Event: Alliance for Community Media National Conference

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Wed, 11/14/2018 - 12:54pm

New Media Rights Executive Director Art Neill will be speaking at the Alliance for Community Media National Conference in Baltimore on July 12, 2018! He will be discussing copyright, fair use and licensing with Kevin Goldberg of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.

The Alliance for Community Media provides community access centers that provide critical local content, training and more. Thanks to the Alliance for Community Media for inviting us!

You can learn more about the event here.

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Event: PLI's Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Wed, 11/14/2018 - 12:41pm

We're honored to have been invited to speak at PLI's "Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era." Executive Director Art Neill and Assistant Director Shaun Spalding will be at the Practising Law Institute in San Francisco on July 9th, 2018, presenting during the capstone panel of the day.

They'll be talking about "embedding liability," "the future of 'the server test'" and other topics that will surely be riviting to other Copyright attorneys! The big question: will blogs be able to continue to legally embed tweets, youtube videos, and Instagram posts in the future?

You can learn more about the event (including a schedule of the day's panels) here on the PLI website.

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Arts and IP Volunteer Lawyer Organizations

As we've written about before there's a major justice gap when it comes to creators and entrepreneurs having access to critical legal services. While we do our best to provide free and low cost legal services, we’re only one organization. We’ve put together this national list of Arts and IP Volunteer Lawyer Organizations as a resource to creators, entrepreneurs, and even other lawyers to help find other legal organizations fighting to fill the justice gap.

This list only has volunteer lawyer groups, legal aide organizations, and other non-law school related associations or organizations. These types of organizations are typically comprised of licensed attorneys who volunteer on a free or low cost basis to assist members of the public in certain areas of the law if they meet certain income qualifications. 

Another great option to find pro bono or low cost services is to reach out to a law school clinic. Clinics will provide legal services through law students overseen by experienced practitioners. Visit our separate list of Law School IP and Entrepreneurship Clinics. 

While we do not have the experience to vouch for these sources and do not endorse any of these organizations; we hope that this list serves as a helpful starting point. 

If you are know of a legal organization is not on this list, please feel free to reach out to us at support@newmediarights.org and we’ll do our best to add your clinic as promptly as possible.

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Alabama

South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program [ Website ]

Alaska

Alaska Legal Services Corporation [ Website ]

Arizona

Southern Arizona Legal Aid  [ Website ]

Volunteer Legal Assistance for the Arts  [ Website ]

Arkansas

Center for Arkansas Legal Services [ Website ]

Legal Aid of Arkansas [ Website ]

California

California Lawyers for the Arts [Website]

Electronic Frontier Foundation [ Website ]

Colorado

Colorado Lawyers for the Arts  [ Website ]

Colorado Attorneys for the Arts [ Website ]

Denver Bar Association [ Website ]

Connecticut

Connecticut Arts Alliance [ Website ]

Connecticut Bar Association Pro Bono Organizations List [ Website ]

Delaware

None

District of Columbia

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Copyright Alliance [ Website ]

DC Bar [ Website ]

Florida

Florida Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Arts and Business Council of Miami Lawyers for the Arts  [ Website ]

Georgia

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation [ Website ]

Georgia Council for the Arts [ Website ]

Legal Aid for Dramatists [ Website ]

Hawaii

Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii [ Website ]

Idaho

Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program [ Website ]

Illinois

Lawyers for the Creative Arts [ Website ]

Indiana

Arts Council of Indianapolis [ Website ]

Iowa

Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

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Kentucky

Kentucky Arts Council [ Website ]

Louisiana

The Ella Project [ Website ]

Arts Council of New Orleans [ Website ]

Maine

Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project [ Website ]

Maryland

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service [ Website ]

Massachusetts

Arts and Business Council [ Website ]

Michigan

Creative Many [ Website ]

Minnesota

Springboard for the Arts [ Website ]

Mississippi

Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project [ Website ] 

Mississippi Arts Commission [ Website ]

Mississippi Center for Nonprofits [ Website ] 

Missouri

Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts [ Website ]

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts [ Website ]

Montana

Montana Nonprofit Association [ Website ]

Montana Legal Services Organization [ Website ]

Nebraska

Amplify Arts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts - Nebraska [ Website ]

Nevada

Nevada Legal Services [ Website ]

Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans [ Website ]

New Hampshire

Lawyers for the Arts/New Hampshire [ Website ]

New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits [ Website ]

New Jersey

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice [ Website ]

New Mexico

New Mexico Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

New York

Lawyers Alliance for New York [ Website ]

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project [ Website ]

Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester [ Website ]

North Carolina

North Carolina Arts Council [ Website ]

Orange County Arts Commission [ Website ] 

North Dakota

North Dakota Council for the Arts [ Website ]

Legal Services of North Dakota [ Website ]

State Bar Association of North Dakota Volunteer Lawyers Program [ Website ]

Ohio

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association [ Website ]

Creative Compass Legal Assistance Resources [ Website ]

The Legal Creative   [ Website ]

Oklahoma

Arts Council Oklahoma City [ Website ]

Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits [ Website ]

Oregon

Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Regional Arts and Cultural Council [ Website ]

Pennsylvania

Philadelpia Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council  [ Website ]

Philadelpia LawWorks  [ Website ]

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Bar Association Volunteer Lawyer Program [ Website ]

South Carolina

South Carolina Volunteer Laywers for the Arts [ Website ]

South Dakota

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Tennessee

Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts [ Website ]

Texas

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources (CBAR) [ Website ]

Utah

Utah Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

Utah Legal Services [ Website ]

Vermont

Law Line of Vermont [ Website ]

Virginia

Virginia Commission for the Arts Lawyers for the Arts Committee [ Website ]

Legal Aid Justice Center [ Website ]

Greater Richmond Bar Foundation [ Website ]

Washington

Washington Lawyers for the Arts [ Website ]

West Virginia

Legal Aid of West Virginia [ Website ]

Wisconsin

Arts Wisconsin [ Website ]

Milwaukee Bar Association - Pro Bono Directory [ Website ]

Wisconsin Nonprofits - Legal Resources [ Website ]

Wyoming

Legal Aid of Wyoming [ Website ]
 

New Media Rights Joins the EFF and OTW in Latest Supplemental Filing on §1201 Anti-circumvention Exemptions

On June 11, 2018, New Media Rights joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Organization for Transformative Works in filing a response to questions that the Copyright Office posed after we testified at the §1201 Anti-Circumvention hearings in April.

The Copyright Office inquired as to whether screen capture is an alternative to circumvention for educational uses of short film clips outside of the context of film studies courses. Our joint response reinforces our position that screen capture is not a sufficient alternative to circumvention for fair use of short clips of video.

Section 1201 outlines the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions that make it illegal to bypass technological protection measures (TPMs) (also known as Digital Rights Management (DRM)) that restrict access to copyrighted content. However, if the reason for breaking encryption on the content falls under an exemption to the statute, then the circumventor is relieved of liability for breaking the encryption.

You can read our joint response in the attachment below. Authors of the responses were Professors Rebecca Tushnet and Betsy Rosenblatt of the Organizations for Transformative Works, Corynne McSherry of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Art Neill and Erika Lee of New Media Rights.

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Nest Cowork Legal Consultation Night

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Thu, 11/15/2018 - 12:13pm

New Media Rights will be offering free 30-minute legal consultation sessions at Nest Cowork! The sessions will take place on Thursday June 21, from 3-5pm.

Come talk to NMR about your copyright and trademark concerns, contracts, and other legal issues you might encounter as a startup or entrepreneur. You don’t have to be a member of Nest to receive a consultation.

The NMR team will be present to answer your legal questions.

**Space is limited, so please email erika@newmediarights.org if you are interested in signing up for a 30-minute consultation session. Sessions will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up today!**

 

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Sara Gold

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 2:37pm

Staff: 

Legal Intern

Joined NMR in: 

May 2018

Sara, a former Orange County Register journalist, is excited to work with New Media Rights during her final year at California Western School of Law. She is also Editor-in-Chief of The Commentary, California Western’s online student-run newspaper, and a member of the California Western Law Review.

Her intellectual property experience includes interning with California Western’s Trademark Clinic and competing in the 2017 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court competition, hosted by the International Trademark Association. Her legal article on the tort and intellectual property implications of Pokemon Go is published in the Whittier Law Review.

Brittany Hernandez

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 2:33pm

Staff: 

Student Fellow

Joined NMR in: 

May 2018

Brittany is a native of Southern California and has lived in San Diego for over 18 years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California San Diego, where she majored in History and minored in Linguistics. She later successfully completed the University of California San Diego-Extension school’s ABA-approved Accelerated Paralegal Certification Program and was inducted into the prestigious Lambda Epsilon Chi honor society. Prior to attending law school, Brittany served as a Boatswain’s Mate in the United States Coast Guard for four years. After being stationed in New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virginia, and Alaska, Brittany began her studies at California Western School of Law. This is Brittany's third semester interning at New Media Rights. She has also interned at the San Diego intellectual property and business law firm Wilkinson Mazzeo as well as the copyright and trademark litigation firm US IP Attorneys. Through her internships, she has gained experience in copyright law, trademark law, small business law, and privacy law. She is interested in practicing in the area of Entertainment Law and is passionate about helping filmmakers, authors, and creators protect their creations in an ethical, efficient, and competent manner. 

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