Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs: Williams v. Bridgeport Music, Inc., [United States District Court, C.D. California]. California music infringement law firm. SUMMARY: Here is a case that comes from the Central District in California. Plaintiff musicians filed this action seeking a ...
Copyright Case Briefs: Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. – Court of Appeals for the Second District SUMMARY: Plaintiffs, Authors Guild, appealed from a grant of summary judgment in the lower court to defendant, Google. The lower court held that Google's digitalization of books written and publi...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 114 S. Ct. 1164. Supreme Court of the United States [Parody and Fair Use at issue]. California Music Lawyer. SUMMARY: This is one of the leading cases dealing with music infringement fair use defense. In this case...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs: Salinger v. Colting, 607 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2010). Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [Book infringement and fair use at issue] SUMMARY: Defendant, Swedish author Fredrik Colting, writing under the pen name, John David California, released 60 Years...
The Photo Lawyer™ Introduction Are you a commercial photographer in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Coastal California or San Francisco, Bay area? Our boutique intellectual property law firm can help you recover from photo infringers who steal your photos without paying license fees...
Attorney Steve® – The Photo Lawyer™ – What will my photo infringement case settle for? Introduction If you find yourself in a photo infringement case with one of the prolific filers of copyright infringement cases, we can help you evaluate the legal demand and make a fair counteroffer that mi...
Contingency Based Copyright Infringement Recovery Firm in Phoenix, Arizona. [Movies, Photos, Art, Software, Film, Video, Fashion, Jewelry]. NO RECOVERY NO FEE! Introduction You are a professional at what you do, working hard to create great art, fashion, music, film, and entertainment only ...
California Torrent Defense Attorney Discusses 2018 Updates – Strike 3 Holdings filing mass number of copyright infringement lawsuits including 10 in August already! VIDEO: Click on the image above to watch the video. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our growing legal channel which now has over 7,...
Fair Use Lawyer explains Top 10 Tips to stay out of Copyright Infringement Lawsuits on Youtube. From Attorney Steve® The Video Lawyer™ VIDEO: Click on the image above to watch Attorney Steve® explain his fair use tips to help build your online video channel. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to join ...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials – The Public Domain Dedication (Creative Commons ZERO) VIDEO: Creative Commons Law explained by Attorney Steve®. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our legal channel and join over 7,500 people who like to get free updates when we launch new videos. Introdu...
What you can expect in a Boxing Match PPV Piracy Lawsuit. Will officers and directors of the company be held PERSONALLY LIABLE? “Piercing the Corporate Veil” Introduction In a recent opposition paper opposing counsel argued to the Court that the corporate veil does not apply in unauthorized PPV...
Attorney Steve® Software Piracy Defenses – Illegal “wiretapping” under California law (check the state laws in your jurisdiction). Introduction So here's the situation. You purchase (or illegally download a software product over the internet) and while installing the software there may be a l...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Basics – Violation of Copyright Management Information (CMI) – DMCA 17 U.S.C. 1202(b)1-3. Introduction So what happens when someone strips the copyright symbol off your copyrighted photos, or tries to delete metadata? In this blog, a Section 1202 DMCA copyright infr...
Copyright Case briefs: This case discusses the irrevocable implied copyright non-exclusive license (Lime Coral vs. Career Builder) Introduction – Facts of the Case In this case the graphic designer was Lime Coral. They had created designs for Career Builder to use on their job site for Prem...
CalPrivacyLawyer – New legislation regarding Consumer Privacy is a step in the right direction? VIDEO: Click on the image aboe to watch our video on this topic. It will save you a lot of reading!! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to join over 7,400 people that receive our weekly video updates!! ...
FEDERALLY REGISTERED™: You can copyright up to 75o (previously unpublished photos) into one collection for the low cost of $55. That is the fee you pay to the government. If you do not want to handle doing this yourself, contact us and we can get you submitted for a low flat rate fee of $495. ...
Downloading adult videos can be costly – here's one way you can get BUSTED (no pun intended)! Introduction Recently, an adult porn movie company accused one of my clients of downloading porn from a “file locker” website (a website where movie files can be uploaded and stored and downloaded). ...
Copyright Watchdog® – This is a general corporate advisory for companies that make and distribute products in the United States. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROPER FONT LICENSING FOR YOUR PRODUCT PACKAGING, BROCHURES, NEWSLETTERS, AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL! You can be sued for copyright infringemen...
What does an Autodesk internal software audit request look like? The EULA may dictate that you agreed to a Private audit of CAD or Revit or Inventor for example. Introduction We have people who get emails like the one below and wonder if they are real or a scam. Here is one that is REAL so ...
Copyright Law Essentials – The Role of the Copyright Office Introduction The United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) is the government agency responsible for overseeing and regulating copyright law. They do not hear copyright infringement cases but some of their main functions and duties ...
Copyright Watchdog – New infringement lawsuits in July 2018 Introduction Strike 3 Holdings is at it again in July 2018. From our most recent count they have filed over 170 lawsuits in California, New York, Colorado, Washington D.C. and a few other states. 1:2018cv03213 ...
Microsoft Trademark Lawsuits against Unauthorized Resellers. Introduction According to one internet law related online blog: “The 26 lawsuits are against companies that allegedly pirated software or installed unlicensed software on computers they sold. One of the lawsuits w...
Internet Contracts – “Sign-Up Wrap” Agreements Introduction It is wise to read the terms of service and terms of website use before you sign up for a online service. You will never know the terms you have “agreed” to when you check the “I agree” box unless you actually take the time to read...
Online Trademark & Copyright Infringement & U.S. Customs and Border Protection – This is a seizure! Introduction One of the options for intellectual property owners to take when their goods, services, trademarks and copyrights are infringed is to seize infringing goods. This blog talks about...
Intellectual Property News – Should Arizona adopt a new IP certification? Me thinks YES but with clarifications! Introduction Two states bars currently recognize a IP legal specialization (North Carolina and Florida). A third (Arizona), a jurisdiction where I am licensed, currently is explo...
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