Browse Issues Search Articles Submissions About the Journal Copyright Fixation Podcast Subscribe Go back to Issues COPYRIGHT BOUNDARIES, OR MAKING QUILTS IN THE SHADOW OF THE COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD Citation: 70 J. COPYRIGHT SOC’Y, 473, (2023) Elizabeth Townsend Gard Tulane University Law School Introduction How do we understand copyright from a maker or artist’s perspective? Do we think about copyright as we create, or after the fact? What roles does the new opportunity for small claims at the Copyright Claims Board impact on the choices we make as creators? This piece looks at the act of creating through quilt and fiber arts, and the turns to what we know so far about the Copyright Claims Board. In the end, it asks the question: what is the role of law in process of creativity? Full Article Copyright BoundariesDownload Related Content Journal December 21, 2025 C+T Panel 2 - A THOUSAND TIMES NO: THE PRACTICALITIES OF OPT-OUT FOR AI TRAINING 72 J. Copyright Soc'y 1023 (2025)Download AI & Copyright Copyright + Technology Conference Creativity & Technology Collide Technology, Innovation & the Future Journal December 21, 2025 C+T Panel 4 - MY OWN THREE HANDS: AI CONTENT CREATION TOOLS AND COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION 72 J. Copyright Soc'y 1071 (2025)Download AI & Copyright Copyright + Technology Conference Creativity & Technology Collide Technology, Innovation & the Future Journal December 21, 2025 COPYRIGHTING STYLE 72 J. Copyright Soc'y 1091 (2025)Download AI & Copyright Creativity & Technology Collide Idea/Expression