Author: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020The Copyright Office has requested public comment on proposed rules that would make it easier for authors or their heirs to regain control over rights previously transferred to a third party. The statutory right to terminate a license was enacted to correct imbalances in
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 28th, 2020Copyright owners may be wondering what the Music Modernization Act means for them. The MMA offers significant opportunities for copyright holders, as well as previously ineligible artists and music production teams, to claim their fair shares of royalty payments. Click here to view
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 28th, 2020The Music Modernization Act, signed into law in 2018, is altering how copyright owners receive royalty payments from digital music providers for mechanical licenses of musical works and sound recordings. It consists of three title sections, each affecting various parties involved in the creation
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 28th, 2020Digital music providers seeking access to musical works in bulk must adhere to specific reporting provisions and payment procedures, whether they are major streaming services or less-trafficked company websites. Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 19, 2020On May 4, 2020, for the first time in history, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments through a telephone conference call in United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. The Court considered whether the online hotel reservation company, Booking.com, is entitled to
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 16, 2020The sudden move to distance education for K-12 as well as university students mandated by the COVID-19 shutdown of schools has resulted in great confusion about the degree to which the concept of copyright fair use is flexible enough to adapt to the new
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 15, 2020With libraries at K-12 schools, universities and local communities closed, the Internet Archive provides an increasingly valuable resource for educators and distance learning. Before diving into this vast wealth of content, however, some caution regarding the copyright issues the Archive raises is warranted. Click
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: May 15, 2020With the suddenly critical role of online education, our heroic teachers will likely need to rely on the heretofore underutilized TEACH Act. Enacted in 2002, the TEACH Act added to copyright law an exemption to copyright infringement for distant transmission of copyrighted materials under
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: April 11, 2020Complaining about innovative distant learning programs in a COVID-19 era, some students and parents are seeking refunds of their tuition fees and even suing their colleges. But they are missing the fact that their tuition fees guarantee them mediated instruction, which does not need
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