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Plagiarism v Copyright Infringement. What’s the Difference?
“Please don’t copy my work.”
They do it anyway.
Is it plagiarism or is it copyright infringement?
Plagiarism is a question of attribution. Let’s say GoodGuy actually created The Work. BadGuy not only copies The Work, but passes it off…
3 Copyright Tips About {old} Sound Recordings
TIP #1. In recorded music there are almost always two separate copyrights:
TIP #2. Until recently, sound recordings that were…
VARA: The Normal case
No such thing as a “normal” VARA case? Ha! Maybe not. But this one is taking place in Normal, Illinois.
The Town of Normal wants to destroy a mural that appears on a building, to make way for development. The…
Copyright Small Claims: Weighing the Pros and Cons of the CASE Act
Bringing a copyright action in Federal court is expensive. There’s no question; the costs bar many aggrieved copyright owners from justice.
Several organizations representing copyright owners — along with the United States Copyright Office itself — have been working on…
The Music Modernization Act HURTS Indie Songwriters
The Orrin G. Hatch – Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (“MMA”) became law on October 11, 2018. It enacts sweeping changes to provisions of the United States Copyright Act affecting the compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords of musical…