Author: Ethan BarrPublished: November 29, 2021The American Music Fairness Act, introduced in June 2021, would provide streams of revenue to artists whose songs are played on terrestrial radio stations, which are currently exempt from paying royalties.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
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Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Margaret HorstmanPublished: November 30, 2021Apple’s iOS 14.5 and upcoming iOS 15.2 contain substantial privacy features that empower consumers to have better control over who can track their information. While the benefits to consumers are undeniable, the changes impact app developers and any businesses that collect
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: June 7th, 2021E-filing has revolutionized the court system, making it easier and faster to file documents to the court record. However, it is now also easier for lawyers to make inadvertent mistakes with potentially serious consequences. The high-profile trial of Epic Games and Apple showed that
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan BarrPublished: November 30th, 2020Embedding photos linked to an Instagram account was not considered copyright infringement until some recent court decisions determined otherwise, leaving social media platforms scrambling to protect user content.Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan BarrPublished: January 22nd, 2021Controlled digital lending (CDL), the digitization of physical books for e-lending, has been hotly debated in the field of copyright law. Here we explore the tug-of-war between equal access to information and the rights of copyright owners.Click here to view entire blog article
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Author: Susan LutzkerPublished: September 26, 2020As many of us update the design and content of our online presence periodically, it’s important to pay attention to the legal aspects - to assure we own the content and design of the site, to guard against infringing third-party rights and to limit our liability by
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: September 24, 2020Drones are nothing new, but recent concerns about their use by government officials for the surveillance of peaceful protests have ignited pleas for increased privacy protection. And their widespread use by laypeople increases the risks of invasions of the privacy of ordinary citizens. Here we
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: August 24, 2020Many children today have an expansive digital footprint while still in diapers. Parents are quick to post cute photos of their children on social media, but many are unaware of the unintended consequences. As schools continue to expand their social media presence, they too contribute
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
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