The Creative Shield… and Its Echo You spend months working on a project that’s taken decades to arrive at; drafting, editing, shaping ideas. You put your name to it, design the cover. build the foundation to launch. Then, after posting the first details about The Creative Shield: The Artist’s Guide to Copyrights, Trademarks & Brand … Read more
Lady Gaga Faces $100M Lawsuit Over Trademarked Logo When does a logo become a lawsuit? For Lady Gaga, the answer may be now. In March 2025, Gaga and her creative team were hit with a $100 million trademark infringement lawsuit by California-based surf brand Lost International, who claim that the pop icon’s new “Mayhem” logo, … Read more
What Creators Can Learn From the Melania Memoir Moment Last week, headlines rolled out a strange truth, Melania Trump’s new memoir is narrated by AI. Her voice, digitized and fed through an algorithm, reads the audiobook version of “Melania Trump: The Art of Her Story.” Some shrugged. Others squinted. But for artists, especially those who … Read more
What Bungie’s Art Scandal Means for Independent Creators When indie artist Fern “Antireal” Hook discovered that Bungie, the studio behind Halo and Destiny, had used elements of her 2017 artwork in promotional visuals for the upcoming game Marathon, she did what many artists must: speak up. Her original sci-fi landscape, shared on ArtStation years earlier, … Read more
Beastie Boys Settle with Chili’s Over Unauthorized Ad Use In a win for artistic control, the Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuit with Chili’s parent company, Brinker International, over the unlicensed use of their iconic 1994 track “Sabotage” in a 2022 ad campaign. The commercial mimicked the song’s original Spike Jonze-directed … Read more
A Win for Creators On May 19, the Take It Down Act officially became law, marking a major step forward in the fight against digital exploitation. While the headlines focused on revenge porn and deepfake crackdowns, this legislation quietly delivers something long overdue: real federal protection for creatives and everyday people navigating a rapidly evolving … Read more
Protecting Your Sound in the Age of AI Cloning What happens when your voice can be replicated, and sold,without your permission? Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to clone a human voice. From music hooks to podcast narration, AI-generated voices are reshaping the creative and commercial landscape. But for artists, voice actors, musicians, … Read more
What is the difference and when does it matter? The Year is now 2025 and the informational landscape has shifted drastically. There was a time not too long ago that the only question you had about someone’s blog, article or book was whether they wrote it with original ideas or stole the ideas from someone … Read more
6 Differences Between U.S. & Canadian Trademarks Canadians should consider trademarking their brands in the U.S. due to its much larger consumer market, for protection against cross border infringement and to secure their brand’s identity in cross-border trade (particularly now with e-commerce etc.). Without a U.S. trademark, many Canadian brands risk losing their competitive advantage … Read more
Miss Calypso Reimagined “Maya Reimagined” is an educational based multidisciplinary project (including students, faculty and practitioners). Working with Dr. Angelou’s grandson son Elliot Jones and Thamiah Tutt, Director of the foundation and Attorney Zamani Thomas. The project is centered around Dr. Angelou’s personal art collection. Using the art collection as the basis for the project, … Read more