Andrew D. Epstein
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Copyright and Trademark Law; General Civil Litigation; Photography and Visual Art Law; Publishing and Licensing Agreements; General Business, Corporate and Real Estate Law.
Bar Admissions: 1972, Massachusetts; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Education: Boston University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972).
Author: "Contracts for Photographers," Representing Artists and Nonprofit Creative Arts Organizations (96-04.16); "Legal and Business Issues for Photographers and Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (94-04.23); "Copyright Protection for Photographers and Graphic Artists," Lawyering for the Arts, Volume II (93-11.06); "Photography and the Law", Lawyering for the Arts (91-11.09); all published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation for dedication and assistance to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project of the Boston Bar Association, 1993.
Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: "Shutterbug Lawyer Keeps Photographer's Lives in Focus" 23 M.L.W. 2442, August 14, 1995; Section B, page 1.
Member [President (1990-1995)] Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University; Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; Board of Advisors, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.; and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).
Guest Lecturer to academic, professional and legal groups on copyright law, art law and general business law including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Copyright Society of the USA, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Tufts University, Boston College School of Law, Boston University School of Law, Harvard University Law School, Suffolk University Law School, Massachusetts College of Art, Art Institute of Boston, Rhode Island School of Design, New England School of Photography, American Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, and Arts for Americans.
Contributor of several chapters to professional journals published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education including "Photography and the Law", Lawyering for the Arts (91-11.09), "Copyright Protection for Photographers and Graphic Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (93-11.06), "Legal and Business Issues for Photographers and Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (94-04.23) and "Contracts for Photographers," Representing Artists and Nonprofit Creative Arts Organizations (96-04.16).
Recent Appellate Decisions:
Hayuk v. Urban Outfitters, 2010 WL 3655630 (D. Mass. 2010)
Fitzgerald v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 491 F.Supp.2d 177 (D. Mass. 2007)
Cipes v. Mikasa, Inc., 379 F.Supp.2d 84 (D. Mass. 2005)
439 F. 3d 52 (1st Cir. 2006)
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., 288 F.Supp.2d 89 (D. Mass. 2003)
443 Mass. 110 (2004)
459 F.3d 128 (1st Cir. 2006)
Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 150 F.Supp.2d 313 (D. Mass 2001)
203 F.R.D. 51 (D. Mass. 2001)
301 F. 3d 25 (1st Circ. 2002)
Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998)
Bar Admissions: 1972, Massachusetts; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Education: Boston University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972).
Author: "Contracts for Photographers," Representing Artists and Nonprofit Creative Arts Organizations (96-04.16); "Legal and Business Issues for Photographers and Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (94-04.23); "Copyright Protection for Photographers and Graphic Artists," Lawyering for the Arts, Volume II (93-11.06); "Photography and the Law", Lawyering for the Arts (91-11.09); all published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation for dedication and assistance to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project of the Boston Bar Association, 1993.
Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: "Shutterbug Lawyer Keeps Photographer's Lives in Focus" 23 M.L.W. 2442, August 14, 1995; Section B, page 1.
Member [President (1990-1995)] Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University; Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; Board of Advisors, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.; and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).
Guest Lecturer to academic, professional and legal groups on copyright law, art law and general business law including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Copyright Society of the USA, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Tufts University, Boston College School of Law, Boston University School of Law, Harvard University Law School, Suffolk University Law School, Massachusetts College of Art, Art Institute of Boston, Rhode Island School of Design, New England School of Photography, American Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, and Arts for Americans.
Contributor of several chapters to professional journals published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education including "Photography and the Law", Lawyering for the Arts (91-11.09), "Copyright Protection for Photographers and Graphic Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (93-11.06), "Legal and Business Issues for Photographers and Artists," Lawyering for the Arts (94-04.23) and "Contracts for Photographers," Representing Artists and Nonprofit Creative Arts Organizations (96-04.16).
Recent Appellate Decisions:
Hayuk v. Urban Outfitters, 2010 WL 3655630 (D. Mass. 2010)
Fitzgerald v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 491 F.Supp.2d 177 (D. Mass. 2007)
Cipes v. Mikasa, Inc., 379 F.Supp.2d 84 (D. Mass. 2005)
439 F. 3d 52 (1st Cir. 2006)
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., 288 F.Supp.2d 89 (D. Mass. 2003)
443 Mass. 110 (2004)
459 F.3d 128 (1st Cir. 2006)
Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 150 F.Supp.2d 313 (D. Mass 2001)
203 F.R.D. 51 (D. Mass. 2001)
301 F. 3d 25 (1st Circ. 2002)
Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998)
