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Alexa Tipton is special counsel for entertainment law and pro bono services at Irwin IP LLP where she counsels musicians, artists, and businesses on both transactional and litigation matters within copyright law. Alexa joined the firm in September 2021 after graduating from Notre Dame Law School earlier that spring.
As a student at Notre Dame Law School, Alexa served as an editor for Notre Dame’s Journal of Legislation and she participated in the Notre Dame Intercollegiate Athletics Externship. While attending Hillsdale College, Alexa interned with Big Machine Label Group in Nashville, Tennessee and with the Vegabonds, a southern rock band. In addition to her practice of law at Irwin IP, Alexa serves as a teaching assistant at Notre Dame Law School for its Entertainment Law course and presents copyright education courses to Chicago-based artist groups.
Alexa’s practice primarily focuses on copyright law. She is experienced in copyright infringement, including the drafting of cease-and-desist letters, motions, and complaints, as well as negotiating resulting settlement agreements. Alexa also specializes in drafting, negotiating, and enforcing entertainment-related agreements, including band LLC agreements, band partnership agreements, merchandise licensing agreements, music licensing agreements, naming rights agreements, and work-made-for-hire agreements. She also advises musicians on the protection of their intellectual property rights in their compositions, sound recordings, and name, image, and likeness, as well as the collection of their royalties.
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Prior to joining Irwin IP, Alexa interned at Lawyers for the Creative Arts, a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal assistance to artists in the Chicago area, where she worked alongside artists to identify their relevant legal issues for pairing with appropriate legal representation. In addition, Alexa interned for Judge Derek Meinecke at the 44th District Court in Royal Oak, Michigan. There, she researched the impact of Michigan’s driver’s licensing laws on the ability to maintain a valid driver’s license for Judge Meinecke’s Operation Drive program, which is dedicated to restoring individual’s suspended driver’s licenses.
As a student, Alexa completed the Intercollegiate Athletics externship at the University of Notre Dame working closely with the compliance office to prepare for seasonal recruiting and researching current Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness state legislation.
Prior to law school, Alexa interned at Big Machine Label Group in Nashville, Tennessee and with the Vegabonds, a southern rock band.
Associate Board member of Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Illinois
Tennessee
Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2021
Hillsdale College, B.A. Economics, 2018
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Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees: Exceptional Facts, Not Policy , Lontex Corp. v. Nike, Inc., 107 F.4th 139 (3d Cir. 2024)
“100% American-made” Cannot Be “Literally False”, I Dig Texas, LLC v. Kerry Creager et al, No. 23-5046 (10th Cir. Apr. 12, 2024)
What Is “Sufficient Human Authorship” In AI-Based Works? , Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register Copyright (SR # 1-11016599571)
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A License for One’s Likeness Does Not Include Tattoos, Illinois Federal Court Finds, Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive, No. 3:18-cv-00966 (S.D. Il. Sep. 30, 2022)
States Cannot Force Publishers to License Public Libraries, Ass’n of Am. Publishers v. Frosh, No. DLB-21-3133 (D. Md. Jun. 13, 2022)
Should Fashion Designers Seek Design Patents over Trade Dress Protection?, In re Jasmin Larian LLC, 2022 BL 106326, TTAB, Serial No. 87522459
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Artwork Based On Iconic Photo Is Not Fair Use, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, (2nd Cir. Aug. 24, 2021)
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