Sometimes you read something so spot on that it must be shared. If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say they wanted to “trademark” their song or get a “copyright” on their business name or that they do not need to license a photograph because it is “fair use,” I would be … Continue reading
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To Win a Mockingbird Lawsuit
Several months ago I wrote about a southern tale gone awry. The villain was the Monroe County Heritage Museum and the victim was Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird. You can read the tale about the Monroe County Heritage Museum opposing Ms. Lee’s claim to the trademark registration in the phrase To Kill … Continue reading
Top 5 Tips for Licensing Film Content
You’ve finally done it. You have financed, filmed and are busy finalizing your first independent film. Congratulations! All that is left for you to do is finish the edit, license these few pesky photos and music and color correct. Then, you’ll be on your way next year to the Academy Awards. Before you start writing … Continue reading
Entertainment Law Predictions for 2014
Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a GREAT start. A new year brings all types of new predictions. Here, it is no different. As I gaze into my disco ball into the future, these are what I see as the main points that will come to light in the realm of … Continue reading
Pass the Intellectual Property Stuffing
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I wanted to take this time to say THANK YOU to each of you. We reached a milestone a few weeks ago in surpassing 1,000 subscribers! It’s true; check it out to the right of your screen under “Don’t Miss an Update.” My goal was, and still is, to … Continue reading
Using the King of Laws for Unlimited Money
Who doesn’t want to make more money? As you may have deduced by reading this blog, the main aspect of intellectual property I find most fascinating is the inability to never completely consume a creative work. Unlike real estate, land, or natural resources – intellectual property can forever be divided, sub-divided and can never be … Continue reading
Copyright Razzle Dazzle
You know those people you meet and almost instantly just know that they’re going to set the world on fire? That’s how I felt when I first met Laura Oldham. She is an incredible singer with movie star beauty, funny, smart and an overall fantastic spirit. I could not be more happy to witness her … Continue reading
My Secret Recipe
Imagine a few weeks before Christmastime in the Duffie house – twinkling lights on the tree, the females start meticulously planning and coordinating the meals to celebrate this season and somewhere daddy T.D. is making more than one trip a week to Sam’s Club. There is not just one meal during the holiday season. Oh … Continue reading
More than a Shaker of Salt
A fellow lawyer friend who just might love music as much as I do (the jury is still out on whether that is true or not 🙂), shared with me an article about the song Margaritaville. The basis is that the song is quite possibly the most lucrative song in existence. The article went onto … Continue reading
What does Copyright Law, a Sorority and Music Have in Common?
The idea of transformation whether it be in the law, personally or of a mindset fascinates me. One of the many reasons I love studying, talking about and researching intellectual property law is because of its transformative nature and the way it has the ability to transform. Transformative not only in the way it helps … Continue reading
Feature Friday – Bachelorette Season Finale
When I am not reading or writing about intellectual property issues, my guilty pleasure is reality television. There is something about it that pulls me in. In college I was a faithful follower of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette series on ABC. Graduating from undergrad, life, law school and being newly married, unfortunately, curbed me … Continue reading
Feature Friday – Five Facts on Copyright and Trademark Law
Today I decided to feature my two favorite areas of the law – copyright and trademark! Our Feature Friday today is featuring Five Facts that you need to know about Trademark Law and Copyright Law in order to be successful in the entertainment industry. A trademark and a copyright are not interchangeable words or concepts. … Continue reading
