Education and Copyright: Did I Jeopardize My Job with “Movie Mondays”?

Teachers can break a law and get away with it. Sometimes. What otherwise would constitute copyright infringement, which occurs when someone violates at least one of the rights bestowed to a copyright owner, is permissible for teachers in certain situations. The problem is that teachers may not know if their use of materials like worksheets or book and movie supplements in the classroom fit within … Continue reading Education and Copyright: Did I Jeopardize My Job with “Movie Mondays”?

An Unexpected Route: How Rejection Altered My IP Journey

The Rejection Waitlisted. Well, technically not waitlisted. The email for the specialized intellectual property (“IP”) Legal Writing course called me “an alternate.” In my head, that was the same as being rejected. Alas, I gave up on my career aspirations in IP before the first day of law school. I’m kidding. In part. The rejection did happen. But, that rejection was actually the beginning of … Continue reading An Unexpected Route: How Rejection Altered My IP Journey