Dear Rich: An Intellectual Property Blog
Monday, January 30, 2023

Contract Template for Graphic Book Cover Artist

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Two iconic book covers that later became the posters for the film adaptations Dear Rich: My company is wanting to hire an illustrator to do...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Does Renewal Apply to Both Published and Unpublished Works?

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Dear Rich: A song was first copyrighted in an “unpublished” form in 1950, and subsequently, in the same year, the same song was copyrighted ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Natural v. Synthetic Tests: Copyright-Protected?

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Dear Rich: I have a website that helps people determine whether jewelry and gemstones are natural or synthetic. I am redoing the site and wa...
Monday, January 9, 2023

Police Photo: Public Domain or Fair Use?

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Dear Rich: I want to use a police plane crash accident photo in my book. It was released to the press and has been published in many news o...
Friday, December 9, 2022

No Registration at Time of 'Infringement'

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Types of Creative Commons licenses Dear Rich: I reproduced a Creative Commons photograph on my blog.  The photographer posted the picture to...
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Compulsory Licensing vs. Exclusive Licensing

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Dear Rich: I was wondering how compulsory licensing fits with exclusive licensing. In other words, if a song is exclusively licensed for a ...
Saturday, August 13, 2022

How Do I Locate Image Associated With a Copyright Registration?

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Dear Rich: If I'm provided with a registration number for a visual art's copyright, how can I check its image? I have tried search...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Can I Publish Interior Photo of Museum Without Permission?

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Interior Entrance to the Department of Interior Dear Rich: Do we need any kind of release to use a photo of an interior entrance in a new an...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Why Won't Playboy Grant Cartoon Rights?

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Dear Rich: Playboy Rights & Permissions recently denied us permission to use a Playboy cartoon in a print only, low number of copies, s...
Thursday, May 12, 2022

Is Artist's Permission Required to Reproduce Artwork in Exhibition Catalog?

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Dear Rich: As the representative of a particular (living) artist, I was recently contacted by the organizer of an exhibition in which origi...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Opera Composer Seeks Rights to Deaf Poet's Life Story

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Dear Rich: I am a composer looking to write an opera celebrating the life and work of British Sign Language poet, Dorothy Miles. I am strugg...
Saturday, March 5, 2022

Reproducing a Photo of a Statue

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Dear Rich: As I understand copyright, if I visit a park and take a photo of a statute, I own the copyright to the photo and I can use it in ...
Monday, January 31, 2022

Does My Teenage Son Need to Declare Streaming Income?

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Dear Rich: My teenage son has been streaming music on various digital platforms. Does he need to file taxes on the money he has generated? T...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Is a Listserv Moderator Liable for Subscriber Infringements?

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Dear Rich, I created a listserv on my account at google groups. Someone on the list has been posting not only links to online newspapers bu...
Monday, December 13, 2021

We're No. 1: Music Law Named Best Copyright Book

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Will YouTube Ruin My Album Release? Mechanical v. Sync License

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Dear Rich: If I have the licensing for songs to record and distribute and want to use the same recording as part of a video, do I need to pa...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Can I Claim Publishing for Public Domain Song?

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Dear Rich: I have an album project where I have two "traditional" songs that are being performed in an original manner. Can I list...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Coursepack Blues: Don't Count on Fair Use

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Dear Rich: I plan to assemble and sell a coursepack on writing nonfiction. This coursepack will consist of writing and revising methods glea...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Can I Use Fan Art in a Music Video?

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Dear Rich: My teen has drawn several pieces of "fan art," following a challenge to begin with a known character and re-draw it in...
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Does Failure to Submit Copies to Copyright Office Put an End to Copyright?

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Postcard: Malo-les-Bains - Avenue Kleber, sent 30 April 1915 Dear Rich: We are a specialized online magazine for postcard collectors. From 1...
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