This Advocacy Alert comes via the Drone Advocacy Alliance, a lobbying group focused on legislation that affects drones and drone pilots. Tomorrow, February 15, a Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing on H.R. 2864, the "Countering CCP Drones Act" which amends...
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BREAKING NEWS: Lynn Goldsmith Prevails in 7-2 Supreme Court Decision
by Thomas Maddrey | Advocacy, Legal, News
AUTHORS NOTE: This post will be updated with more analysis throughout the coming days. This morning, the US Supreme Court released its opinion The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (linked here and in-line in this post below), a case ASMP has been following since...
ASMP Livestream – Warhol v. Goldsmith: The Day Is Here!
by ASMP | Advocacy, Copyright, Legal
Photo Courtesy / ©Lynn Goldsmith [ASMP's Live Coverage Begins Wednesday @ 9:00am ET HERE] On Wednesday, October 12 at 10:00am ET, famed photographer and ASMP member Lynn Goldsmith will have her day in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. ASMP has been at the forefront of...
Breaking News – Big Copyright Win at US Supreme Court in Unicolors
by Thomas Maddrey | Advocacy, Current News, Legal
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Unicolors v. H&M, a case that is important for all creators and copyright registrants. ASMP General Counsel Thomas Maddrey drafted an amicus brief in this case on behalf of ASMP and the California Society of...
Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Embedding
by Thomas Maddrey | Advocacy, Current News, Legal, Press Release
After a lengthy campaign by ASMP (in conjunction with NPPA and other creator rights organizations) and in a big win for photographers and all visual creators who use Instagram, today the company announced a new option for the user to prevent embedding of their images...
USCO Launches CASE Act and CCB Webpages/FAQs
by ASMP | Advocacy, CASE, Copyright
The United States Copyright Office (USCO) has published the CASE Act and Copyright Claims Board (CCB) and the Copyright Claims Board Frequently Asked Questions webpages to provide the public with information about the implementation of the CASE Act. ASMP will be...