Core Copyright
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Copyright law & policy (U.S.) for everyday creatives. Member of the HR43 network. Ed.: @kmdames
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“Licensing issues have gutted the soundtracks of many beloved series on streaming services, resulting in bewildering music cues and missing theme songs” #copyright #music nytimes.com/2021/04/21/art…
USCA02 rules that Andy Warhol Foundation infringed a 1981 Lynn Goldsmith photograph of Prince, and in doing so, begins to curb the “transformative [fair] use” argument hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/andy-w…
We’re attributing this current fascination with “controlled digital lending” to the work of “activists” now? Man, listen ... #copyright
In days, the U.S. government will control a patent on an invention that is at the heart of at least 5 COVID vaccines. The patent will be the last best chance to exact leverage over the drug companies producing the vaccines & pressure them to expand access nytimes.com/2021/03/21/wor…
Nicki Minaj settles “Baby Can I Hold You” #copyright dispute over unreleased, leaked track with Tracy Chapman hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/tracy-…
Estate sale “Universal Music has struck a deal to buy the rights to Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of 600 songs. While the terms were not disclosed, the volume and popularity of his work is likely to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars” #copyright theguardian.com/business/2020/…
They finally did it “NY Gov. Cuomo signed legislation that establishes a 'Right to Publicity' for the deceased to protect against the commercial exploitation, or unauthorized use, of their personal characteristics after their death” HT @MarieAndreeW governor.ny.gov/news/governor-…
“Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced her selection of Shira Perlmutter as the 14th Register of Copyrights” loc.gov/item/prn-20-06…
.@CopyrightOffice will host a webinar on July 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. eastern time on the new group registration option for short online literary works—for example, blog entries, social media posts, and online articles” copyright.gov/newsnet/2020/8…
“.@CopyrightOffice has released its report, a multi-year study of section 512 [safe harbor provisions] of the U.S. Copyright Act, which is part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)” #copyright copyright.gov/newsnet/2020/8…
“As fanfic commercializes, authors aggressively defend their livelihoods, sometimes using the DMCA to get retailers to remove competitors’ books.But what does infringement mean when the ultimate source material is a crowdsourced collective?” #copyright nytimes.com/2020/05/23/bus…
“Georgia may not #copyright its entire official code, which includes the state’s laws & annotations interpreting them, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday. About 20 other states have claimed that parts of similar annotated codes are copyrighted” supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf… [pdf]
#DYK W.E.B Du Bois' The Gift of Black Folk entered the public domain this year? Read about it, and other works new to the public domain here: go.usa.gov/xdJz4
From SDNY, no less “Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram” #copyright HT @lexlanham hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/court-…
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