Author: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: August 13, 2020Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently received a demand letter regarding his video streaming platform Twitch that permits unlicensed music, escalating concerns from copyright owners.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: August 7, 2020“Deepfakes” are AI-created videos of people replaced with the likeness of other individuals. It is urgent that we understand the legal framework that may prevent them from spreading disinformation at an alarming rate.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: July 28, 2020As remote education becomes the norm, it is imperative to understand the implications of existing and developing copyright and privacy law.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: July 13, 2020Although many social media platforms have been disabling feeds featuring copyrighted music, performing rights organizations and other companies are providing opportunities to keep the streams alive.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker
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Author: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 30, 2020Third parties who manipulate copyrighted photos online for their own commercial purposes may be liable to the photographer for copyright infringement. If the “new” work is transformative, fair use may provide a defense. Having express contractual permission from the copyright owner is the best
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020In this COVID-19 era, virtual summer camps need to re-examine their risk management programs and adapt their privacy policies, copyright policies, codes of conduct and management plans to reflect the different liability risks involved in online camp activities. Click here to view entire blog
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020This blog updates our May 2020 blog on the Internet Archive and its COVID-19 National Emergency Library project as well as the copyright laws impacted by this effort. Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020The immunity provided to social media giants under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, when they intervene and moderate user content, has come under attack following Twitter’s recent addition of fact-checking and warning labels to a number of President Trump’s tweets. This article
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020The Copyright Office has requested public comment on proposed rules that would make it easier for authors or their heirs to regain control over rights previously transferred to a third party. The statutory right to terminate a license was enacted to correct imbalances in
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 28th, 2020Copyright owners may be wondering what the Music Modernization Act means for them. The MMA offers significant opportunities for copyright holders, as well as previously ineligible artists and music production teams, to claim their fair shares of royalty payments. Click here to view
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