Protect Affordable Access to your Constitutional Rights! From Stephen Best, APA National CEO The United States Copyright Office has proposed “new fees for the registration of claims, recordation of documents, special services, Licensing Division services, and processing of FOIA requests.” This includes the registration of photographs using form VA through eCO or paper filings....
Read more →New Campaign to Embed Information Permanently in Digital Media. A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but permanently attached descriptions are worth a lot more as photos travel through the digital world. A campaign has been launched now to embed descriptive and rights information in digital media and to retain it during the whole...
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From AFTRA: AFTRA and AFM Alert Members to SiriusXM’s Anti-Artist Licensing Offer Los Angeles and New York (Oct. 27, 2011) — The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) alerted members of their respective unions about SiriusXM’s “direct license” deal, which would set up independent labels...
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As the Guilds and Unions that represent 300,000 creators, performers and craftspeople who create a multitude of diverse films, television programs and sound recordings that are enjoyed by consumers across the globe, we applaud Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Cornyn (R-TX) who were joined by Christopher Coons (D-DE) for their leadership in today...
Read more →April 4, 2011 A joint statement was released today at a Congressional press conference by The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE), and Screen Actors...
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Mark Fowler is a partner in the New York City law firm of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, focused primarily on litigation and counseling involving intellectual property and media law matters. This past week he offered 44 low cost or free resources for writers and creatives on his blog, Rights of Writers. Locally,...
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Globe Editorial & Call to Action on Independent Contractor Issue 7/17/10 Greetings All, The end of the Legislative session is July 31st. There is a very short time frame to pass corrective legislation to fix the unintended consequences from the 2004 Independent Contractor law impacting freelancers and artists of all disciplines. (7/17/10) Saturday’s Boston...
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Fix the Massachusetts Freelancer Law! Are you an independent contractor? Do you know that as an artist who agrees to “work-for-hire”, you lose all copyright to your work? In Massachusetts it is very difficult to work as an independent contractor. Your client is almost always required to hire you as an “employee”. Not only...
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