This CLE webcast will be live streamed by the State Bar of Wisconsin. We will discuss: The present landscape for enforcing copyright claims in the United States Related claims that can be pursued in state court The history of efforts to create a "small claims" alternative for enforcing copyright claims Features of the Copyright Alternative […]
When we learn "regular" CPR as citizens, we learn two things: how to identify when a person is in distress; and how to keep them breathing until help arrives. Nobody expects us to do the job of first responders or hospital medical professionals. And in fact, if we try, bad things can happen. It's the […]
I will be Dr. Greta Pope's guest on The Business Savvy Singer Podcast. We'll chat about copyright and trademark and the legal issue I consider the single biggest minefield for singers: contracts.
This program will provide estate planning professionals with fundamental tools for identifying a client’s intellectual property assets; for distinguishing among the various types of intellectual property; for recognizing that each needs to be treated very differently; for distinguishing copyrights and copies as distinct assets of the estate; for understanding the various methods and requirements for […]
Interested in building an Entertainment Law practice in Wisconsin? Join us for a panel discussion with four experienced Entertainment Law attorneys and WELA members who have built their Entertainment Law practices. Our panelists will be discussing challenges that they have overcome, opportunities they have discovered, and successes they have celebrated. Free for WELA Members. […]
A private session for the 2023 LunART Composers Hub participants and the Composer in Residence. I will spend time with the Composers, talking about copyright issues in connection with their own work and (switching hats) in using the work of others.
In this session I will help funeral directors appreciate the copyright issues surrounding music, video, photographs, and obituaries. We'll also talk about how trademark and website terms of use agreements can be used to challenge obituary scrapers.
Online via Zoom; time TBD. An advanced session focusing on copyright issues that estate and marital planning professionals need to recognize.
