Winter COVID-19 Relief Bill: Overview of Key IP and Entertainment Provisions
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21
Congress passed The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) on December 21, 2020 and the Act was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020. Though titled as COVID relief, the Act includes sweeping changes to U.S. copyright and trademark law and funds the Save Our Stages Act (SOS), a bipartisan bill which provides financial aid for entertainment and cultural institutions affected by a quasi-total shutdown due to COVID-19. Some of the changes will become effective on the same...
By: White and Williams LLP