Happy new year! Although Thanksgiving is the traditional time to count our blessings, I’m more inclined to do so at the turn of a new year, feeling gratitude for the… read more →
Sheila paid Nancy, a graphic artist, to create several images for her company’s website. Sheila has recently been contacted by a person who wants to license the use of one… read more →
Tattoos and copyright were in the social buzz again recently, with a piece published by Legalzoom, Before The Ink Dries: Copyright Law & Tattoos making the rounds. Unfortunately, the article… read more →
This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the doctrines of fair use under U.S. law and fair dealing under the laws of many other nations. … read more →
Remember the brouhaha after last year’s Super Bowl over Left Shark, Katy Perry’s back-up dancer (dressed as a shark) who seemed to be dancing to his own beat? Not only… read more →
When it began, 2015 looked to be an exciting year, from the professional perspective. I had acquired the quarterly journal Copyright & New Media Law six months earlier and was… read more →
I frequently hear and see people use the word “plagiarism” to mean “copyright infringement.” This always bothers me, but when it comes from a respected source, like the New York… read more →
Originally posted as part of the Choose Privacy Week 2015 Blog, sponsored by the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom. Choose Privacy Week is held the first week of May… read more →
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have the opportunity to pay public tribute to a mentor, a role model, or a legend in your field, you’ll appreciate the combination… read more →
In response to my blog posts from Monday and Tuesday this week, I received an email from an academic librarian who said that, although she agrees with me “philosophically,” she… read more →
