Here are many of the items covering the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trinity Lutheran holding that Missouri could not exclude the church from its playground-grant program.
Month: June 2017
1726 How to Avoid Copyright Infringement
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worshiping communities and other religious organizations use content created by others every day. Attorney Randall Cloe explains how licensing of copyrighted materials. He discusses the various clearinghouses to find licenses for music. He outlines the potential consequences of infringing copyright. And he and Josh briefly discuss the exception for religious materials used in worship.
1725 Copyright for Religious Creators
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5462591/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship and religious organizations, their employees, and their volunteers create content every day. To what degree should they worry about protecting it? 
How does copyright law provide them rights to protect them? Attorney Randall Cloe gives tips on copyrighted material for creators. He tells listeners when to take the step of registering copyrighted material and how to enforce when someone infringes copyright. And he explains how long copyright protections last. Continue reading “1725 Copyright for Religious Creators”
1724 Copyright Overview for Religious Organizations
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Copyright is the most important category of intellectual property for religious organizations. Attorney Randall Cloe explains what is covered by copyright law. Copyright is created at the time of creation. Holders of copyright are granted the following rights: reproduction, derivatives, distribution, performance, display, performance by digital audio transmission, attribution, and integrity. Continue reading “1724 Copyright Overview for Religious Organizations”
1723 Intellectual Property Overview for Religious Organizations
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5427225/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]Religious organizations use and create intellectual property every day. But what is intellectual property? Attorney Randal Cloe of Carmel, Indiana,
explains the history of protections for intellectual property in American law. The protections seek to protect the fruits of creators’ labor. Intellectual property can be divided into three main categories: patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Cloe describes how to determine which category applies and the consequences of violating another’s intellectual-property rights.
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