McBayer IP Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property “When the Copyright Act was amended in 1976, the words “tweet,” “viral,” and “embed” invoked thoughts of a bird, a disease, and a reporter.”

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 16, 2018

patent law into conformity with the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) as negotiated in the Uruguay Round. In 1995, the standard patent term was changed to the “twenty-year term” to bring U.S. Prior to the change, U.S. According to the “twenty-year term,” U.S.

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Art Law Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Nicole Martinez. Fair use is a common art law issue that arises for artists. Here, we review the College Art Association's Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 20, 2018

Chris Reed. On February 20, The U.S. Copyright Office will alter the way it accepts applications for copyright registration of photographs. Here's what you'll need to know moving forward.

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Art Law Journal

MARCH 13, 2018

Steve Schlackman. For years, videographers have used music as a backdrop in their films, short videos, and documentaries. The law around music licensing is pretty clear: a license is required to use copyrighted music in a video. This has been a standard practice since the dawn of music recordings.

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