A coin has two sides. This cliché is also applicable to the internet. People can always have two options on how to use it: good or bad. With the economically challenged world that human beings are living in today, there is a growing number of...
This article provides a brief review of a new intellectual property enforcement plan released by an official of the United States government. The article also points to a disturbing trend of overenforcement of intellectual property rights and...
The unveiling of the list of applications for generic top-level domain names led to a flurry of activity as commentators parsed the contents of the list. This article takes a different tack and points to some of the most interesting names which...
This article shares the recent work of an associate analyzing applications for new customized top-level domain names ("gTLDs"). The work is presented in the form of an embedded spreadsheet which presents a great deal of interesting information...
This article represents part of the coda of the "Eat More Kale" trademark dispute between Chick-fil-A and a Vermont entrepreneur. The article shares information about a documentary being made about the entrepreneur behind the Eat More Kale...
Decisions you make early on in the architecture of your code can have an effect on the way the courts protect it. Copyright and trade secret law will help you maintain your competitive advantage if you use them correctly.
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.
This article shares the Powerpoint slides from a recent presentation on recent developments at the nexus of intellectual property law and the internet. Among the topics covered in the presentation are social media accounts, copyrights,...
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently released a hugely important report on consumer privacy which, in light of the rapidly changing technology in this area, will require most businesses which handle individuals' information to make their...
The daily deals business model has picked up steam in recent years (as the furor surrounding Groupon's IPO demonstrated). WIth this high visibility has come heightened legal concerns, however. This article analyzes happenings in a...