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October 2, 2014

Disney Sued Over Claimed Copyright Infringement in Frozen

This is a guest blog by Seay Firm intern Olivia Clark, 2L at Georgia State University College of Law Isabella Tanikumi is suing Disney for copyright infringement in New Jersey District Court. Tanikumi claims Disney’s blockbuster Frozen is not based on the Hans Christian Andersen story “The Snow Queen,” but on an autobiographical novel she […]

Filed Under: Copyright, Copyrighting Characters, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Litigation Tagged With: Copyright Infringement, Disney, Frozen, Isabella Tanikumi, substantial similarity, Yearnings of the Heart

July 2, 2014

Second Installment of The Seay Firm’s Working Title Playwrights Newsletter Q&A

This week, the 2nd installment of The Seay Firm’s Working Title Playwrights newsletter Q&A was sent out.  This installment discusses some major issues relevant to not only writers, but artists of all kinds.  Joint works, licenses for third-party content, fair use, and copyright infringement all are discussed.  Read the full article here and below. More Common Questions […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Background, Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Joint Works, Licensing, Litigation, Theater, Working Title Playwrights Tagged With: artists, Atlanta Entertainment Attorney, atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright Infringement, entertainment attorney, Entertainment Law, entertainment lawyer, Fair Use, joint works, The Seay Firm, third-party licenses, working title playwights

May 8, 2014

Casting a Net: Podcasts, Webcasts, and the Licensing Regime

So you want to start a music podcast.  Or, maybe a music webcast.  Regardless of which format you choose, you’ll need to acquaint yourself with copyright law and licensing.  But how easy it is to license the content you desire varies greatly on whether you opt for a podcast, where users download your episodes (much […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Digital Performance Royalties, Entertainment Law, Exclusive Rights, Licensing, Music Streaming Services, Public Performance Right Tagged With: ASCAP, atlanta entertainment lawyer, BMI, collective rights management agencies, compulsory license, contributory infringement, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, digital audio transmission, direct infringement, direct license, Entertainment Law, John Seay, licensing, master use license, mechanical license, musical composition, musical composition copyright, Pandora, performance royalty organization, podcast, Recording Industry Association of America, SESAC, SiriusXM, sound recording, sound recording copyright, SoundExchange, Spotify, the exclusive rights, The Harry Fox Agency, The Seay Firm, u.s. copyright act, vicarious infringement, webcast

January 20, 2014

Paraguayan Writer Wrongfully Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison on Plagiarism Charges

By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Late last year, I was contacted by an acquaintance of mine who – knowing my background in intellectual property – wanted to tell me the story of her friend, a Paraguayan writer named Nelson Aguilera.  She told me that on November 4, 2013, Mr. Aguilera was sentenced to […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Criminal Penalties, Elements of Copyright Infringement, International Human Rights, Litigation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Copyright Infringement, copyright law, criminal penalties, human rights, international law, Nelson Aguilera, Paraguayan Supreme Court, plagiarism, scenes a faire

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