Attorneys looking for some interesting copyright content while getting that coveted CLE may want to look at this PLI program. You can even access this Practicing Law Institute webcast from the comfort of your own home and sweatpants. I'll be leading the discussion around public art. Webcast will take place on June 25, 2020 starting at 9am EST. There are 5 other great presenters and practitioners leading very interesting discussions as well. Hope you can join us!
Overview
Why You Should Attend
Copyright law continues to evolve in ways ...
Art and Law Roundup: Constructive Masculinity, Divorce, Panhandlers, Trademarks, Boneyards and More…
Something is lost, but something is found. They will keep on speaking her name. Some things change, some stay the same. - Chrissie HyndeHow are you faring with this Covid disaster? As some of you know I’m hunkered down over here in Tejas, enjoying the extra quiet to get work done on my own projects. Lately I’ve been enjoying some heavy classic rock on Ozzy’s Boneyardvia Sirius XM. But, I’m also bouncing off the walls, sometimes literally when early Metallica or Slayer come on and I, to my wife’s chagrin, use our kitchen as a mosh-pit. Although introverts like me ...
Morning Women, the Triumph of the Trivial, Dots, the Invasion of Normandy…and Free Stuff
May 10, 2020
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience. – Arthur Schopenhauer
I have to share a sweet moment with you. I really enjoy my morning routine, especially now during the ‘Rona. It’s my time to hone my coffee pour-over skills, focus on client matters, read that thing we used to call a newspaper, and enjoy some great music in peace and quiet. I enjoy it so much that I created a morning playlist via Spotify, which, unbeknownst to me at the time and without direct intention, turned out to be comprised entirely of women ...
Stupid things, Skools, Bodies of Water, Covid Apps, Communists…and the First Amendment
“Blessed are the forgetful; for they get over their stupidities, too.” - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and EvilNo, this is not the time to go to law school. I’m aware that artists are losing their jobs and income, and some are currently experiencing an existential ponder that usually ends with wanting to “change the world, fight the system,” or get a new career. Good luck. Aside from enjoying the Socratic method via Zoom—tantamount to painting with an I-Pad—I’m not sure now’s the time to go on an existential cruise for $175K. What will the world be like in 3 years, ...
Inappropriate content, sampling, copyright and national emergencies…and pentagrams
April 26, 2020
“In some lost fold of the past, we wanted to be lions and we're no more than castrated cats.” - Roberto BolañoIs free access to 1.4 million books fair use, or outright copyright infringement? Via the National Emergency Library anyone can access the archive freely via online format until at least June 20, 2020, or whenever the national emergency in the United States is declared over. Of course, some authors and publishers are not very happy about this. So, question for you while you sip your coffee: does a national emergency constitute fair use?
After last week’s missive, I ...
Attorneys looking for some interesting copyright content while getting that coveted CLE may want to look at this PLI program. You can even access this Practicing Law Institute webcast from the comfort of your own home and sweatpants. I’ll be leading the discussion around public art. Webcast will take place on June 25, 2020 starting at 9am EST. There are 5 other great presenters and practitioners leading very interesting discussions as well. Hope you can join us!
Overview
Why You Should Attend
Copyright law continues to evolve in ways than inevitably capture public attention. Recent years have delivered headline changes to what was once considered settled tenets of copyright law. This program features a comprehensive review of copyright basics and its latest updates, covering the fundamentals behind copyright’s origins and enforcement considerations as well as key case law and regulatory developments. Lawyers new to the practice should find this program to serve as a helpful primer whereas experienced copyright lawyers should find the coverage of recent updates most helpful.
What You Will Learn
– Basic Principles of Copyright Law – Enforcing Copyrights – New Cases in Copyright Law—Internet and Beyond – Intermediary Liability and the DMCA – Copyright Issues in Visual Arts
Who Should Attend
Attorneys new to copyright law and more experienced practitioners seeking a review of the latest updates should find this program to be helpful.
On June 4, the Estate of Chris Burden filed suit against the Rabbit Town park in Bandung, West Java, and its owner, Henry Husada, in the Commercial Court at the Central Jakarta District Court. The suit alleges that Rabbit Town’s Love Light looks too similar to Burden’s famed Urban Light (2008) sculpture.
This past March, the developer defendants in the 5Pointz moral rights lawsuit filed a motion in the Second Circuit seeking a stay of the issuance of a mandate pending their filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court. Will the Supremes agree to hear this property vs. expression case?
The temporary injunction order issued Monday says the state is a party to a deed recorded in March 1890 in which it accepted the statue and agreed to “faithfully guard” it.
In a suit filed in New York Southern District Court on June 9, art historian Marc Restellini alleges that the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, a nonprofit organization that supports the production of digital catalogues raisonnés and archives, has made copies of and disseminated his research on the artist Amedeo Modigliani without his permission.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has detained Inigo Philbrick, a young art dealer who operated a scandal that has a range of disputes over works worth millions of dollars. The FBI said it had arrested Philbrick, Vanuatu, a Pacific island country, and that he was then transported to Guam. He is expected to appear before a Manhattan federal court on Monday, June 15.
Clancco, Clancco: The Source for Art & Law, Clancco.com, and Art & Law are trademarks owned by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento. The views expressed on this site are those of Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento and of the artists and writers who submit to Clancco.com. They are not the views of any other organization, legal or otherwise. All content contained on or made available through Clancco.com is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is formed, nor is anything submitted to Clancco.com treated as confidential.
