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Can Street Artists Sue For Unauthorized Use of Their Work?

Adrian Falkner sued General Motors for using a portion of a mural he had painted on a parking garage in Detroit to promote an art gallery without his permission and in a way that only showed part of the mural and left off his signature and other copyright information.

October 20, 2018

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Soundexchange and the Ongoing, Hard-fought Battle to Pay Performers for Their Master Royalties

Let’s acknowledge this right off the top: we live in an age where a large contingent of the population has internalized the idea that music, songs, albums, etc., are fully “free.” Nobody likes to side with, say, the RIAA, while they’re filing lawsuits against 12 year olds with Limewire (or its more current equivalent).

July 22, 2015

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