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Just a quick reminder that next week, Rimon Law is sponsoring a complimentary series of CLE sessions.
Mine highlighted above is just one of a number of important and valuable sessions.
Find out more and follow the links to register, through my prior posting 2019 Rimon Law CLE Webinar Series.
In March of 2011, The U.S. Postal Service was notified the stamp with the image of Lady Liberty they issued, was not the image of Lady Liberty standing majestically in New York harbor, but that of a replica standing in front of the “New York, New York” hotel in Las Vegas. Oops! But they were pretty happy with the picture, so chose to ignore that fact and ultimately stopped printing that particular stamp a few years later.
When the artist of the hotel statue, Robert Davidson, realized the stamp image was actually his creation, he asked for royalties, but since the replica was a copy of the famous statute, the postal service argued the statue (and its image) wasn’t entitled to copyright protection. Davidson stated his replica was not just a copy and that he had altered the features of the sculpture, different from the original. One can actually see the differences and ultimately the dispute ended up in court, which sided with Davidson. Although he was asking for a percentage of all the stamps sold, the court awarded him 5% of the value of stamps (about $70 mm) which translates into approximately $3.5mm. Not bad considering the fact that most artists receive only about $5,000 for their work.
P.S. Since the image was in Vegas, it’s fitting the question was asked on the 7th and the answer on the 11th . . After all 7-11 are pretty lucky – at least for one sculptor!
“The secret to happiness is freedom… and the secret to freedom is courage.”
In December of 2010, the United States Postal Service issued a beautiful stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty. What’s wrong with that?
This past New Year’s Day, January 1, 2019 marks the 20th (one score in years) anniversary of the introduction of the Euro as legal currency in 1999.
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
*Attributed to Dr. Schuller
When was the Euro introduced as legal currency on the world market?
The “Q” in Q-tips stands for quality. Q-Tips were originally called “Baby Gays”.
Enrollment for the 2019 Rimon Law CLE Webinar Series being held in January is now open, so don’t wait too long to register!
Don’t miss the chance to register, to learn and to earn CLE credits.
This January (2019) we will be offering the following programs:
To get dates, times and more information and to register for any or all of them go to 2019 Rimon Law CLE Webinar Series.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”