We live in challenging times, surrounded by truly terrible world events. It would seem, in this context, that who’s heading up the U.S. Copyright Office is not really a very compelling question. However, for authors looking to protect their works from theft
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You probably know Jason Vorhees, the hockeymask-wearing, machete-wielding villain of the Friday the 13th franchise. He’s been terrifying audiences for over forty years now. But perhaps the most scary thing Jason has done recently is win $886,564.88 in attorney’s fees for his
How did we ever lose communication? How did we ever lose each other’s sound? Baby, if you wanna, we can fix the situation Maybe we can stop the rain from coming down [1] It’s rare that song lyrics effectively summarize the
I love it when I’m right, and I especially love it when what proves I’m write is something the kids find all cool and hip like Fortnite. In Chapter 2 of Copyright for Creatives I wrote: “Choreographic works are only protected if
By now you’ve probably heard the story about how leaders of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church in McAllen, Texas thought that Hamilton [1] , a much-admired and long-running Broadway musical that has won, among other awards, 11 Tonys, a Grammy, and
“A copyright license isn’t forever, and can be taken back by the original artist (or their estate) after 35 years.” TOP copyright: Maverick I don’t have a lot of details on this, because it’s happening right now, but here’s the gist: Back