Copyright and Dance
Posted Jul 10, 2024 | Law Student Blog,
By Kevin Xu, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate, 2026 Music can be copyrighted; everyone knows that. You need a license to perform someone else’s music in most scenarios. But can you dance to it? Are dance moves copyrightable? May choreographic works receive copyright...
Piercing the Corporate Veil: A Legal Mechanism for Accountability
Posted Jun 27, 2024 | Law Student Blog,
By Matthew Cook, Saint Louis University School of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate, 2026 The concept of “piercing the corporate veil” is a crucial legal mechanism used to hold business owners personally liable for a corporation’s actions or debts. Normally, a corporation is treated as a separate legal entity, protecting...
Meet Brianna McIntrye
Posted May 16, 2024 | News & Events,
We are pleased to announce that Brianna McIntyre is our new part-time associate director. Her primary responsibilities are managing our referral service and college outreach program. McIntyre is a St. Louis-born artist whose practice investigates social and political identities through her critical spatial practice and research. A graduate of...
AI Shakespeare
Posted Mar 22, 2024 | News & Events,
To prepare for the artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright program, which we co-presented at the High Low on March 21, we asked free ChatGPT to generate Shakespeare sonnets about artists in St. Louis who are worried about AI co-opting their work. We selected this one from among 18 choices...
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Posted Jan 16, 2024 | Legal Issues,
by Attorney Christian Misner, VLAA board member Big news alert! The U.S. Department of Labor just threw a curveball our way with a new rule dropping on March 11, 2024 – “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).” Yeah, it’s a mouthful, but stick...
Sister Mary Reflections
Posted Dec 04, 2023 | News & Events,
by Sue Greenberg, executive director A vile diatribe against all things Catholic? Not this time. Stray Dog Theatre’s production of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You is up and running without any public outrage. That was not the case when Theatre Project Company (TPC) produced Christopher Durang’s...
Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Posted Sep 19, 2023 | News & Events,
LIBRARIANS RESPOND Thursday, October 5 at NoonHigh Low Listening Room, 3301 Washington in Grand Center It’s Banned Books Week. Join Rachelle Brandel (Missouri Library Association), Kathleen Gallagher (Richmond Heights Public Library), and Joe Monahan (St. Louis Public Library) with moderator St. Louis Public Library Board President Vincent Volpe, and...
Anti-Harassment Policy & Procedures Tips
Posted Jul 07, 2023 | Legal Issues,
With allegations of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace still making headlines, your nonprofit arts organizations may want to take these action steps: • Ask a qualified employment law attorney to draft a clearly written policy or to review and revise your existing policy and procedures. If you’re...
Missouri’s Nonresident Entertainer Tax
Posted Jul 05, 2023 | Financial Matters,
by Sue Greenberg, executive director Like most other states, Missouri requires visiting entertainers and professional athletes to pay state income taxes. The tax, known as the “jock tax” in the sports world, is of special interest to nonprofit arts organizations not only because its proceeds should be funding the...