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Why Ryan Adams was able to rerecord Taylor Swift Album before she could

Copyright Law: Why Ryan Adams Was Able to Rerecord a Taylor Swift Album Before Taylor Swift Could

Mark Jaffe February 1, 2022

Forward to the Past: How the Statute of Limitations can Jeopardize the Copyright Termination Right

Mark Jaffe December 23, 2021

What if you’ve been given a future right that you can’t exercise when the future becomes present because of what you didn’t do in the past, even though you couldn’t have done what you didn’t do in the past because it wasn’t the future?
That’s how the statute of limitations can thwart a statutory right to get your copyrights back.
If that didn’t make sense to you, you’re getting the point. So read on.

Mark J Writes on Rights

Mark Jaffe October 25, 2021

Termination Information Part 1: What the Friday the 13th Decision Means for Screenwriters and Other Authors This is the first in a series of blog

#IPSERIES Interview – The thin line between fair dealing, sampling and copyright infringement.

TorMarkLawLLP November 5, 2020

Mark Jaffe, Managing Partner of TorMark Law, is interviewed by Rita Anwiri Chindah on #IPSERIES about fair use and the Tracy Chapman, Nicki Minaj copyright

Hold My Brand: Trademark Considerations for Rock Bands and Other Musical Artists

Mark Jaffe March 6, 2020

I was inspired to write this post by Hootie and the Blowfish, who are mired in unfortunate circumstances because they let their trademark registration lapse.

Because you need registration to sue for copyright infringement, does a copyright really have any value if it’s not registered?

Mark Jaffe December 11, 2019

From Mark Jaffe’s Twitter: I was asked a couple of times: because you need registration to sue for copyright infringement, does a copyright really have

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