What to include in promotional materials from a legal perspective.
Recapping the 3rd Annual FashInvest Capital Conference in New York City.
Forming an entity may help protect you from certain liabilities. This article beings to walk you through the entity formation process.
Is your blogging defamatory?
Drafting a privacy policy for your blog that works.
Many bloggers don't realize that there are certain rules you must follow for contests and sweepstakes. Those rules are discussed in this article.
This article explains why and how to register a DMCA takedown agent.
What should bloggers do when they find their content has been used by a third party without authorization?
What every blogger needs to know about privacy policies.
What every blogger needs to know about terms of service.
Blogger representation agreements can be downright draconian. Don't be afraid to negotiate.
What to expect when blogging for a third-party for pay.
Trademark Bullying
What bloggers should remember when signing contracts
DMCA: Best Practices for Bloggers
Blogging and intellectual property rights
As blogging races towards becoming a part of the mainstream media, it is crucial that bloggers treat their blogs like a business... and that may very well include finding proper representation.
Like it or not, the new “.XXX” domain is coming to the Internet on December 6, 2011. Brand owners have until October 28, 2011 to block their website from being registered as a ".XXX" site. Certain requirements and fees apply. Read the...
Recording artists will soon be regaining control of their copyrighted works through "termination rights," which was added to the Copyright Act of 1978. This will be yet another blow to the recording industry, which has suffered greatly in...
The FTC is getting serious about bloggers, tweeters and other online publishers endorsing products without providing proper disclosure. Does this mean blogging is becoming an acceptable form of journalism?
Tony Duquette, Inc. sues J. Crew for using the phrase “Duquette Leopard" in naming one of it's sweaters.
Brian Igel explains what defamation is, why Michael Lewis is being sued for it for statements made in his book, The Big Short, and what Mr. Lewis' defense will likely be from this claim. Mr. Igel also analyzes the First Amendment grounds...
If you make statements which could ruin someone's business, reputation, and livelihood in a face-to-face setting, you can be sued for defamation. Just because Twitter is not face-to-face, as Brian Igel observes, does not make your statements...
A London-based ice cream parlor created a product named "Baby Gaga," which was subsequently declared unsafe for human consumption (among the ingredients: liquid nitrogen). Lady Gaga, the popular musical artist, subsequently accused the...
Brian Igel reposts recommendations from the U.S. Intellectual Property Czar.
- Summary by FizzLaw Team
In this blog post, Brian Igel analyzes a Ninth Circuit (California and other western states) decision interpreting the trademark dilution standard. In Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Company, the court adopted the...