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"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 MORE
And as predicted, Google are refusing to comply with the new European Copyright Directive as transposed into French law. Article 13 News from the Goolag Emmanuel Macron European Copyright Directive Franck Riester Jim DeLong Neighboring RightsJournalist enemy #1. MORE
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. MORE
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. Those fines seem large, but were barely discussed compared to the braying from YouTube over the Copyright Directive. MORE
Marketa Trimble, UNLV School of Law, is publishing Copyright and Geoblocking: The Consequences of Eliminating Geoblocking in volume 25 of Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law (2019). MORE
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 MORE
Stacey Lantagne, University of Mississippi School of Law, is publishing The Copymark Creep: How the Normative Standards of Fan Communities Can Rescue Copyright in the 2016 volume of the Georgia State University Law Review. Copyrighted works MORE
[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. MORE
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 MORE
Copyright Office. This is a real tragedy because Register Pallante was even handed and concerned about treating everyone involved with copyright fairly–consumers as well as creators, not to mention cooperating with Google and Amazon in permitting the […]. MORE
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. MORE
He also registered the film’s copyright in his own name. Google, over an actress’ claimed copyright in her contribution to the controversial film Innocence of Muslims. In most instances, the participants have signed agreements clarifying issues of ownership and copyright. MORE
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. MORE
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. VIDEO: [link]. MORE
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? You don’t need to have a registration to own a copyright, or to do anything with the copyrighted work. AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
“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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
Andrew Gilden, Willamette University, is publishing Copyright's Market Gibberish in the Washington Law Review. There is a growing contradiction at the core of copyright law. Although courts and scholars frequently assert that copyright is only about MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
The artist was sued by the songwriters behind 3LW's "Playas Gon' Play." read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online Taylor Swift MORE
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. MORE
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. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com. MORE
Ten stories published after 1923 are protected by copyright in the US. The court held elements introduced in the Sherlock Holmes stories published after 1923, such as Watson having a second wife, remain under copyright in the United States. MORE
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. MORE
"A 'groove' or 'feeling' cannot be copyrighted, and inspiration is not copying." read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
Q: Vince asks: Does having an IP [screenplay] copyrighted in one country make it binding in another country? In other words, If I copyrighted a script in the US… does that copyright also hold legal status in Ireland? MORE
Q: Angel asks about registering his multiple copyrights under a single folio of works. Asked & Answered: should I register multiple copyrights together! This video provides my answer: A: . MORE
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. MORE
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? Call us with your feedback: (310) 243-6231. MORE
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. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com. MORE
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. MORE
A judge grants summary judgment to a filmmaker challenging Warner Chappel's copyright to a song more than a century old. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business THR Online MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
Copyright Related Topics 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Gordon P. Firemark
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Q: Vince asks: Does having an IP [screenplay] copyrighted in one country make it binding in another country? In other words, If I copyrighted a script in the US… does that copyright also hold legal status in Ireland?
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. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com.
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! This video provides my answer: A: .
Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 6, 2015
He also registered the film’s copyright in his own name. Google, over an actress’ claimed copyright in her contribution to the controversial film Innocence of Muslims. In most instances, the participants have signed agreements clarifying issues of ownership and copyright.
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. Modern Copyright law doesn’t require (or permit) any renewal. TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com.
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. VIDEO: [link].
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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? You don’t need to have a registration to own a copyright, or to do anything with the copyrighted work. AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: www.firemark.com.
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? Call us with your feedback: (310) 243-6231.
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.
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.
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
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. Those fines seem large, but were barely discussed compared to the braying from YouTube over the Copyright Directive.
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.
Music Technology Policy
OCTOBER 8, 2019
And as predicted, Google are refusing to comply with the new European Copyright Directive as transposed into French law. Article 13 News from the Goolag Emmanuel Macron European Copyright Directive Franck Riester Jim DeLong Neighboring RightsJournalist enemy #1.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 16, 2015
Stacey Lantagne, University of Mississippi School of Law, is publishing The Copymark Creep: How the Normative Standards of Fan Communities Can Rescue Copyright in the 2016 volume of the Georgia State University Law Review. Copyrighted works
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
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.
Media Law Prof Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Andrew Gilden, Willamette University, is publishing Copyright's Market Gibberish in the Washington Law Review. There is a growing contradiction at the core of copyright law. Although courts and scholars frequently assert that copyright is only about
Media Law Prof Blog
MARCH 6, 2019
Marketa Trimble, UNLV School of Law, is publishing Copyright and Geoblocking: The Consequences of Eliminating Geoblocking in volume 25 of Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law (2019).
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
A judge grants summary judgment to a filmmaker challenging Warner Chappel's copyright to a song more than a century old. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business THR Online
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.
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
Music Technology Policy
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Copyright Office. This is a real tragedy because Register Pallante was even handed and concerned about treating everyone involved with copyright fairly–consumers as well as creators, not to mention cooperating with Google and Amazon in permitting the […].
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
The artist was sued by the songwriters behind 3LW's "Playas Gon' Play." read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online Taylor Swift
Current Trends
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
Ten stories published after 1923 are protected by copyright in the US. The court held elements introduced in the Sherlock Holmes stories published after 1923, such as Watson having a second wife, remain under copyright in the United States.
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