Copyright Law

More people than ever are wondering if they should worry about a copyright infringement notice because violations are more common than ever before. There has been a clear pattern demonstrating that owners are more aggressively protecting their rights, and more people are being sued for copyright infringement. Yes, a copyright infringement notice is something to […]

The moment you have finished writing a song and recorded it on any tangible medium that can be read or heard, the lyrics and/or tunes have music copyright protection. Because it is your intellectual property (IP), you can immediately include the © for copyright on your work—it’s not necessary, but it is recommended. Leaving things at that […]

A Van Gogh painting is easily identifiable. Its brush strokes are distinctive and hard to imitate. It’s a known quantity, clearly a work of artistic genius. But how do you quantify a taste? You may remember with fondness your anniversary dinner at that seafood place, but could you really say that the dinner was one […]

If you’ve never seen Melissa Hunter’s character, “Adult Wednesday Addams,” it’s worth a look, not just to get a laugh, but also to learn more about a legal term that’s become essential in our internet age: the concept of fair use. If you are familiar with the original Addams Family series or the film remakes, […]

When it comes to copyrighted content, it only seems logical that the person who created this artistic property should be the one who owns said property. However, due to various business tactics and the ways they coincide with the law, this is not always the case. In fact, sometimes content creators have no ownership of their work […]

It’s the holiday season, which for many means it is time for their annual viewing of It’s A Wonderful Life. The ionic story was once a mainstay of the holiday season, re-running on television, ad nauseum, from the end of November until the start of the new year. Many would argue that it was the […]

If you follow the world of music at all, you are probably aware of the Kesha lawsuit that is making waves across social media. It actually involves a series of lawsuits between recording artist Kesha (formerly known as Ke$ha) and her producer Dr. Luke. From 2009 to 2013, Kesha and Dr. Luke produced “Tik Tok”, […]

Copyright crusades in the music industry are unfortunately very common. Authors create copyrights when they express their ideas into or onto a tangible medium, which means they are the ones with the legal rights to their work. If an artist owns that work, they are the only one who can lawfully sell or use said work. If anyone […]