THE BLOG
A slow walk through copyright law, one strange case and one useful fact at a time. Written for the curious, the creative, and anyone who has to make decisions about work they created, licensed, or just fell into on a rainy day.
marking the sound
Most people picture a logo or a name when they think about trademarks. Sounds count too, and they are lurking in the most surprising places. Learn more about where the sound mark originated, along with a few of my favorite little marks.
copyright & zombies
In 1968, a last minute title change stripped the copyright notice from a zombie classic and pushed the film into the public domain. This is the story of how Night of the Living Dead lost its copyright, teaching us all why the small operational details matter.