Editor’s Note
Happy Spring! It was wonderful to see so many people at the Annual Meeting and, whether in person or virtually, in many of our EASL committee meetings and Zooms. For those of you who were unable to attend, or who were and want to revisit, this issue contains the Annual Meeting transcript. It also has the two papers that won the Phil Cowan/Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship. This year’s submissions were some of the highest quality in the history of the scholarship, and you will find that these two, written by Jessica A. Caso (St. John’s University School of Law) and Josephine Luck (Fordham University School of Law), are both interesting and timely.
In addition to our regular outstanding columnists, we also have an excellent piece about the history and transformation of Article 12 of New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, which was passed in 1966 and updated 2012.
Please feel free to reach out about any article or theme ideas that you may have for the Journal or Blog at [email protected].
The next deadline is April 28, 2023.
DO PRO BONO! DO PRO BONO!
Pro Bono Update
Welcome to Jake Dore, our newest Pro Bono Committee co-chair.
Programs
The CASE ACT
In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act), which directed the Copyright Office to establish the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB is a three-member tribunal within the office that provides an efficient and user-friendly option to resolve certain copyright disputes that involve up to $30,000 (called “small claims”).
Carol Steinberg, Pro Bono Steering Committee member, Adrienne Fields, EASL member, and Judy Bass and Joan Fair, co-chairs of the Literary Property Committee, are collaborating to present an update of the CASE Act, including current experiences of those who have utilized the process. The program will include a review of the basics of the CASE Act as well as best practices and recommendations for those going through the process.
If you would like to help plan the program and/or have had experience or know artists who have had experience with the tribunal, please contact Carol at [email protected] or carolsteinbergesq.com.
Clinics
If you are involved with an organization that would like to host a clinic, please email Elissa at [email protected]. We are always looking for good clinic partners so that we can help the many potential pro bono clients who need us. We are working with the Huntington Arts Council on an upcoming Clinic. Stay tuned for details.
We encourage EASL members to volunteer as pro bono attorneys, panel, and webinar speakers for other topics that are relevant to the creative communities. Please contact any of us if you are interested in doing so.
Elissa D. Hecker, [email protected]
Carol Steinberg, [email protected]
Jake Dore, [email protected]
