Posts tagged with "infringement"

  1. ContractsCopyright

    Company successfully defends against trade dress and copyright infringement claims over online software tool

    September 27, 2022 - A federal court in Delaware dismissed most of the intellectual property infringement claims concerning a competing online room-planning software tool. The court held that plaintiff’s . . .

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  2. Copyright

    Company president may be liable for vicarious copyright infringement

    June 11, 2022 - Plaintiff sued a company and its president for copyright infringement, over some photos that the company published online. The individual defendant moved to dismiss the . . .

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  3. CopyrightDMCA

    Can you sue a platform for not following DMCA takedown procedures?

    March 10, 2022 - Plaintiff sued YouTube after the platform took down one of plaintiff's videos in response to a DMCA takedown notice. She claimed YouTube failed to follow . . .

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  4. Copyright

    In copyright infringement case, artist’s social media popularity supported claim that retail chain copied artwork

    January 31, 2022 - Plaintiff is an artist who designs macabre items, including a bat-themed mug. Defendant (Michaels, the well-known retail craft store) started selling a vase that plaintiff . . .

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  5. ContractsCopyright

    Copyright ownership transfers must be in writing

    November 8, 2021 - If you are hiring an independent contractor to create copyrightable subject matter, and you want to own the copyright in the resulting work product, be . . .

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  6. Copyright

    Why get a copyright registration?

    October 7, 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMfYzQXvN4 A work of authorship is protected by copyright at the moment it is created. If you take a photo or write some software or . . .

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  7. Copyright

    Is merely making files available on the internet a “distribution” under the Copyright Act?

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  8. Copyright

    Instagram’s terms of service gave ability to embed photo

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  9. AnonymityCopyright

    Identifying unknown online copyright infringers: guidance

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  10. PodcastsTrademarks

    Video: 3 trademark essentials for your business

    March 31, 2020 -

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