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Entries from July 2009

Interview with Mark J. Davis about music & entertainment law

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Royalties · Copyright FAQ

Teacher’s Guide to Copyright at Lulu.com

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Preview the Teacher’s Guide by clicking here:
Preview The Teacher’s Guide to Copyright
 Just click the link to have your copy printed on demand:     

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Tags: TEACH Act · Fair Use · Uncategorized

The Electronic Copyright Office (ECO) & Form PA PDF

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

The US Copyright Office recently changed its filing method.  Now electronic filing is almost mandatory.  Paper forms must be specially requested, and are not available for download.  Paper forms also cost $45 to file.  The problem is that the ECO website is poorly designed, inefficient, and a waste of time.  A form that ordinarily takes […]

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Tags: Copyright FAQ · Uncategorized

PDF of NMC Princeton presentation

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

If you’d like a PDF of our presentation on Fair Use from the 2008 New Media Consortium meeting at Princeton in June, just e-mail me at  mjd@buzzgig.com  

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Tags: TEACH Act · Fair Use

nmc 2008 Princeton

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I’m proud to announce that our presentation “Fair Use Ain’t What You Think It Is” was a resounding success at the New Media Consortium on June 13.  The room was set up for an audience of 30, but over 50 attended.  There were many excellent questions from the participants who represented dozens of colleges & […]

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Tags: TEACH Act · Fair Use