It is important for business owners to protect their intellectual property. Intellectual property (IP) refers to the intangible, often creative, parts of your business, such as symbols, business logos, designs, inventions, and written works. IP law provides legal protection for your business’s intangible creations by stopping competitors from stealing your ideas and enabling your business …
Buying or selling a business comes with an extraordinary number of variables, much paperwork, and an important timeline. It can be one of the most important decisions of your life. You need an attorney representing your best interests. Here’s why: An attorney will help you evaluate the standing of the company- its assets, liabilities and …
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) provides a safe harbor from copyright infringement liability for “online service providers”, broadly defined as any “provider of online services or network access”. To take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA, service providers must designate an agent with the Copyright Office. This used to be a …
I’m often asked this question: “Does Sharing A Link To Online Content Amount To Copyright Infringement?” In short, the answer is (and should remain) no. Here is a good discussion of the issue.
There are recent developments in the copyright space. The U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed that copyright owners can only sue for infringement after the copyright has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Lawsuits filed without a registration will be dismissed. (In an unrelated case, the Supreme Court also limited the types of costs that …
