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Copyright in Titles and Descriptions
If you are an artist/crafter and you sell your wares online, there is little doubt that you spend a healthy chunk of time writing titles...
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Aug 17, 2021


Case Summary: Warhol v. Goldsmith
What Lead to the Lawsuit? In December 1981 Lynn Goldsmith, a professional photographer, took a series of photographs of the music artist...
copyrightforcrafte
May 27, 2021


Fair Use and the DMCA
In a recent post we discussed the nuts and bolts of filing a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") when a...
copyrightforcrafte
May 25, 2021


Q&A - Is Fan Art Legal or is This Gray Area Territory?
Question/Hypothetical: You and your small kids are big fans of the show “Paw Patrol.” For your daughter’s 7th birthday, you decide to...
copyrightforcrafte
Feb 23, 2021


Have You Been Copied? Some Things to Consider
If you are the owner of a copyrighted work and you think you have been copied, there are some questions to consider before taking any...
copyrightforcrafte
Feb 16, 2021


Case Summary - Feist Publications v. Rural
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a phone book. Before there was Google, if you needed contact information, you got it from the phone book....
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Jan 28, 2021


Copyright Myth - Copying a Certain Percentage of Someone's Work is O.K.
MYTH: I can copy up to a certain percentage of someone’s work and it is not infringement. The Jury Says: FALSE. There is no hard number...
copyrightforcrafte
Jan 15, 2021


Copyright MYTHS: Copyright Only Protects Against Copying + Selling is Required
MYTH: Copyright only protects against actual copying. If you have not copied someone's work, there is no infringement. The JURY SAYS:...
copyrightforcrafte
Jan 10, 2021


Case Summary: Rentmeester v. Nike
What Lead to the Lawsuit? Jacobus Rentmeester took this iconic photo of Michael Jordan in 1984. I don't know about you but, I have never...
copyrightforcrafte
Jan 7, 2021
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