Law Offices of Joshua Graubart, P.C.

06/20/2022

For great insights into music copyright and royalties, join me and my colleagues tomorrow at IAFAR Conference 2022 (iafarconference.com)!

05/05/2020

Looking forward to presenting on neighboring rights and international royalties with Mark Roos, Doug Wood and Antonella Di Saverio at on Wednesday

The Society of Composers & Lyricists in New York invites members to the online seminar   Featuring Panelists DOUG WOOD ANTONELLA DI SAVERIO JOSHUA GRAUBART Moderated by SCL Board Member MARK ROOS Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:00 – 9:00 PM (EST)   EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – SEE LINK BELOW Jo...

04/22/2020

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow with my IAFAR colleagues Naomi Wallace Asher, Stacey Haber, Shari Hoffman and Ann Tausis!

“Join us at our webinar on April 23 • 2-3 PM ET Won’t You Be My Neighbor(ing Rights)? We will dive head first into what neighboring rights are, as well as dispelling myths and addressing income stream wide issues. Register here: https://t.co/tJQ7mgbKDa”

02/14/2020

Heading out of Phoenix from the Copyright Society's midwinter meeting to neighboring Utah. Bye, Arizona!

03/04/2019

Despite some spelling confusion regarding my name (😁), a good piece at rollingstone.com about the extent to which producers of big theatrical productions are seeking to clear the field of potentially smaller competitors.

A copyright lawyer explains that even high school student productions could be affected

06/25/2018

At the Canadian Independent Music Association gala. CIMA

06/21/2018

Had a great time at the Canadian Independent Music Association gala!

11/02/2017

Producer (& my law school classmate) Teddy Schwarzman penned an excellent piece in Forbes on copyright in NAFTA re-negotiations:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/11/01/restoring-the-gold-standard-to-copyright-trade-negotiations/

BY TEDDY SCHWARZMAN -- The new NAFTA will determine the economic lives of creative people in North America for decades to come. It is imperative it include strong copyright protections. When it comes to global trade in copyrighted products, it is time to return to the gold standard.

09/20/2017

If consumers identify a non-functional feature with a particular product, is that feature protectable?

Another Aspect of Design: Trade DressSeptember 15, 2017/0 Comments/in Copyright, Copyright infringement, Copyright protection /by graubartmaster{4:30 minutes to read} In my last post, I discussed the design patent, a form of protection available under the Patent Act to protect designs that are “prim...

09/08/2017

Nice piece on and the rise in performance royalties in today's business section: http://nyti.ms/2gOL1Hz

The music licensing agency, whose members include stars like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, reached that milestone a year ahead of its own predictions.

09/07/2017

Kudos to the California Bar for an excellent webinar on the challenges to IP rights presaged by the Brexit process.

The withdrawal of the UK form the EU, (Brexit) was triggered on Mach 29, 2017 and is due to complete within 2 years. This webinar will discuss what effect that withdrawal will have on the IP rights of digital media companies.

07/18/2017

It is possible that an object may qualify as both copyrightable and patentable.

Copyright and Patents July 17, 2017/0 Comments/in Copyright /by graubarteditor{3:06 minutes to read} As discussed previously, in the United States, copyright and patent law are explicitly anticipated in Article I, section 8, clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which accords to Congress the power “to…