Articles

These are articles I wrote that were published in the early 2000's. You may find them helpful.

Wherefore Thou Art #1: An Introduction to Copyright Law

Wherefore Thou Art #2: The Fair Use Morass

Wherefore Thou Art #3 Wallowing in the Mire of "Work Made for Hire"

Wherefore Thou Art #4 How Long Does This Thing Last?

Wherefore Thou Art #5: The Visual Artists Rights Act

Wherefore Thou Art #6: Quilt This

Wherefore Thou Art #7: Infringement

Wherefore Art Thou #8: Artists and Galleries

Wherefore Thou Art #9: There Might Be Sumthin', But There Ain't No Free. Or Is There?

Wherefore Thou Art #10: Fun With Infringement

Wherefore Thou Art #11: What's a Trademark?

Wherefore Thou Art #12: Copyright Myths

Wherefore Thou Art #13: More Copyright Myths Exposed

Wherefore Art Thou #14: The Mash-Up Trainwreck

Wherefore Thou Art #16: Heightened State of Alert

Wherefore Thou Art #17: Registering Your Copyrights

Wherefore Thou Art #18: Roll Over Woody Guthrie

Wherefore Thou Art #19: Virtual Barbed Wire Around Your Culture

Wherefore Thou Art #20: You Shall be Released

Wherefore Thou Art #21: Interview With a Yesman

Wherefore Thou Art #22: The Supremes Take On P2P

Wherefore Thou Art #23: Concentrate on the Fundamentals

Wherefore Thou Art #24: More Orphan Than Not

Wherefore Thou Art #29: Trademark Skidmarks

Wherefore Thou Art #30: Fill It Out

Wherefore Thou Art #31: December, 2005

Wherefore Thou Art #32: License Your Roving Artworks, and Let Them Earn

Wherefore Thou Art #33: Gone Surfin'.......

Wherefore Thou Art #34: March of the Doohickeys

Wherefore Thou Art #35: Painting A Picture

Wherefore Thou Art #37: Naming Names

Wherefore Thou Art #36: Art and the Internet

Wherefore Thou Art #38: Train Wreck

Wherefore Thou Art #39: Google-oogle-oogle

Wherefore Thou Art #40: The Beef on T's

Wherefore Thou Art #41: We're Reading For Your Closeup Now

Wherefore Thou Art #42: Music In Movies

Wherefore Thou Art #43: You're In. Appropriate!

Wherefore Thou Art #44: What It Is

Wherefore Thou Art #45: Getting What's Due

Wherefore Thou Art #46: YouTube Brouhaha

Wherefore Thou Art #47: Good News For Artists, Maybe

Wherefore Thou Art #48: Artist Alert!

Wherefore Thou Art #49: Listen, Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Wherefore Thou Art #50: The More The Merrier

Wherefore Thou Art #51: Mass Muck-up

Wherefore Thou Art #52: The Essentials

Wherefore Thou Art #53: The Essentials, Part II

Wherefore Thou Art #54: Some Myths and Mythsters of Copyright

Wherefore Thou Art #55: Trying To Undo The Past

A Somewhat Legal Look at the Dawn and Dusk of the Napster Controversy