Gordon P. Firemark

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

NEW COMPENDIUM COMING THIS MONTH BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICER USES COPYRIGHT TO AVOID LIVE STREAMING SCOTUS DENIES CERT TO JACK DANIELS AND MOODSTERS STORIES. NEW COMPENDIUM COMING THIS MONTH* BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICER USES COPYRIGHT TO AVOID LIVE STREAMING* SCOTUS DENIES CERT TO JACK DANIELS AND MOODSTERS STORIES.* The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment.

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Gordon P. Firemark

MAY 21, 2020

The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/121.

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Music Technology Policy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Copyright Office. The reason it is not susceptible to a “factiness” approach is that the job is a balancing act between creators across all copyright categories, some of the biggest tech corporations in commercial history, and users (or as we call them, fans).

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Music Technology Policy

MARCH 21, 2021

Copyright Office has been tasked by Congress with preparing a study that recommends best practices for the mechanical licensing collective to implement. That study is due not later than two years after the date that the Copyright Office designates the MLC. The roundtables have a lot of very smart people on them and I’m pleased that the Copyright Office included me for some unknown reason (conclusively demonstrating there is no accounting for taste). The U.S.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JANUARY 29, 2015

In this Asked & Answered video, I answer a question about whether you need to renew copyright. A reader wrote in with a question about copyrights needing to be renewed. I’ll answer the renewal question, and explain how copyright duration works, in just a moment. So, the question posted in the comments on my blog asked whether copyright registration needs to be renewed every year. Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal.

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Gordon P. Firemark

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Is it harder to register a Copyright now? The post Is copyright getting tougher? The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update , is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at [link]. Here’s what we talked about… Lindsay Lohan Loses. Paid Endorsements? Are your disclosures in order? Canada is cracking down on paid social media endorsements.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JANUARY 6, 2015

Copyright Registration should happen within 3 months after a work is first published. These benefits are, in fact, so significant, that we recommend content owners establish a practice of registering copyrights, long before any infringement occurs or litigation is anticipated. What is involved in registering copyright? How much does it cost to register a copyright? Especially when registration occurs early in the life of the copyright.

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Gordon P. Firemark

MARCH 27, 2019

SEUSS MASHUP DEEMED COPYRIGHT FAIR USE BY JUDGE FORTNITE SECTION POKEMON GO SETTLES ITS TRESPASSING CLASS THOMAS WEIGHS IN ON DEFAMATION FAIR USE BAD DECISION: RNC WINS AGAINST PHOTOGRAPHER ON FAIR USE FOLLOW UP ON MMA: SPOTIFY, AMAZON, PANDORA, AND GOOGLE NOTICES OF APPEAL TO THE D.C. The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app.

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Music Technology Policy

APRIL 17, 2020

The Copyright Office has posted notices of proposed rules on four topics: Confidential information , royalty reporting by MLC , the transparency of the MLC , and the notices and reporting. Lots to drill down on, thanks to the Copyright Office for all the work on these which must have been a tremendous effort. Music Modernization Act Copyright Office Music is Nothing Like Water

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Gordon P. Firemark

JULY 24, 2015

A reader wrote in with a question about whether copyrights need to be renewed. I’ll answer the renewal question, and explain how copyright duration works, in just a moment. So, the question posted in the comments on my blog asked whether copyright registration needs to be renewed every year. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. Once the term of copyright protection expires, the work automatically falls into the public domain.

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Music Technology Policy

APRIL 6, 2021

Oracle case , in which the Court ruled 6–2 that Google’s copying of Oracle’s Java code was permissible under the fair use doctrine, Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid stated the following: . Google v Oracle News from the Data Lords News from the Goolag Copyright Allian Google v. In a statement issued today on the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 5 decision in the Google v.

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Gordon P. Firemark

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Q: Angel asks about registering his multiple copyrights under a single folio of works. Asked & Answered: should I register multiple copyrights together! Entertainment Law attorney copyright Entertainment law entertainment lawyer folio Intellectual property multiple registration youtube This video provides my answer: A: . The short answer is yes, it’s often possible to register multiple works together as a folio. But, it’s not always a very good idea.

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Gordon P. Firemark

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When should you register your copyrights? One of the most common questions I get from clients I the business is about when they should register their copyrights. So, here goes… First off, registration is not necessary to perfect the copyrights in a work, but the benefits of registration, especially early registration are so significant, copyright owners should make a practice of registering their copyrights well in advance of any trouble arising.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JULY 6, 2015

He also registered the film’s copyright in his own name. The 2nd Circuit now joins the 9th Circuit in ruling that when contributions are inseparable from the work, and the individual in question is neither a sole or joint author, those contributions are not separately a “work of authorship” to which copyright protection attaches. Google, over an actress’ claimed copyright in her contribution to the controversial film Innocence of Muslims.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JULY 23, 2015

A reader wrote in with a question about copyrights need to be renewed. I’ll answer the renewal question, and explain how copyright duration works, in just a moment. So, the question posted in the comments on my blog asked whether copyright registration needs to be renewed every year. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. Once the term of copyright protection expires, the work automatically falls into the public domain.

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Gordon P. Firemark

DECEMBER 4, 2014

A copyright law comic book? It's a comic book style presentation of copyright law basics, and it's worth a look. After all, reading up on copyright law from the dusty old books may be MY cup of tea, but it's probably not yours. Do you have questions about copyright, trademark, public domain, contracts or anything related to the law and business of the entertainment industries? Learn copyright law basics from a comic book!?

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Gordon P. Firemark

JANUARY 14, 2018

Is this copyright infringement and is this OK for me to do so?” ” Well, Jody the short answers are: Yes this is copyright infringement and NO it is not OK for you to do so without the permission of the owner of the television program. This question made me realize that I've talked quite a lot about things like fair use, and how to get rights to use stuff, but very little about the actual basic rule of copyright and copyright infringement. VIDEO: [link].

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Current Trends

JUNE 21, 2013

The US Copyright Office has a wealth of information available at their website on the copyright registration process. What is a copyright? Copyright is an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression — such as a song, book, or sound recording. What is the difference between a trademark and a copyright? What is a “Poor Man’s Copyright?” Do I need a lawyer to file a copyright application? Copyright Office.

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Media Law Prof Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Gugliuzza, Boston University School of Law, has published Death of a Copyright at 99 Boston University Law Review 2581 (2019). A well-established feature of modern copyright law is that the term of a copyright Paul R.

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Gordon P. Firemark

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

In this video, Entertainment Lawyer Gordon Firemark answers a question about changing titles of works once registered for copyright protection. A client recently wrote me with a question about changing the title of a work that’s been registered for copyright. Q: Mike wrote in to ask whether he needs to re-register the copyright for a screenplay after changing its title. Or just google Copyright office Circular #8.

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Gordon P. Firemark

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Does a song have to be registered with the copyright office before you can obtain a license to use it in your film or other project? and $800 for expedited processing, my question is: for purposes of clearing a piece of music (say for use in a TV show), would that specific piece have to have gone all the way through the Copyright Office and received a certificate of registration from the USCO? AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com.

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Gordon P. Firemark

AUGUST 14, 2013

To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Agent Addresses Allegation of Stealing Copyright . Copyright Makes Mid-Century Works Disappear (and Helps Resurrect Old Works). Entertainment Law Update Podcast 43 – No copyright, Sherlock? Entertainment Law Brando copyright Entertainment law publicity Call us with your feedback: (310) 243-6231. In this Episode: More about Aereo, Faulkner and Sherlock Holmes. The Turtles lead class action over pre-1972 works.

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Music Technology Policy

JANUARY 16, 2020

damages in the Copyright Act is $150K. So what is going on that prompted a kind and reasonable fellow like Copyright Alliance chief Keith Kupferschmid to accuse Senator Wyden of bad faith negotiations in the above tweet? JustOne #CASEAct #Copyright @asmp pic.twitter.com/US2aZiTt9D.

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Music Technology Policy

JANUARY 7, 2019

Shownotes for Restatement Scandal: ALI Restatement of Copyright Progress Status (note no chapters have been approved). American Law Institute, Restatement of Copyright project. Restatement of Copyright Participants. Samuelson Letter to ALI Requesting Restatement of Copyright. Spotify Lawyer Leads Law Institute “Restatement of Copyright” Project www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/s…ake-treatise.html].

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Media Law

MARCH 30, 2021

The judge in the copyright lawsuit brought by Thomson Reuters against ROSS Intelligence has denied ROSS’s motion to dismiss the case, finding that TR’s allegations are sufficient to allow the case to proceed to discovery.

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Music Technology Policy

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

We’ll be coming back to this soon, but readers should be aware that there’s a loophole in Canada’s Copyright Act that can be closed immediately through the the USMCA trade agreement. Or got happy feet on the copyright extension due to lobbying pressure from you know who.

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The Legal Satyricon

APRIL 27, 2015

Marvel: Copyright in the Three-Point Landing? I love copyright law, usually. Originally, copyright protected works for 14 years, with a renewal period of 14 […]. copyrightHorizon v. Why is it there? It is there to ensure that authors and artists can profit from their work. Great idea. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line, the concept got polluted.

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Gordon P. Firemark

MAY 31, 2011

but not for the film’s producers, who failed to get the proper clearances from the owner of the copyrighted design. The tattoo artist in question has registered the copyright, and filed a lawsuit for damages and an injunction. Specifically, the Court acknowledged that the tattoo artist has established a “likelihood of success on the merits&# of the copyright infringement case. Entertainment Law copyright tattoo tyson

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2016

The decision is likely to be cited in most future copyright cases. The Business Business THR Online Copyrightread more. THR, Esq.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Allan Cole says he wrote "War" and "Natty Dread" but just recently discovered he doesn't own the copyrights. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online Bob Marley

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Gordon P. Firemark

JUNE 29, 2016

State Ownership of Copyrights – more news. Georgia Copyrighting its laws (relate to Butts/CA statute from last ep). More on California’s move to copyright it’s works. The post Taxing Dead Celebs, Fee Shifting in Copyright Cases and Red Flag Knowledge – ELU 75 originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update , is now available for your enjoyment.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

"We conclude that this monkey — and all animals, since they are not human — lacks statutory standing under the Copyright Act." read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online

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Music Technology Policy

JUNE 7, 2019

[MTP readers will recall that there is a fierce fight going on in South Africa over a new national copyright amendment that is backed by Big Tech but bitterly opposed by South Africa’s creative sector. One of the catalysts of change was the 2011 Copyright Review Commission (CRC) report which was commissioned by Minister Rob Davies after a group of musicians petitioned the Office of then President Zuma in a plea for assistance.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JULY 28, 2016

2 Is there a Small Claims Copyright Court in the future? The post Stairway to Heaven, Copyright Small Claims, Tattoo T-Shirt & DOJ Ruling – Episode 76 originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update , is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at [link].

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Music Technology Policy

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Among other things, the MLC is also mandated to “[a]dminister a process by which copyright owners can claim ownership of musical works (and shares of musical works)” But the MMA also establishes a cohort of “special” people who can get <em>copies of the entire database</em>, a “bulk copy.” Authority of the Copyright Office to Create Database Conflict of Interest Rules. Again, important issues for the Copyright Office.

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Gordon P. Firemark

JUNE 26, 2016

State Ownership of Copyrights – more news. Georgia Copyrighting its laws (relate to Butts/CA statute from last ep). More on California’s move to copyright it’s works. The post Taxing Dead Celebs, Fee Shifting in Copyright Cases and Red Flag Knowledge – ELU 75 originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update , is now available for your enjoyment.

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Broadcast Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With the Copyright Royalty Board now in the early stages of the next proceeding to consider webcasting royalties (see our article here ) as well as other proceedings including the distribution of cable and satellite television royalties to TV programmers (see these CRB notices ), the Chief Judge of the CRB, Suzanne Barnett, announced her retirement earlier this month.

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Current Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2013

There’s a great mix of trademark, copyright and music publishing cases. Number 1: Bikram Yoga Protected by Trademark NOT Copyright – It’s Hot. Number 4: Sherlock Holmes, Elementary, Copyright Protection and Trademarks. Number 1: Bikram Yoga Protected by Trademark NOT Copyright – It’s Hot. copyright copyright infringement Music Publishing trademark Copyright Copyright Litigation Entertainment lawsuit Music Business Trademark

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2017

"A 'groove' or 'feeling' cannot be copyrighted, and inspiration is not copying." read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online

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Music Technology Policy

JUNE 13, 2020

Copyright Office is proposing many different ways to regulate The MLC, which is the government approved mechanical licensing collective under MMA authorized to collect and pay out “all streaming mechanicals for every song ever written or that ever may be written by any songwriter in the world that is exploited in the United States under the blanket license.” ” The Copyright Office is submitting these regulations to the public to comment on.

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Current Trends

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

“It’s elementary my dear Watson, Sherlock Holmes might still have copyright protection.” ” Not precisely the definitive answer one expects from Sherlock’s reasoning of all things – even the intricacies of copyright law. The recent lawsuit filed against the estate of Sir Author Conan Doyle might bring out heirs of other great works created in the late 1800′s and early 20th century to see just how long copyright protection can be stretched.

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Music Technology Policy

MAY 30, 2019

If you’ve heard about the new copyright law in Europe, you’ve probably heard that the new rules with either break the Internet or bring Big Tech to heel. Nowhere is the unvirtuous circle more obvious than in Europe during the run up to and final passage of the new European Copyright Directive. Those fines seem large, but were barely discussed compared to the braying from YouTube over the Copyright Directive.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

An injunction bid against Redbox fails as the judge determines Disney is leveraging its copyright monopoly beyond the scope of its rights. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Television Business THR Online

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