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Harmonizing The Liner Notes: How The Usco’S Adoption Of Metadata Standards Will Improve The Efficiency Of Licensing Agreements For Audiovisual Works, Michael Reed Feb 2019

Harmonizing The Liner Notes: How The Usco’S Adoption Of Metadata Standards Will Improve The Efficiency Of Licensing Agreements For Audiovisual Works, Michael Reed

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

It is no secret that making a living as a musician is not as lucrative of a proposition as it was a generation ago. For this reason, musicians have had to diversify their sources of income. Placement of a song in advertisements, film, or television programs have become an integral part of many successful musician’s careers, but far too many independent artists still find these opportunities out of reach. This disparity is often the result of technical deficiencies in the audio files submitted for consideration, making it difficult to identify and contact the requisite rights holders in order to negotiate …


Keynote Address: Censorship In The Guise Of Authorship: Harmonizing Copyright And The First Amendment, M. Margaret Mckeown Jan 2016

Keynote Address: Censorship In The Guise Of Authorship: Harmonizing Copyright And The First Amendment, M. Margaret Mckeown

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Copyright And Freedom Of Expression: Saving Free Speech From Advancing Legislation, Amanda Beshears Cook Apr 2013

Copyright And Freedom Of Expression: Saving Free Speech From Advancing Legislation, Amanda Beshears Cook

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

The Supreme Court has expressly recognized the possibility of a First Amendment defense to copyright infringement claims, but it has never actually found such a defense to apply to a case before it. And nearly every year, Congress enacts or attempts to enact more legislation that restricts speech under the banner of the copyright clause. The problem is that the natural right of free speech is being depleted by the legislatively granted right of intellectual property, putting both individual liberty and the public good at risk. Congress and the courts both must begin to acknowledge that in the common law …


Internet-Based Fans: Why The Entertainment Industries Cannot Depend On Traditional Copyright Protections , Thomas C. Inkel Oct 2012

Internet-Based Fans: Why The Entertainment Industries Cannot Depend On Traditional Copyright Protections , Thomas C. Inkel

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Riaa’S Troubling Solution To File- Sharing , Genan Zilkha Dec 2009

The Riaa’S Troubling Solution To File- Sharing , Genan Zilkha

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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The Public As Creator And Infringer: Copyright Law Applied To The Creators Of User-Generated Video Content , David E. Ashley Dec 2009

The Public As Creator And Infringer: Copyright Law Applied To The Creators Of User-Generated Video Content , David E. Ashley

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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