By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Drag is a performance art that has celebrated gender fluidity, self-expression, and self-acceptance for centuries.[1] It is the art of dressing and acting in a heightened gender performance, usually involving comedy, …
Artists Against AI: Recent Lawsuit Challenges the Blurred Line Between Style Emulation and Wrongful Copying
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Kelly McKernan is a visual artist who has posted their paintings on art-sharing website DeviantArt for the past twenty years.[1] When the first widely used AI art generators came online last …
U.S. District Court Judge Blocks Proposed Merger of Major Book Publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The proposed merger was never about readers and writers; it was about preserving (and growing) PRH’s market share. In other words: $$$.[1] This was acclaimed horror-fiction author Stephen King’s tweeted response …
Lynn Goldsmith “Pops Off” on Warhol’s Pop Art in Recent SCOTUS Hearing
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Through photography and other artistic mediums, Lynn Goldsmith has documented American culture since the 1970s.[1] Her work can be seen in museum collections and she has been awarded numerous accolades including …
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical: Where is the Line Drawn Between Legal Fan Fiction and Copyright Infringement?
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. On July 26, 2022, the lights went up on the first live performance of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. An ensemble …





