by argoodlw | Jan 6, 2014 | Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Public Domain, Register, Royalties
Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain? Elementary My Dear Watson. A federal judge recently ruled that Sherlock Holmes (and most of his story) belongs to the public. The legendary sleuth first made his appearance in 1887. Author Conan Doyle would go on to publish four...
by argoodlw | Dec 23, 2013 | Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Digital Public Performance Right, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Internet, Music, Royalties
A Deluge of Emails Shows Intent to Violate Criminal Copyright Law In a test of the reach of American copyright law, the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) has released a 200 page summary of its criminal case against Kim Dotcom. The Feds claim that its documents...
by argoodlw | Dec 6, 2013 | Copyright, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Visual Artist
An Art Basel Update – Simply Exceptional So, Art Basel is in full swing here in Miami and Miami Beach and I have to say, it does not disappoint. I had the privilege of visiting the main Midtown exhibits: art-miami, Context, the Miami Project and Spectrum...
by argoodlw | Nov 25, 2013 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Public Display Rights, Public Performance Rights, Visual Artist
Billboards Around Miami: PULSE Miami, Red Dot Miami, and Miami Project Going around Miami lately, I’ve noticed many billboards promoting three art fairs during Art Basel time: PULSE Miami, Red Dot Miami, and the Miami Project. I decided to find out what...
by argoodlw | Nov 20, 2013 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Public Display Rights, Visual Artist
7 Places to Visit in Lieu of the Cancelled SEVEN Miami Art Fair Organizers of one of the jewels of Art Basel’s satellite art fairs, SEVEN Miami, have cancelled the event. The rising influence (and cost) of Miami’s Wynwood art district caused the organizers...
by argoodlw | Nov 12, 2013 | Copyright, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Moral Rights, Public Display Rights, Visual Artist
A Federal Judge Has Ruled That The 5 Pointz “Graffiti Mecca” Must Come Down In a blow to an emerging art form, Judge Frederic Block will rule that property owners can tear down the “5 Pointz.” Artists had banded together to prevent the...
