: Dr. Seuss
Last June, Dr. Seuss Enterprises (“DSE”), filed a lawsuit against ComicMix, a company that created a book titled “Oh, The Places You’ll Boldly Go!” (“Boldly”), for copyright infringement in the […]
Exploring the Bounds of Fair Use: Public.Resource.Org
In most cases, works created by a government are not protected by copyright. As a matter of public policy, the U.S. Copyright Office will not register laws or regulations enacted […]
Exploring the Bounds of Fair Use: Fox News v. TVEyes
Real news, fake news, old news, breaking news—in today’s world, news and media pervades every corner of our lives. Nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, and governments all closely watch and monitor […]