Steven Ayr looks at a somewhat absurd suit involving copyright infringement of Mike Tyson's facial tattoo. Although Mr. Ayr thinks that the case is most likely going to settle pre-trial, he takes the time to analyze whether or not the copyright...
Steven Ayr examines a recent case involving copyrighting of photographs. According to Mr. Ayr, this court looked at the original purpose of copyrights--protecting original expressions of ideas--to determine when a copyright should apply to a...
Steven Ayr explians why it's important for copyright holders to register their copyrights. First, he distinguishes between a copyright and copyright registration. Basically, copyright registration is a filing with the US Copyright...
Steven Ayr notes two common problems which landlord clients of his have. First, they don't take the time to know the law, and so either forfeit legal rights which they could otherwise keep, or open themselves up to liability to tenants...
The Boston Marathon trademark suit was big news around Boston in 2010; basically, the organization which runs the Boston Marathon sued a number of individuals and small businesses for trademark infringement. In this article, Steven Ayr (who...