Posted in Copyright, Media & Entertainment on Jul 31st, 2008
by Jeff Brown†
Artists who create sound or video recordings know that the low cost distribution mechanism, the internet, continues to change the industry. They also know these distribution contracts can be complex and are worthy of negotiation. The Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA), the Orchard, and the Digital Rights Agency (DRA) are among a [...]
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by Martin Medeiros and Tichelle Sorensen
1.0 Introduction
The rule on online contracts has been fairly stable in the last five years and can be summed up inadequately but simply: the more dear the right being alienated, the greater the “overt act” required to memorialize a meeting of the minds to bind the parties to contract. These [...]
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Posted in Media & Entertainment on Dec 26th, 2006
By Kohel Haver and Martin Medeiros[1]
Click Here for .pdf of 2009 Updated Version - A Quick Look at the Law and Community Media, Presented in Portland Oregon July 18, 2009
Originally Presented at the Alliance for Community Media International Conference, July 7, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts.
Community media by cablecast is PEG’s primary media and is legally different from [...]
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