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The Etsy Copyright Infringement Problem

Art Law Journal

Etsy copyright infringement by its members is a well-known problem and while it has taken some steps to tackle the issue, what, if any, recourse do content creators have in stopping these infringements? Steve Schlackman.

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The Etsy Copyright Infringement Problem

Art Law Journal

Etsy copyright infringement by its members is a well-known problem and while it has taken some steps to tackle the issue, what, if any, recourse do content creators have in stopping these infringements? The post The Etsy Copyright Infringement Problem appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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Videographers Must Obtain Music Licensing Rights

Art Law Journal

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

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Stop, thief! How to win big in a copyright infringement case

Art Law Journal

Actual damages represent the money that would have been received if the artist had sold or licensed it to the infringer. To illustrate this concept, let’s continue with the infringement scenario discussed earlier. Your fee for licensing work to a blog is $400, so the actual damage is the loss of that licensing fee.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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A few years later, in 1984, Goldsmith’s agency, which had retained the rights to those images, licensed one of them to Vanity Fair for use in an article called “Purple Fame.” Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. Vanity Fair , in turn, commissioned Warhol to make a silkscreen using Goldsmith’s photograph.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities. Proposal 3. Proposal 5.

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Warhol and Prince: Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists…Litigate

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3] Goldsmith received a small licensing fee for this use and was co-credited with Warhol in the magazine. ” This time Goldsmith received no credit or fee; only Warhol (via the Andy Warhol Foundation, which held copyrights) was mentioned and paid. Goldsmith counter-sued, claiming copyright infringement.