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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

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Unique expertise on code too; code is different from photos, music, videos; some of the most valuable code on GitHub is licensed openly. Black Music Action Coalition, Willie “Prophet” Stiggers: Founded to combat racism in the music industry. TDEX is a multistakeholder body creating better licensing of music.

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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Fanworks seek to create something pleasurable—and sometimes profitable—that exploits’ fans love for the universe and its characters but risk trademark and copyright liability in the process.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 3: Intended and Unintended Consequences of the DSA

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The nonprofit I work with, the Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) was established in 2007 to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge.

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