The matter is more complicated than it appears, and those who try to capitalize on the expiring “Steamboat Willie” copyright could easily end up in a legal mousetrap. - The New York Times
"Language, religion, historical memory: These, as much as territory, are the war's battlefields. Against its appalling human cost, its cultural toll may feel insignificant — but culture is in every way a front of this war, and the fate of more nations than one hangs on its defense." - The New York Times
The United States Copyright Office (USCO) has initiated a proceeding to reverse an earlier decision to grant a copyright to a comic book that was created using "A.I. art" and says copyrighted works must be created by humans to gain official copyright protection. - CBR
With warnings mounting over a new Covid wave in the new year and the Bureau of Meteorology not predicting an end to La Niña until late summer, the live performance and festival sector has been left crippled – with no return to normal in sight. - The Guardian
Ben Davis: "Contemporary cultural backlash may not look like a return to a cozy, oblivious cultural center. It may take its cues more from Elon Musk buying Twitter to 'defeat the woke mind virus' or Peter Thiel funding an 'anti-woke' downtown film festival out of his pocket change." - Artnet
Political experts and campaign consultants were taken by surprise when schools suddenly assumed center stage in the national debate, but as this issue of Lapham’s Quarterly demonstrates, our recent battles are nothing new. - Lapham's Quarterly
"The Red Light District has become a huge problem for residents, sex workers, and city officials alike, as it attracts some of the world's rowdiest, most annoyingly disrespectful crowds of tourists. So, in an attempt to tackle the issue, city officials are launching a new 'Stay Away' advertising campaign." - Mic
“The presidential decree gives us, the culture authorities, guidelines to provide state support only to projects that obey the requirements. We now feel a hangover from all that mash the had been feeding us with for many many years." - The Daily Beast
An announcement from the museum's administration says that temperature and humidity controls in the building aren't yet robust enough to protect the fragile artifacts that will be on display. The grand opening is postponed from Jan. 21 to sometime "in the first half of 2023." - The Post and Courier (Charleston)
“The Scottish Government makes great play of our cultural heritage and the importance of promoting culture. The cuts they are making – £7 million – is negligible in terms of redressing the economic and social issues the country faces, but astronomical in its destructive impact on our cultural industry.” - The Scotsman
Working pro bono with engineering studio Arup, the Norman Foster Foundation and Kharkiv Group of Architects, Foster + Partners founder Foster has developed a masterplan for the rejuvenation of the city following heavy bombardment during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. - Dezeen
"(Creative New Zealand) has, over the last several months, found itself (in) multiple controversial decisions, including declining funding applications for ... the Shakespeare Globe Centre of New Zealand and Arts on Tour, among others, which resulted in a call for an inquiry into how the agency operates." - Stuff (New Zealand)
According to Google’s Year in Search, an annual retrospective of trending searches compiled by the tech company, dark academia was among ten trending interior styles from 2022, a representative confirmed. - Architectural Digest
"Members of the Van Wezel Foundation have been working with Sarasota officials on plans for a new performance space, arguing that the 54-year-old Van Wezel Hall is outdated and beyond repair. But the grandchildren of Lewis Van Wezel, who primarily funded the iconic purple hall, want it to be saved." - Axios
