“On Friday, a San Jose federal judge awarded attorney fees to a Stanford University English professor whose suit against the estate of James Joyce was settled recently. The awarding of fees in an out-of-court settlement, while not typical, is not unprecedented…. But Carol Loeb Shloss’ suit against the Joyce estate sheds light on an ironic, and maybe inevitable, trend in intellectual property: As copyright becomes harder to defend, many copyright holders are becoming less realistic about the limitations of their ownership.”
Tag: 06.05.07
Classical Music Critic’s Job Disappears At NY Mag
“New York magazine’s longtime classical music critic, Peter G. Davis, will be leaving the publication. Mr. Davis, who had been at New York for 26 years, said yesterday he was asked to sign an ‘agreement of separation’ because the magazine decided it no longer needed a full-time classical music critic.” (seventh item)
NY To LA With Three Plane Changes — Deliberately
“(W)hen my partner and I started our company, Frank & Wally Films, back in 2003, we were fresh out of Michigan law school and strapped for cash. We could barely afford to buy drinks when we schmoozed at the Chateau Marmont, let alone fly from Hollywood to New York or Paris or Sydney on a moment’s notice. So I decided to work the system. My goal was to get to these meetings by attaining frequent-flier platinum status on Northwest Airlines.”
At 2 Columbus Circle, A Transformation Under Wraps
“The controversial white block of a building is still shrouded in dark netting. The hard-hatted men perched on the surrounding scaffolding won’t wrap up their work until the middle of next year. But behind the scrim, the ‘lollipop’ building at 2 Columbus Circle is steadily changing into a new home for the Museum of Arts and Design.”
A Museum of Broadcasting No More
“By no longer calling itself a museum, the center, which has buildings on West 52nd Street in Manhattan and in Beverly Hills, Calif., is playing down its archive of TV and radio programs and is recasting itself as a place for industry leaders and the public to discuss the creation of those shows and the role of media in society. The number of panels and interview sessions is being doubled, and online media executives and creators will increasingly be part of those discussions.”