XML FeedsArchives for: February 2011
That Mythical Magic Number of Notes
By Richard Amada on Feb 24, 2011 | In Performing Arts, Music
A friend recently sent me a newspaper clipping of an article about a production of Wicked (the stage musical based on the "prequel" of The Wizard of Oz). In the article is a trivia quiz about the show, and one of the questions reads: "Seven notes of the… more »
Harper Lee Prize to Honor Legal Fiction
By Richard Amada on Feb 15, 2011 | In Literary
Atticus Finch, the heroic attorney and protector of the downtrodden in Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is often cited as the most admired fictional lawyer in literature. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publishing of that no… more »
Should the Federal Copyright Law Protect Recordings Made Before Feb. 15, 1972?
By Richard Amada on Feb 11, 2011 | In Music
Sound recordings -- whether musical or otherwise -- are protected under the current federal copyright laws. That is, unless they were created prior to February 15, 1972. Up till then, the U.S. copyright law didn't include sound recordings.
However, t… more »
Fairey's Out, but There's Still "Hope" in the Courts
By Richard Amada on Feb 3, 2011 | In Visual Arts
You may have heard that visual artist Sherpard Fairey and the Associated Press appear to have settled their two-year-old lawsuit. The A.P. claimed Mr. Fairey infringed their copyright when he used an A.P. photo as the basic image of the now famous Barac… more »
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words...and a Potential Lawsuit
By Richard Amada on Feb 1, 2011 | In Visual Arts
Okay, so you're walking through a museum, admiring the paintings on exhibit, and you think to yourself, "I've just gotta have that one!"
Well, you know you can't really have the one that's hanging on the wall. It's a museum, not an art gallery. And,… more »
