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Copyright Summit in D.C.
By Richard Amada on Apr 30, 2009 | In General
Washington, D.C., will be playing host to what's billed as a World Copyright Summit organized by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. The event is scheduled to take place June 9 and 10, 2009 (not counting the June 8 ope… more »
Hard Sell Doesn't Pay Off
By Richard Amada on Apr 23, 2009 | In Visual Arts
My father used to tell me that gumption and tenacity were the secrets to success. But here's a case that proves it's possible to take those things a bit too far.
According to an article in the Blog of Legal Times, a D.C. art dealer who also happens t… more »
That Brand o' Brando
By Richard Amada on Apr 20, 2009 | In General
While I've been puzzling over the company that claims ownership of Oscar Wilde's right of publicity, a much more recent personality has krept into that ring. I'm talking about the actor Marlon Brando, who died in 2004 and whose celebrity image is now th… more »
An Unclean Hands Defense for "Hope"
By Richard Amada on Apr 16, 2009 | In Visual Arts
The Shepard Fairey case, in which the artist is trying to prevent the Associated Press from making a copyright infringement claim against him for using without permission an A.P. photo of Barak Obama that Fairey turned into an illustrated poster—known as… more »
To Dramaturg or Not to Dramaturg
By Richard Amada on Apr 13, 2009 | In Performing Arts, Literary
A friend recently shared with me a post from a theater listserv or bulletin board. The topic had to do with what a dramaturg actually does. If you're not familiar with the term, a dramaturg is someone who's supposed to work with a playwright during the… more »
Google Adopts Orphaned Books
By Richard Amada on Apr 10, 2009 | In Literary
An author wrote to me with a question about the new deal Google has to scan the pages of out-of-print books into its online database. The author was concerned that her now out-of-print (but still copyright protected) book might be swept up in that scann… more »
Head of the Class
By Richard Amada on Apr 7, 2009 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
Well, it looks like free speech at the University of Maryland has won out over the smut snatchers in the Annapolis state house…sort of. Student protests caused the university to back off a bit from its forced cancellation of a triple-X rated film that h… more »
U. of Maryland Nixes Pirate Porno
By Richard Amada on Apr 2, 2009 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
It took only about a day after news came out about the planned screening of a triple-X rated film at the University of Maryland for the Maryland legislature to whip things up and prompt the university president to pull the plug on the movie.
The on-ca… more »
