Alan Korn
Experience:
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Alan Korn | Attorney
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About Alan
AlanKorn graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A. in AmericanStudies and B.A. in Psychology, 1981, College Honors and Thesis Honors), SanFrancisco State University (M.A. in Broadcast Communication Arts, 1986, CollegeHonors) and Golden Gate University (J.D. 1993, the National Dean's List, Who'sWho Among American Law Students).
AtGolden Gate University, Mr. Korn served as Issue Editor of the Golden GateUniversity Law Review: First Amendment Law Symposium, and wrote the CommentRenaming That Tune: Aural Collage, Parody and Fair Use (First Prize, GGU NathanBurkan Memorial Competition).
From1993 to 1994 Mr. Korn served as "of counsel" with the Law Office ofDeena Zacharin, representing musicians, recording artists and numerousindependent record labels. He was associated with Bogatin, Berchenko &Corman from 1994 through 1997, and a partner with Berchenko & Korn from 1997through 2000. Mr. Korn's work focuses on intellectual property, business law,music, photography, art, copyright, trademark and multimedia issues.
Mr.Korn was associate counsel for the prevailing party in a significant trademarkcase decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in New York, Jeffrey Milstein,Inc. v. Greger, Lawlor, Roth, Inc., 58 F.3d 27 (2d Cir. 1995), and together withJeffrey A. Berchenko, counsel for the prevailing party in a copyright case alsoin New York, The Ernst Haas Studio, Inc. v. Palm Press, Inc. 164 F.3d 110 (2dCir. 1999).
Morerecently, Mr. Korn was counsel for the prevailing party in the copyright case ofMendler v. Winterland, 207 F3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2000), affirming the rights ofphotographers to control the digitization of their work.
Mr.Korn's articles on legal issues for musicians (originally published for hismonthly Internet column, The Fine Print, in Music World) are available on his Web site. He was extensively interviewed in the documentary film, SonicOutlaws by Craig Baldwin (1995), addressing fair use issues arising at theintersection of copyright law, free speech and contemporary artistic expression.Mr. Korn also sits on the steering committee of the NationalLawyers Guild Committee on Democratic Communications (CDC). Before becominga lawyer, Mr. Korn worked as a songwriter, musician, recording artist and musicjournalist in the Bay Area.
Admission
California
1993
Education
University of California at Santa Cruz
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