Janet Fries is of counsel in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Her practice is focused on copyright and trademark law, entertainment law and Internet law. She is pro bono project coordinator for the firm's Washington, DC office.
Janet has represented numerous authors, artists, collectors, estates, art organizations, musicians, producers and Internet companies in connection with issues involving contract negotiation and preparation, Web site review, copyright and trademark protection and enforcement and related matters. Prior to joining the firm, Janet was with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Garfinkle & Associates.
A frequent lecturer, Janet has published a number of articles on copyright and related topics. She is a member of the board of directors of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, a member of the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Continuing Legal Education Board, a member of the American Bar Association's Copyright Reform Task Force, and vice chair of the Arts and Cultural Law Committee for the Arts, Entertainment, Media and Sports Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar.
In addition to her legal practice, Janet is an experienced professional editorial and fine art photographer. Her work has been published and exhibited widely and has been acquired for the permanent collections of museums including the National Portrait Gallery, the Oakland Museum and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Publications
11/1/2011, Getting a Second Bite of the Apple: Termination of Transfers of Copyright
Drinker Biddle & Reath Antenna
Janet Fries
10/1/2011, District of Columbia Practice Manual - 20th edition
Janet Fries
10/1/2010, District of Columbia Practice Manual - 19th edition
Janet Fries
7/9/2010, YouTube Ruling Affirms DMCA Safe Harbor Protection for User-Generated Content Websites
Copyright AlertPhilip Cardinale, Janet Fries
10/1/2009, District of Columbia Practice Manual - 18th edition
Janet Fries
3/25/2009, Clock Ticking for Webcasters to Opt in to Copyright Royalty Settlement by April 2 Deadline
Copyright Alert
Janet Fries, Philip Cardinale
12/4/2008, Generating and Protecting Intellectual Property in Virtual Worlds
Copyright Alert
Gary Rinkerman, Philip Cardinale, Janet Fries
10/3/2008, Fed. Circuit: "Open Source" Licenses are Protected by Copyright
Copyright Alert
Philip Cardinale, Janet Fries
10/1/2008, District of Columbia Practice Manual - 17th edition
Janet Fries
7/28/2008, Status of After-the-Fact Transfers and Licenses of Copyright Uncertain in Second Circuit
Copyright Alert
Philip Cardinale, Janet Fries
6/4/2008, New "eCO" System Speeds Copyright Registrations
Copyright Alert
Janet Fries, Philip Cardinale
10/1/2007, The D.C. Practice Manual, 16th Edition, Art Law Chapter
Janet Fries
10/10/2006, The D.C. Practice Manual, 15th Edition, Art Law Chapter
Janet Fries
11/15/2005, MGM v. Grokster: Liability for Third Party Infringement
The Computer Law Association Bulletin
Janet Fries
10/19/2005, Myths of Creation: Ten Copyright 'Rules' That Still Lead Smart People Astray
Legal Times
Janet Fries
10/11/2005, Intellectual Property Update
Janet Fries
10/6/2005, MGM v. Grokster: Liability for Third Party Infringement
The Computer & Internet Lawyer
Janet Fries
3/28/2005, Intellectual Property Update
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
8/31/2004, From the Hotline: Answers to Questions About Free Press and Freedom of Information Issues
The News Media & The Law
Janet Fries
2/17/2004, Supreme Court: Balancing Act
The Year in IP Almanac 2003
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
9/29/2003, Benchmarks: Beware of Mutant Copyright
IP Law & Business
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
7/21/2003, Who Remembers the Names? Authors' rights in flux after Dastar ruling
IP Supplement to Legal Times
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
7/18/2003, Copyright Term Extension is Constitutional
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
Speaking Engagements
8/18/2011, CLE International's 13th Annual Conference on Visual Arts & The Law
"Artist Resale Royalties"
Janet Fries , Santa Fe, NM
7/21/2011 , Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar
"The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
3/30/2011 , Philadelphia Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA and the Penn Law Association for Law and the Arts
"Artists Resale Royalty Roundtable"
Janet Fries , Philadelphia, PA
10/19/2010 , American Bar Association webinar
"Estate Planning with Intellectual Property: An Estate Planning Primer for IP Attorneys and an IP Primer For Estate Planners whose Clients Own Copyrights and Patents"
Janet Fries
10/14/2010 , 12th Annual Visual Arts and the Law Conference
"Getting a Second Bite of the Apple: An Update on Termination of Transfers of Copyright"
Janet Fries , Chicago, IL
8/26/2010 , D.C. Bar
"Special Issues in Estate Planning for Musicians"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
7/15/2010 , Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar
"The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
6/7/2010 , Fashion Law Seminar
"Legal Couture: A Legal Perspective of the Fashion Industry"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
4/7/2010 , ABA 25th Annual Intellectual Property Conference
"Special Committee on Copyrights and New Technologies"; "Texting, Toggling, Tagging, Tweeting: Copyright, Trademark and Advertising in New Media"
Janet Fries , Arlington, VA
11/8/2009 , Washington Craft Show
"Copyright Basics"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
10/30/2009 , Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
"Scattered Treasures: The Stewardship of Private Collections in the 21st Century"
Janet Fries , Jersey City, NJ
10/2/2009 , Visual Art and Law Conference
"Getting a Second Bite of the Apple: Termination of Transfers of Copyright"
Janet Fries , San Francisco, CA
7/16/2009 , Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar
"The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
6/3/2009 , Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
"Protecting Your Artistic Legacy"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
4/1/2009 , ABA's Annual Intellectual Property Section Conference
"Orphan Works & Emerging Image Recognition Technologies"
Janet Fries , Arlington, VA
10/15/2008 , Scattered Treasures: Losing the Legacy of Photographer Nestor Hernandez
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
10/7/2008 , Maryland Music Business Society
Janet Fries , College Park, MD
8/18/2008 , Visual Arts & The Law, Managing the Collection: Issues for the Individuals and Institutions
"Copyright Basics"
Janet Fries , Santa Fe, NM
7/24/2008 , Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar
"The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
5/22/2008 , Artomatic
"Artful Law: The Law of Art"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
7/24/2007 , Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar
"The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law"
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
10/24/2006 , Estate Planning for Artists, Authors and Collectors
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
10/3/2006 , D.C. Bar's Arts Entertainment, Media and Sports Law Section
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
8/10/2006 , Visual Arts and the Law Conference
"Digital Issues for Art Professionals; Protecting Art on the Internet and other Problems"
Janet Fries , Santa Fe, NM
4/26/2004 , Legal Issues for Art Collectors
Janet Fries , Washington, DC
3/31/2004 , Legal Issues for Artists and Dealers
Janet Fries , Washington, DC