This article follows up on a prior blog post which shared an application for a copyright registration. The application so shared has now been approved, so this article shares with the reader (and prospective copyright registrant) what a granted...
Licensing agreements commonly contain a clause granting the licensor an audit right. This article points out that the parties signing a licensing agreement commonly overlook this clause, and that this can lead to bad outcomes for both over the...
This article continues analysis of a magistrate's opinion in a BitTorrent case where an adult film company sued a number of anonymous defendants alleging violations of trademark rights. The article quotes several amusing excerpts from the...
This article points to a disturbing trend in intellectual property lawsuits: ex parte decisions (meaning that only one side's arguments were necessarily heard) to enjoin the use of allegedly offending domain names. The result of these...
The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
Copyleft is the biggest risk you run when you incorporate open source code into your products. Make sure you understand what an open source license prohibits you from doing and what it forces you to do.
The rise of torrents and wireless internet has made it much easier for individuals to download unauthorized copies of copyrighted works while making it much more difficult to identify those who have done so. This article reviews one response by...
Fears of intellectual property piracy was the motive behind many prominent copyright holders' support of the Stop Online Piracy Act. This article points to another means by which major copyright holders can thwart efforts of intellectual...
This article reviews a case involving a private individual which seemingly validates a means by which many businesses can exercise control over their image online. In this case, a plaintiff alleged that a website hosting a video he did not want...