Identifying a businesses’ core intellectual property (IP) is not always as easy. Each type of intellectual property (IP) has its own quirks that can sometimes have surprising consequences for determining ownership. This article discusses common problems with copyright ownership and offers tips and solutions for avoiding copyright ownership problems in the future.
Read MoreProtecting a logo with a copyright registration in addition to trademark registration provides the owner with several advantages including two separate causes of action, enhanced statutory damages, greater chance of recovering attorney’s fees, an easier burden of proof to prevail, and potential to recover two separate statutory damage awards. Read for a discussion of logo and copyright law.
Read MoreLogos can be independently protected by copyright and trademark law. Read this article for a discussion of the benefits of and the strategies for dual protection of trademark and copyright registration for logos as well as some thoughts on the nature of copyrights and logos.
Read MoreThe Sony Music Whitney Houston lawsuit over unpaid licensing fees for 24 recordings used in I Wanna Dance with Somebody has been settled. The lawsuit, dismissed with prejudice, claimed the producers failed to pay despite a licensing agreement.
Read MoreEd Sheeran prevails in appellate court as claims of copyright infringement over “Thinking Out Loud” are dismissed, safeguarding creative freedom for songwriters.
Read MoreElisa Shupe secures limited copyright for her AI-assisted book, raising critical questions about the future of authorship, creativity, and intellectual property in the age of generative AI.
Read MoreSecond Circuit rules against Internet Archive in its battle with publishers, affirming that libraries cannot create their own ebooks and must comply with publisher licensing terms.
Read MoreA recent podcast explores whether the CIA had any involvement in the rock band the Scorpions’ blockbuster song, “Wind of Change.” That got us thinking about how a 3-letter government agency could write propaganda, and whether it would be copyright fraud to register a song without revealing the agency’s involvement. For more information about copyright law, copyright fraud, and CIA rumors, read the post.
Read MoreExplore the details of the recent Supreme Court decision on copyright infringement cases, focusing on the pivotal Nealy vs. Warner Chappell Music ruling.
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