New Re:Create Podcast: What Can Star Wars Teach Us About Copyright? Are you one of the many Star Wars fans eagerly awaiting the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this month? Take a break to tune into Re:Create’s new Copy This podcast to learn about copyright and the role it has played in the success of the…

Are you one of the many Star Wars fans eagerly awaiting the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this month? As you watch – and rewatch – the trailer, take a break to tune into Re:Create’s new Copy This podcast to learn about copyright and the role it’s played in the success of the fan-favorite series.  As…

In 2011, Jouelzy launched her eponymous YouTube channel. “I got into it because I felt like there was a void of my audience — educated, black women that are career minded — that wasn’t being spoken to.” Originally started as a beauty resource for African-American women, the channel has since evolved into an online hub driving discussions on pop culture…

Meet Kat Lazo: New Creator And MiTu Video Producer. In the second profile in the Re:Create Coalition’s “New Creator” series, Kat Lazo explains how she carved her own path using the internet to become a new creator and video producer for MiTu, a digital platform aimed at Latino audiences. “I wanted to impact the industry when it comes to women…

Kat Lazo carved her own path to become a new creator and producer for MiTú, a digital platform aimed at Latino audiences, that wouldn’t have been possible without the internet. As a young student with dreams of becoming an actress, she attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She studied advertising and marketing at the Fashion…

SCOTUS Considers Dancing Baby And Cheerleader Uniform Copyright Cases. What do cheerleader uniforms and cute baby videos have in common? The U.S. Supreme Court is looking at copyright cases on these two issues, examining the legal standards for fair use and uniform design copyrights. On October 31, The New York Times reported that the Court heard arguments on whether cheerleader…

Register Of Copyrights Departs Copyright Office. Maria Pallante is no longer the Register of Copyrights — the top position in the Copyright Office — reports Roll Call this week. Karyn Temple Claggett, the current associate register, will lead the office in the interim as the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden plans to conduct a search for a new permanent register….

Public Records In Danger After University Of Iowa Claims Copyright. The University of Iowa recently blocked footage from its 2008 flooding for use in a documentary, reported the Des Moines Register on Oct. 19. In University of Iowa claims copyright law to block use of flood video, Jason Clayworth explains how, if successful, the Universities claim to block use of…

At this point in the election cycle, the discussion about who will be elected as our next president dominates the 24 hour news cycle, water cooler conversations and our social media feeds. As political campaigns create videos, news clips, advertisements and other content to inform and influence the outcome of the election, they are coming into contact with an important…

Meet Becky Boop! Re:Create Profiles New Creators. Becky Boop started on YouTube “just for fun,” but her online presence has grown to 50,000 subscribers with five million views on her two channels, Instagamrr and Becky Boop. Rebecca Prince — the woman behind the Becky Boop name — started the channel to explore copyright, fair use, online harassment, and other internet…