Taylor Swift once again made headlines this week related to music royalties. Earlier this week, Taylor penned a letter to Apple explaining why offering their new music service free for 3 months hurts musicians. She encouraged Apple to rethink this policy. Surprisingly, they did. Shortly after Swift’s blog post, read HERE, Apple responded saying that … Continue reading
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Etched Within Flesh – Inking Copyright
Last night saw the start of The Hubs’s favorite time of year – football season. With football season also comes the release of this year’s Madden NFL® video game. As NPR reported earlier this week, HERE, the video game will have at least one more realistic element. For the first time, the game will feature … Continue reading
The Selfie Felt Around the World
Readers, you are in luck! This week there were two relevant stories, and it was hard for me to pick just one. They are both just yummy topics. You get the bonus of a double installment this week. Tomorrow’s discussion will center on this past week’s Saturday Night Live Disney themed opening number and later … Continue reading
Making Money from Your Smartphone
We have all heard the saying about a photo being worth a thousand words. What if that same photo was worth $1,000 or $4,000 or maybe more? I am talking actual dollars payable to you. The creators of the new app Foap created a stock photo royalty free platform to take smartphone photos, captured by … Continue reading
Intellectual Property, the Muppets and Lady Gaga
I look forward to the upcoming holiday season for many reasons. Permission to attend parties mid-week, a decadent dessert … or two … or three and the overall kinder spirit that seems to settle over everyone are just a few of the things that have me looking forward to this time of year. And, let’s … Continue reading
Imagine Lennon Endorsing a Business
I am just going to say it. In case you had any doubt at all, it is not okay to use a celebrity’s image to endorse your product or business without permission. Also, it is not okay to use someone else’s copyrighted work (in this post a photo) in your advertisement for your business. Sigh! Okay; we got that out of … Continue reading
Statute of RyAnne 