E. Scott Johnson

Background

Johnson, E. Scott was born in 1951 in Washington, DC.

Education

University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1985). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988).

Career

Worked at Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, A Professional Corporation (Baltimore, MD) specializing in Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Maryland. Phi Kappa Phi. Projects Editor, Journal of Law and Technology.

Recipient, First Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition at Georgetown (Copyright). Author: "Storecasting and the Copyright Law -Understanding the §110 (5) Exemption for Small Commercial Establishments," (National'l Association of Broadcasters 1993). "New Trademark Act Allows Intent-to-Use Applications," The Daily Record, 1990.

"Protecting Distinctive Sounds: The Challenge of Digital Sampling," 1988 Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts Handbook (Clark Boardman). "Considering the Source-Licensing Threat to Performing Rights in Music Copyrights," 6 University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Rev. (1989). President, Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, 1990—.

Member: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Storecasting and the Copyright Law -Understanding the §110 (5) Exemption for Small Commercial Establishments," (National'l Association of Broadcasters 1993). "New Trademark Act Allows Intent-to-Use Applications," The Daily Record, 1990. "Protecting Distinctive Sounds: The Challenge of Digital Sampling," 1988 Entertainment, Publishing & the Arts Handbook (Clark Boardman).
    
    "Considering the Source-Licensing Threat to Performing Rights in Music Copyrights," 6 University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Rev. (1989). President, Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, 1990—.

Membership

Member: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.