A More Meaningful Board Treasurer
Posted Sep 29, 2022 | Financial Matters,
By Sue Greenberg, VLAA Executive Director As outlined in most by-laws, the treasurer is the organization’s principal financial officer. The treasurer’s duties may include: making regular financial reports to the board; overseeing the preparation of the annual budget and monitoring its implementation; chairing the finance committee; ensuring that all...
Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Posted Sep 23, 2022 | News & Events,
On September 22, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s weekly High Noon at the High Low lecture series highlighted Banned Books Week with Maxi Glamour and Mark Sableman. Glamour, who has participated in several public library drag queen story hour events, began the program by reading What Riley Wore by Elena...
Sweet Trademark O’ Mine
Posted Aug 20, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Kallee M. Hooley University of Iowa College of Iowa Juris Doctor Candidate, 2024 As of 2021, there were 9,118 craft breweries located throughout the country — a number that has nearly doubled since 2015. With this rapid growth, it has become increasingly difficult for breweries to create unique...
Highway to the Copyright Zone
Posted Aug 17, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Monica Thompson Saint Louis University School of Law Juris Doctorate Candidate, 2024 The Ehud Yonay family is suing Paramount Pictures in California federal court for copyright infringement by the creation of Top Gun: Maverick. This sequel to the 1986 smash movie hit Top Gun has been breaking box...
Don’t Make Us Cry
Posted Aug 17, 2022 | Financial Matters,
Not long ago, we heard from yet another small nonprofit art organization that lost its tax-exempt status. Why? No one remembered to file the organization’s IRS 990-N. Also known as the e-Postcard, the form is used by tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The...
“THE”: Ohio State University’s Improbable New Trademark
Posted Aug 07, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Sarah Horstmanshof Saint Louis University School of Law Juris Doctor Candidate, 2023 After a three-year battle with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), The Ohio State University has officially succeeded in securing a trademark registration for the word “THE”. The trademark registration itself protects specifically Ohio...
Going Once, Going Twice, Gone
Posted Aug 07, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Jackson R. Hughes Saint Louis University School of Law Juris Doctor Candidate, 2024 Going once, going twice, gone. The gavel banged as a European art collector won the bid for Banksy’s “Girl With a Red Balloon.” With everyone’s attention on the auctioneer it took a moment for the...
Permission Needed . . . Permission Granted: Copyrights in Music
Posted Jul 04, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Kennedi Harmon Texas Southern University School of Law Juris Doctorate Candidate, 2024 Copyright is one of the most familiar types of intellectual property. Copyright holders have the exclusive right to use or allow others to use their works on agreed-upon terms. Copyright rights apply to music, writings, motion...
Enforcing Contracts and Quantum Meruit
Posted Jul 28, 2022 | Law Student Blog,
By Katherine Smothers Saint Louis University School of Law Juris Doctorate Candidate, 2024 When offering services to a potential client, whether it be for photography, music, or other projects, it is important to discuss what the client is looking for and what you can offer. Arguably it is most...
