Copyright Transfer Terminations: What Happened?
Ryan B. McLeod is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Copyright transfer termination, sometimes called copyright “recapture,” is a statutory provision within the 1976 Copyright Act that…
Mercedes Benz v. Street Artists: Scope of Copyright Protection for Street Art
Francesca Masella is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The unauthorized adornment of streets, often referred to as graffiti, started becoming positively recognized as street art in…
Congress should have borrowed from DMCA §512(c) when drafting FOSTA-SESTA
Joe Rabinovitsj is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. §512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and §230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) each provide…
In 2024, Mickey Mouse Will Finally Enter the Public Domain — Sort of
Jesse Kirkland is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Many who are interested in copyright issues have heard the phrase, “Mickey Mouse will never enter the public…
Modern Opinions on the Copyrightability of Food
Nick Isaacson is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Food is not copyrightable, at least according to a U.S. district court in California. This is the holding…
Slipping Through the Cracks: Limited legal means for developers to protect the ideas behind their apps
Ashley Ulrich is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Introduction Recent news articles have documented Apple’s use of its App Store to identify and copy ideas from…
How Indie is Indie: Employment and Copyright Considerations for the Independent Musicians Following AB-5
Patrick Reed is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. With the rise of Uber, Lyft, and an assortment of food delivery apps, the emergence of the “gig…
Dangerous Type: Arguments Against Copyright in the Visual Arts
Gus Longer is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Creativity breeds innovations. In turn, innovations benefit the creative individuals who birthed them, but more generally, they tend…
The Rise of Paparazzo v. Celebrity Lawsuits: Is Copyright Law Fair
Amanda Gonzalez Burton is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. It’s a tale as old as time. Girl dates boy. Boy gets photographed by a paparazzo while…
California’s “Assembly Bill 5” Threatens Unintended Consequences for the Entertainment Industry
Caitlin Hall-Swan is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. If you’re an entertainer, your income comes from “projects” – you take one job here, another there. Actors…