by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Progressive content creators and copyright scholars alike rejoiced on April 25, 2013, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Cariou v. Prince.[1] That decision, by reversing and remanding the decision of the district court, reaffirmed or […]
How to Respond to a Cease and Desist Letter
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on cease and desist letters. This Part discusses what to do if you receive a cease and desist letter. Part 2 discusses what to do if you need to send a cease and desist letter. Please note that the below is intended to help you understand the […]
John Seay Publishes Article on Graffiti Law in Journal of Intellectual Property Law
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Last fall, an article by John Seay entitled, “You Look Complicated Today: Representing an Illegal Graffiti Artist in a Copyright Infringement Case Against a Major International Retailer,” was published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. The article discusses a case John worked on […]
Why Pandora Wants to Pay Less and What It Means for Licensing Reform
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) On September 21, 2012, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced H.R. 6480, better known as the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA). If passed, IRFA would drastically reduce the amount of royalties that webcasters like Pandora pay to owners of sound recordings by directing the Copyright […]