Looking for something to do in the New York area this weekend? Visit the RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010: Sunday, May 30th 2010; 2 PM Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street DUMBO, Brooklyn FREE! (21 and over) Presented by the League of Independents (LOFI): The RE/Mixed Media Festival is our way of contributing to the ongoing [...]

It’s not uncommon for artists to settle disputes out of court to avoid protracted litigation. For instance, in 1980 Robert Rauschenberg settled with photographer Morton Beebe after discovering that his photograph was used in Rauschenberg’s seminal work Pull (1974). The agreement included $3,000 and a copy of the work. Whether for financial or PR reasons, [...]

Google’s effort to create a digital library is once again under legal scrutiny. The Open Book Alliance issued a study detailing how the proposed Google Book Settlement violates international laws and treaties. The report, compiled by notable intellectual property attorney Cynthia Arato, notes, if approved, the settlement would grant Google automatic rights to exploit digitally [...]

The Champaign, Illinois band Elsinore caught some heat from the estate of Roy Lichtenstein for use of a derivative work on the cover of its forthcoming Yes Yes Yes. The piece, made during college by Brittany Pyle, a friend of the band, is based on the same source image Lichtenstein used for Kiss V (1964). [...]

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today agreed with the District Court’s ruling that “60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye” is substantially similar to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” The Court, however, vacated the District Court’s order to rehear the ‘likelihood of irreparable injury’ prior granting an injunction against publication. The [...]

RiP! Explores the relationship of Copyright and Fair Use to popular culture mashups/remixes. The film features Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis), Lawrence Lessig, Cory Doctorow, Dan O’Neil and more. Also here.

In 1990, after having been selected by a national contest, Frank Gaylord began work on a sculpture that would become the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.  Know as ‘The Column’, the final design consists of 19 stainless steel statues representing a platoon of foot soldiers. From 1990-1995, Gaylord secured 5 copyrights on various [...]

In an effort to update copyright law for the digital age, Public Knowledge, in conjunction with the Stanford Cyberlaw Clinic and the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic, has proposed three reforms to the statutory Fair Use analysis. Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest group working to defend citizens’ rights in the emerging [...]