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 →
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 →
A major court opinion about copyright fair use in the education and library context came down five days ago, and I’ve been so busy, I didn’t even get a chance… read more →
Yes, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted to this blog! Certainly not from lack of material, but from lack of time … or rather, choosing to spend time… read more →
Know how it is when you try to be the nice guy, think you’re acting like a grown-up and all, and you give someone the benefit of the… read more →
As published on January 17, 2014, on the American Library Association Washington Office Blog, District Dispatch, in honor of Copyright Week. I thought about how to address these completely unexpected… read more →
On November 14, 2013, the Southern District of New York handed down its decision in The Authors Guild v. Google. On November 20, I posted in this blog an overview of the… read more →
*I have to consider MCA still a part of all this. If I were to ask you, “What is the intended purpose of U.S. copyright law?,” what would your answer… read more →
