Protecting Your Intellectual Property
In 2011, a monkey in Indonesia made international news by taking a ‘selfie’ with a photographer’s camera. The female crested black macaque picked up the camera and took not just one, but several selfies. Some selfies were out of focus
On June 12, 2014, Tesla Motors, Inc. released its patents to the public, and announced that it wouldn’t sue anyone who infringed on its hundreds of patents. This type of release is essentially unheard of in not only the
At first glance, video games and computer code may not appear eligible for copyright protection. They seem like intangible subject matter that only consists of zeroes and ones. Further, people generally consider copyright as consisting of traditional subject matter such
Do you think that your social media can affect whether you are hired for a new position or not? According to Christine Lyon and Melissa Crespo, writers on behalf of Bloomberg law, a recent survey of hiring managers and human
When someone says anything about the law, many people automatically jump to thoughts of the criminal law process or legislation. But there is a whole section of intellectual property law devoted to entertainment law and the whole industry. When
In a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision filed on February 26, 2014, the court ordered YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim video. In correspondence to the decision, many lawyers are thinking that the ruling could give a significant
On February 20, 2014, Administrative Trademark Judge Lorelei Ritchie gave a presentation at Whittier Law School on the best tips and practices when working with the Patent Trademark Office. Judge Ritchie was the Intellectual Property Manager at the University of
This past week, the Copyright Alliance in collaboration with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), hosted an event where the Director of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), spoke about “Why The
17 USC § 504 allows a Plaintiff in a Copyright Infringement case to choose between Actual Damages or Statutory Damages, provided the Plaintiff meets the qualifications. Actual Damages Proving Actual Damages in a copyright infringement case
Last February, the Copyright Alert System (CAS), or the “six strikes” program, went into effect. The program is an agreement between the major media companies and the major Internet service providers[1] (ISPs) to monitor peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic for infringing
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