UDRPCounsel.com – Tips to help you win your WIPO domain dispute by Attorney Steve® Introduction What is ICANN? Who is WIPO? What is a domain dispute? What factors must be proven by the Complainant? What is the likelihood of confusion test? What if I was just buying domains as...
Youtube Legal Issues – Sharing Links to other peoples videos posted on youtube. Is it legal? Introduction Say you post a video about a new software product demo. It gets 100,000 hits and you want to download that video and put it on your website to drive traffic to your website. Can you do...
Superbowl and Intellectual Property Rights – Logo licensing rights! Introduction This year, on February 4, the Philadelphia Eagles will play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Over 100 million viewers will tune in to watch the “Big Game.” Advertisers will pay over $5 million[1] for a...
Copyright Case Briefs: Verizon Internet Services, Inc. v. Recording Industry Association (December 19, 2003). Court: United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit – DMCA subpoena law SUMMARY: This case came before the Court concerning the Recording Industry Association of Am...
Social Media & Copyright Law – How to safely live stream on facebook. periscope or youtube without creating unwanted legal liability. Introduction So you got tickets to the hottest concert or big U.F.C. boxing match and you want to LIVE STREAM it on facebook to all your friends, fans and foll...
Torrent Defense Lawyer – Malibu Media cases (adult pornography illegal movie download cases) Introduction We have heard of other “experienced” torrent defense lawyers charging $5,000 to settle a Malibu Media case. Before you pay this exorbitant amount of money, call our firm to discuss your ...
California Music Infringement Lawyer – Contract, Copyrights and Dispute Resolution! Summary This blog discusses a lawsuit filed against Beyonce in New York in the case of Lane v. Knowles-Carter (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2015). Facts This case involves a claim of copyright infringement against Be...
Case: Blizzard Entm't, Inc. v. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co., 149 F. Supp. 3d 1167 (N.D. Cal. 2015) Summary Plaintiff's own the copyright in the popular World of Warcraft video game franchise. Plaintiffs filed suit for copyright infringement against Defendants alleging that Defendants mobile ga...
Copyright Defenses – The Essential Steps Doctrine! Introduction When faced with a copyright infringement lawsuit, a Defendant accused of willful copyright infringement needs to take a look at all the potential defenses to help defeat liability. This blog discusses the “essential steps” defe...
Copyright Case Briefs – Blueport Company, LLC v. USA (July 25, 2008), United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit SUMMARY: Blueport Co. (“Blueport”) brought this action against the United States for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DM...
Receive a Notice of Infringement, Subpoena Notice from your ISP or dealing with a technology dispute in the OC we can help! We handle copyright infringement claims in the United States. Types of infringement cases we can handle We can handle copyright registration, licensing, infringement, me...
Copyright Watchdog® – Anime Infringement Lawyer Introduction All types of digital content can be subject to claims of copyright infringement. In this blog, we discuss “Anime” infringement from one of the larger companies, FUNIMATION! If you received an infringement notice, or notice of su...
Copyright Case Briefs: RMC Publications, Inc. v. Phoenix Technology Solutions, LLC (E.D. Va. Oct. 27, 2015). Summary RMC, as the owner of the copyright in the PMP Exam Prep book, brought suit against a PMP exam preparation company Phoenix Technology Solutions for the unauthorized use of the ...
Attorney Steve® Software Litigation case briefs! Microsoft Corp. v. A&S Elecs., Inc., (N.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2015) Summary Microsoft failed to plead contributory infringement because its allegations were vague and conclusory with respect to direct infringement, a requisite element of contributo...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs – This one from the United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit SUMMARY: Peak Computer, Inc. and two of its employees appealed a district court's order issuing a preliminary injunction pending trial as well as the district court's order issuing a perman...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs – This case comes from the United States District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division. VIDEO: Click on the picture above to watch Attorney Steve explain this legal topic in depth. SUMMARY: Here is a case from the Northern District of California, P...
Battle of the Technology Giants – U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit SUMMARY: This case considers a license from plaintiff-appellee Sun Microsystems (“Sun”) to defendant-appellant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”). The license involved Java, a computer programing language Sun developed to...
California and the “Right to be Forgotten” law. [Cal B&P 22580] Social Media Privacy Law Firm. Introduction This blog discusses a relatively new law many people are probably unaware of. It is known as the “Right to be forgotten law.” Others have referred to it as the “Eraser law” and ...
Copyright Case Briefs – Microsoft Corp. v. Harmony Computer & Electronics, Inc., 846 F. Supp. 208 (E.D.N.Y. 19) United States District Court, Eastern District of New York SUMMARY: Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation, sought declaratory and injunctive relief and treble damages against Defendants...
Attorney Steve® Discusses Copyright Small Claims Court!!! Introduction This blog discusses small claims court for copyright disputes. This is an interesting bill that may help resolve copyright infringement disputes that may help free up the caseload for federal courts which are being floode...
Copyright Case Brief: Wake Up & Ball LLC v. Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 119 F. Supp. 3d 944 (D. Ariz. 2015) Summary Plaintiff Wake-Up's complaint sufficiently pled copyright infringement and fraud against the respective defendants, but the issue of whether the Court has personal jurisdict...
Copyright Case Brief: DC Comics v. Towle, 802 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2015) – The Batmobile case!!! Summary Defendant Mark Towle infringed DC Comics copyright in the Batmobile character when he produced and sold replicas of the Batmobile. Facts Plaintiff DC Comics is the publisher and copyrigh...
Did your company receive an ADA demand letter seeking monetary damages and attorney fees? Our technology law firm can help you understand this important issue and help you settle your case. Introduction As if small business owners needed something else to worry about, the ADA act is being us...
Copyright Watchdog – Overview of Fotohaus, LLC photo infringement cases Introduction This blog discusses one company that files photo infringement cases in California (I also found one in Washington D.C.). Photo infringement cases are a unique type of copyright infringement cases, mainly b...
Attorney Steve® Trademark College – What happens when someone wants to challenge your trademark? Introduction This blog discusses trademark cancellation proceedings. Say you have a federally registered trademark and then a company comes along (usually an alleged competitor) and demands throu...
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