Nonprofits 101: An Outline of the 501(c)(3) Application Process
Apr 19, 2013
I remember my first nonprofit formation; it was during a semester I spent at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. We didnt realize, at first, that we were going to have to do a full-blown a...
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Business Formation 101: Business Entities for Freelance Professionals
Apr 19, 2013
So, youre a freelancer. Or youre an installation artist. Or youre a girl who gets paid to dress up like a clown and blow up balloons at childrens birthday parties. Everything is going really well, righ...
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Copyright 201: Why Freelancers (And Employees) Should Want A "Portfolio Use" Clause
Apr 17, 2013
Whether youre an illustrator, a designer, a copywriter, a software engineer, a programmer, or a member of a myriad of other creative disciplines, you have probably thought, at the very least, of doing ...
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Copyright 101: When Do I Register My Copyright And Why Does It Matter?
Apr 17, 2013
Copyright registration is tricky bit of strategy. You dont need a registered copyright to publish and sell your work, and not having one wont stop you from suing an infringer (well, it will you have t...
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Trademark 101: Genericide, Or, How to Kill Your Brand
Apr 17, 2013
Do you know what acetylsalicylic acid is? How about an easier one: whats a vacuum flask? The first was Bayers common name for aspirin, the latter was the generic term that Thermos attempted to use for ...
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Copyright 101: Does Youtube Violate My First Amendment Rights by Taking Down My Videos?
Apr 17, 2013
On any given day, I see between 10 and 20 people complaining about Youtubes policy for dealing with DMCA take-down notices. The other day, I saw a pieceon the efforts of a video creator whose work use...
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Copyright 101: What Is a Transformative Use?
Apr 17, 2013
The touchstone of fair use in areas like appropriation art and parody is whether the use was transformative of the original. Unfortunately, not a lot of artists really understand what courts mean when ...
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Copyright 101: Is Streaming Movies or TV Shows Copyright Infringement?
Apr 17, 2013
Back in August of 2012, Judge Posner of the 7th Circuit issued an opinion on a preliminary injunction stemming from a copyright infringement case filed by Flava Works (creators of adult content) agains...
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