Attorney Steve Music Law - Overview of the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America® (the “RIAA”) protects intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and record labels. It is also the organization that certifies records as Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum, or Diamond. RI...
Vondran Litigation Essentials - Evidence - Judicial Notice “A court shall take judicial notice if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information.” Fed. R. Evid. 201(d). An adjudicative fact may be judicially noticed if it is “not subject to reasonable dispute in that it is ei...
Summary Judgment Explained Summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). The moving party has the initial burden of identifying the portions of the pleadings and recor...
Attorney Steve® - Celebrity Endorsement Services On occasion, artists and musicians will be hired by companies as celebrity endorsers of the products or services the company sells. There are strict federal regulations that govern these endorsements, and failure to follow these regulations can po...
Can I Use a Person's Name in My Song? – Right of Publicity Law The California Statutory Right of Publicity The Right of Publicity protects an individual's right in their name or likeness. The California State Statute, Cal. Civ. Code § 3344, extends protection to a person's name, voice, photogra...
Attorney Steve® Torrent Defense Law - You CLICK, we DEFEND® - Miami-Dade County Courts Introduction Disclaimer: We are not licensed to practice law in Florida. If you are looking for a local lawyer to file a motion to Quash in Florida, let us know, and we can refer you to a Florida...
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.158.203.253, (Northern District of California): filed 2021-06-22 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.162.94.90, (Northern District of California): filed 2021-06-22 Strike 3 Holdings, LLC...
Attorney Steve® - Copyright Law Essentials - Music Law - Sampling Case Law When attempting to create a song using a sample from another's work, it can be difficult to obtain permission from the original artist. Some artists, like Tracy Chapman, famously never give anyone permission to sample the...
See Plan Pros vs, Dultmeir Hones (a case involving architectural drawings and elevations) in cases like this where the “copyright protection is thin”: For this category of claims, only extremely close copying is actionable as unlawful infringement. Put more precisely, this type of claim may mo...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Fee Shifting in Infringement Matters - Factors to Review Introduction In Plan Pros and Prime Designs, Inc. vs. Dultmeir Homes (architectural infringement case), the Court discussed the factors a Court will consider in a copyright infringement actio...
Attorney Steve® illegal Streaming Law - illegal "viewing" is actionable? Introduction Our firm has handled many cases involving allegations of illegal interception and broadcasting of PPV boxing and fight matches. This includes defending against companies such as Joe Hand Promotions, G&G...
Attorney Steve® NFT Copyright Law - Overview of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT's) What are NFTs? Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, are digital files verified on a blockchain. NFTs can represent almost any property, real or intangible. They are essentially virtual certificates of authenticity....
Types of Software Piracy Software piracy is the illegal distribution and/or reproduction of software. Purchasing software is actually purchasing a license to use the software. That license spells out how you may legally use such software. Any time someone uses the software beyond the scope of th...
Copyright Law - Federal Judges Overview - Central District of California Introduction Judges Here are some of the judges known to handle copyright infringement cases in the Central District of California Terry J. Hatter Jr. C.D.Cal. Christina A. Snyder C.D.Cal. Dean D. Pregers...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Essentials - Copyright Renewal Introduction In some circumstances copyrights can be renewed. According to the United States Copyright Office Circular 15: Who May Claim Renewal Renewal copyright may be claimed only by those persons specified in the law? A. The fo...
Preregistration: A procedure that allows certain copyright owners to file an action for infringement and to seek statutory damages and attorney's fees in cases where the work was infringed before the copyright owner completed the work and released it to the public. Preregistration is entirely opt...
Attorney Steve® Telecommunications ACT - BOXING PIRACY - Internet Defense Introduction Here is a case from 2014 that turned many heads in the "Boxing piracy" world. Case 3:13-cv-00935-MMA-BLM from the Southern District of California. JOE HAND PROMOTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, CASE NO. 3:13-cv-9...
Attorney Steve® BitTorrent Law Updates - 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds BIG WIN for JOHN DOE Defendant Video: Click here to watch Attorney Steve® explain the Court's ruling. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our popular legal channel to join nearly 30,000 others who love our legal ...
May 2021 Strike 3 Lawsuit Filings in Northern District of California Introduction Here are some of the recent federal copyright infringement lawsuit filings (illegal file sharing) in the Northern District of California. If you received a subpoena notice from your ISP with a cutoff date to r...
Attorney Steve® - Copyright Infringement Essentials [Two sides of the sword]? Introduction Is software piracy a good thing? Software trade organizations such as the Business Software Alliance will argue that software piracy is a crime that is costing them and their member companies billions ...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Infringement Defense Introduction According to wikipedia: "Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren was a professional boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul and former MMA fighter Ben Askren. The bout took place on April 17, 2021, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgi...
Attorney Steve® - Software Audit Essentials [Synopsis letter] Introduction Another company that might send you a software audit demand letter is Synopsis. According to their website: "Synopsys is at the forefront of Smart Everything with the world's most advanced technologies for chip de...
illegal use of DTC's ESPRIT modular suite of software (“ESPRIT”) by downloading and using unlicensed, pirated copies of ESPRIT. These cases may be brought by the McInnes law firm in Massachusetts. If you received a notice of copyright infringement or demand letter (or a summons and compla...
VIDEO: WHAT IS THE EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT "BUNDLE OF RIGHTS" EXPLAINED BY ATTORNEY STEVE® VIDEO: Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our popular legal channel for more free updates. Join over 27,000 others who love something besides plain old boring politics. 17 U.S. Code § 106 - Exclusive rights ...
412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement12 In any action under this title, other than an action brought for a violation of the rights of the author under section 106A(a), an action for infringement of the copyright of a work that has been preregistered under sectio...
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