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New Copyright Regulation May Impact Small Business Owners
Small business owners who allow postings of user-generated content to their websites need to take immediate steps to preserve their safe harbor protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) in light…
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Copyright “Teeth” Neither Sharpened Nor Dulled by SCOTUS Fee Decision
In a post from February I pointed out that the “teeth” of copyright law as represented by attorney’s fees awards were going to get attention this year in Kirtsaeng II. On June…
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Court: Mastering Meets Originality Standard Under Copyright Law
The question of whether the sound recording mastering process, and thus the fruits of mastering engineers’ labors, can meet the originality standard under copyright law was decided in a case reported on…
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Screenplay Copyright Infringement Defendants Win Attorney’s Fees Award
The screenplay copyright infringement defendants in Counts v. Meriweather, a case reported on here in February, completed their success when the court ordered an award of attorney’s fees. Fox won $548,772 in attorneys’ fees and…
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Five Tools for Stopping Imported Counterfeits of Your IP
Owners of intellectual property utilized in connection with imported merchandise (for example, jewelry made from copyrighted designs, trademarks affixed to apparel, or patented devices) have every reason to be concerned about counterfeits from overseas.…
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Web Developers & Coders Rejoice! HTML is Copyrightable, Says Court
A recent court decision should come as welcome news to web developers and coders of all stripes because it clarifies the copyrightability of web-related assets. The district court in Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC v. Netseer…
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Artists’ Rights Bolstered by Recent Legal Developments
Two recent legal developments should give visual artists comfort that their rights are alive and well in the U.S. Both demonstrate different aspects of “moral rights” at play, one at the state…
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Screenplay Copyright Infringement Case Highlights Need for Submission Agreements
A basic tenet of copyright law is that it does not protect ideas, which is one of the lessons that two screenwriters learned the hard way in a recent case involving the…
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Bikram Prepares for Appeal to SCOTUS in Copyright Infringement Case
Well that didn’t take long… Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury has begun laying the groundwork for an appeal to the US Supreme Court of his copyright infringement case in which he has lost at…
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Four Pitfalls to Avoid with Independent Contractor Agreements
Many small businesses utilize independent contractors because they offer certain advantages over hiring employees, like reducing overhead costs and avoiding headaches such as payroll taxes and employment-related claims. Others may hire independent…
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Copyright Claims in Video Game Characters Dismissed in World of Warcraft Case
Gaming behemoth Blizzard Entertainment, makers of the World of Warcraft franchise, suffered a setback when a federal judge threw out the complaint in its copyright infringement case against Lilith Games and co-defendant…
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Bikram Requests Extension to Consider Rehearing of Yoga Copyright Case
Bikram’s appellate counsel has asked the 9th Circuit for an extension of time to consider whether to file for a rehearing in his yoga copyright case. Apparently the self-proclaimed yoga guru intends to…
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Can’t Take the Heat: No Copyright Protection for Bikram Yoga Sequence
After years of litigation in multiple cases spanning more than a decade, the Bikram Yoga copyright controversy may finally be resolved. In an opinion rendered October 8, 2015, the 9th Circuit Court…
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3 Legal Tips for Bands Looking to Hit It Big
You got into music because it’s your dream. You put up with hours of rehearsals, the rigors of recording, and the hardships of gigging. “What else do I need to do to…
