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Copyright news and articles, posted 20 May 2019
The EU Copyright Reform: Battles Won, Bullets Dodged, And the Questions That Remain
Online Book Piracy: “An Offence Against Moral Justice”
Ariana Grande, Thank You, Next: Copyright Infringement On Instagram
Creative Commons Officially Launches A Search Engine That Indexes 300+ Million Public Domain Images
Public Citizen Files Test Case Over Copyright Liability For Embedded Images
Spotlight on Canada
Shifting Paradigms: The Heritage Committee Study On Copyright
Federal Court Makes Clear: Website Scraping Is Illegal
New Copyright Group Created To Streamline Collections From Businesses That Want To Play Music
Duration of Copyright in Canada
Copyright news and articles, posted 6 May 2019
General News
The EU Copyright Directive: New Exception For Text And Data Mining
Sports And Copyright — Why Sports Fans Are Cheating Themselves When They Stream Pirated Content
Photographer Claims Versace Removed CMI In Instagram Post Of Jennifer Lopez
“Fair Use Is Not Designed to Protect Lazy Appropriators” Rules Court Of Appeals
Austrian Actress And Inventor Hedy Lamarr Inducted Into The IP Hall Of Fame
Spotlight on Fair Use
Fair Use (Copyright Advisory Services, Columbia University Libraries)
Checklist for Conducting a Fair Use Analysis (Cornell University)
U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
Fair’s Fair: How Fair Use and Fair Dealing Provide a Balanced Approach (Perspective of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios (includes a downloadable PDF)
Copyright news and articles, posted 22 April 2019
An In-Depth Guide to Copyright Literacy
Instagram and Copyright: What Are the Terms of Use?
Your Lawyer’s Role in Managing Copyright
Best Practices to Lower Copyright Risks
How to Protect Photos You Post Online
Articles with Downloadable PDFs:
- A Simple Guide to Licensing Electronic Resources: How to Address Your Licensing Issues with Confidence
- A Simple Guide to Copyright for Librarians: 15 Essential Copyright Facts & Tips
- A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios
- Legally Using Images (Downloadable Tip Sheet for Using Google Images)
Copyright news and articles, posted 8 April 2019
EU Parliament Approves Copyright Reform and Questions And Answers On Issues About The Digital Copyright Directive
An In-Depth Guide to Copyright Literacy
Copyright, Creativity And Change
Karyn A. Temple Is Named Register Of Copyrights and Moving Forward With The Copyright Office by Karyn A. Temple
Supreme Court of Canada Hears Case On Crown Copyright In Land Registry Case
Your Lawyer’s Role in Managing Copyright
Articles with Downloadable PDFs:
- A Simple Guide to Licensing Electronic Resources: How to Address Your Licensing Issues with Confidence
- A Simple Guide to Copyright for Librarians: 15 Essential Copyright Facts & Tips
- A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios
Copyright news and articles, posted 25 March 2019
An In-Depth Guide to Copyright Literacy: Everything You Need to Know
Willie’s Creative Commons Lesson: The Essential Attribution Requirement
How To Protect Photos You Post Online
When Does AI Infringe Copyright?
Why It’s Rarely Easy To Prove Joke Theft In The Legal World
U.S. Copyright Office Institutes New Group Registration Procedure For Unpublished Works
‘Star Trek’/Dr. Seuss Mashup Deemed Copyright Fair Use By Judge
Articles with Downloadable PDFs:
- A Simple Guide to Licensing Electronic Resources: How to Address Your Licensing Issues with Confidence
- A Simple Guide to Copyright for Librarians: 15 Essential Copyright Facts & Tips
- A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios
Copyright news and articles, posted 11 March 2019
A Simple Guide to Copyright for Librarians: 15 Essential Copyright Facts & Tips. You can also download a PDF of the 15 essential copyright facts and tips. Also see our downloadable PDF related to our article, A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios.
WIPO World Intellectual Property Day: How To Celebrate World IP Day
United States Copyright Office Modernization Efforts: 2018 Year In Review
Legally Using Images In Libraries
No Deal Brexit Guidance: Intellectual Property
SCOTUS Resolves Court Split In Fourth Estate, But Registration Concerns Remain; SCOTUS Clarifies Two Big Issues; Content Groups Fear Supreme Court Decision Will Make It More Difficult To Curb Piracy
Life In 1923 As Told By Books Currently In The Public Domain
The Great War Theatre Project: Crowdsourcing Copyright Clearance
Copyright news and articles, posted 25 February 2019
A Simple Guide to Copyright for Librarians: 15 Essential Copyright Facts & Tips. This is the first of the consolidations of articles on Copyrightlaws.com. Where there are several articles on the same or similar topic, we are now consolidating these separate articles into one longer comprehensive piece. For this new consolidation, you can also download a PDF of the 15 essential copyright facts and tips. Also see our second consolidation, A Simple Guide to Fair Use: How to Apply Fair Use to Your Copyright Scenarios.
Copyrighting A Dance Step? Between A Hard (Milly) Rock And A Copyright Office
Gigi Hadid Faces Another Copyright Infringement Claim After Posting Picture Of Herself On Instagram
Licensing Policy Sample: Should Your Library Have A Written Licensing Policy?
Under Criticism, National Geographic Backs Off Rights Grab
Writer’s Reputation Grows With Rediscovery Of Copyright Deposits
Facebook Found Liable For Hosting Links To Unlicensed Content
10 Myths About Canadian Copyright Law
Copyright news and articles, posted 11 February 2019
Sharing And Republishing Online Content: 6 Tips For Copyright Compliance
Social Media Photos, Once Again, Are Not Fair Game
Copyright Guidance From UK Universities (Copyright web pages from UK institutions of higher education)
Copyright Infringement: Physically Possible?
Musicians Attempt Class Actions Against UMG, Sony To Reclaim Rights To Recordings
Copyright news and articles, posted 28 January 2019
Court Rules Stealing Personal Photos From Social Media Sites Is Not Fair Use
Obtaining Copyright Permission To Use Digital And Online Content
Do I Need To Get Life Rights If I’m Making A Movie About A Dead Person? Lessons From Green Book
The United States Modernizes Its Music Licensing System
Laura Burtle Gives The Inside Scoop On E-Reserves
Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company To Join The MPAA
Authors Guild And Society Of Authors Allege Copyright Infringement By The Internet Archive
Duration of Copyright in Canada
Copyright news and articles, posted 14 January 2019
What Is the Public Domain? (A primer)
New York Judge Rules That Media Companies Can’t Grab Photos From Social Media
A Painting Given To Eric Clapton Cannot Be Used On Album Cover Rules French Supreme Court
As Copyrights Expire in 2019, American Works Will Re-Enter the Public Domain (audio recording)
IFLA Copyright Round-Up For 2018
Did Your Read PopSugar’s Terms Before Submitting Your Selfie?
10 Most Memorable Copyright Moments Of 2018
2019 in U.S. Copyright Law And Policy
Copyright Protection In Recipes
Copyright news and articles, posted 26 November 2018
The Taste Of A Food Product Is Not Eligible For Copyright Protection
The State Copyright Conundrum: What’s Your State Government’s Rule On Copyright?
Copyright Permissions Sample Letter
Copyright Specialist: Getting Started
Japan Amends Its Copyright Legislation To Meet Future Demands In AI And Big Data
The First Software Licensing Agreement And Its Relationship With Copyright Law
As You Wish: A Copyright History Of The Princess Bride
Canada’s Notice And Notice Regime: The End Of Speculative Invoicing (It Won’t Be Missed)
How To Protect Photos You Post Online
Copyright news and articles, posted 5 November 2018
Misconceptions About Licensing Digital Content
Eleventh Circuit Rules Georgia Code Is Uncopyrightable
Copyright Permissions and Infringement (Q&A)
The Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
A Landslide Of Classic Art Is About To Enter The Public Domain
Legally Using Images in Presentations
Copyright news and articles, posted 22 October 2018
7 Works With Bizarre Copyright Histories
Blockchain And Intellectual Property – Where Are We Now And What Does The Future Have In Store?
Tackling Licensing Issues In Your Library
Creating a Copyright Office And Team
Closing The Gap Between University Presses And Libraries
Lawsuits Over Paparazzi Images On Instagram Raise Celebrity Questions Over Right Of Publicity
Copyright news and articles, posted 9 October 2018
Artificial Intelligence And Intellectual Property: An Interview With Francis Gurry
Supreme Court To Decide When Copyright Owners May Sue
Google Images Will Now Display Creator And Copyright Metadata
Copyright If There’s No Brexit Deal
IFLA Study On Collective Licensing As A Solution To Rights Management
Fair Use Or Plagiarism? A New Appropriation Dispute
CRTC Punts FairPlay Site Blocking Proposal To Parliament
Artist Sued In Canada For Copyright Infringement For AI-related Art Project
Copyright news and articles, posted 23 September 2018
Where To Learn About Copyright
Copyright Issues In E-Book And Electronic Publishing
Legally Using Images In Libraries
National Geographic “Iceberg” Photo Stirs A Copyright Controversy, But No Lawsuit As Of Yet
Copyright In The Digital Single Market : Texts Adopted (EU)
Where To Learn About Copyright
Everything You Need To Know About Europe’s New Copyright Directive
When Art Created By Artificial Intelligence Sells, Who Gets Paid
Understanding Layers of Rights
Copyright news and articles, posted 3 September 2018
‘Respect’ Didn’t Pay Aretha Franklin Much Due To Copyright Law
Accelerating Access: IFLA Releases Statement On Copyright Literacy
What’s Cooking In The Copyright Kitchen?
5 Copyright Education Ideas To Implement Today
Copyright And Using Google Images
Traditions, Traditions, An Intellectual Property Perspective
New Zealand Will Soon Join 97 Other Countries As A Member (Thanks To The CPTPP)
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