by Angela Langlotz | Oct 16, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyrights |
A viewer yesterday asked if it was permitted to make a painting from a photo that he took of a building on a college campus. He was told by campus authorities that is was not permissible under copyright law to create a painting from a photo of a building, that it was...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 9, 2018 | Copyrights |
Earlier I discussed a copyright infringement where the infringer took a photograph of a mural on the side of a building, and used the photograph (to which he did not have rights) to make coffee mugs, t-shirts and posters. This sparked quite a few questions about...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 1, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyright Registration, Copyrights |
So here’s the situation: You paint an attractive mural on a building, and it’s so amazing that some enterprising soul takes a photograph of it and then uses that photograph to create coffee mugs, t-shirts, and posters. Is that copyright infringement? Yes, absolutely....
by Angela Langlotz | Sep 3, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyrights |
Millennial songstress Miley Cyrus has been sued by Jamaican songwriter Michael May, who alleges that Miley’s 2013 song “We Can’t Stop” violates his copyright on a song he released 30 years ago called “We Run Things.” May seeks $300 million in damages for the alleged...
by Angela Langlotz | Aug 13, 2018 | Copyright Registration, Copyrights |
Last week a reader asked, “Paying for copyright protection is supposed to shield you, but the office lists online what you have submitted to them, thereby completely exposing your material for anyone who can do a simple free search. How does copyright protection...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 17, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyright Licensing, Copyrights |
United States copyright law grants the creator of any creative work the right to their creation. It means that a creator has the exclusive right to their work, and the right to make copies, make derivative works, and distribute the work. Notice that as a creator that...
