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Category Archives: Copyright
Blurring out Clothing on TV
I was recently listening to an interview of Morgan Spurlock, who is coming out with a new film called The Greatest Film Movie Ever Sold or, really, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, which explores the world of … Continue reading
Copyright for Tyson’s Face
Did you love The Hangover and are you desperately waiting for The Hangover: Part II to come out in a few weeks? Well, a tattoo artist is trying to stymie your anticipation by preventing its release! In The Hangover: Part … Continue reading
IP Subject Matter Expansion
Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau has recently written in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology that intellectual property protection has expanded beyond its intended, or appropriate, scope. This has resulted in the lines between subject matter (and their corresponding intellectual property) … Continue reading
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MDY v. Blizzard – Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Software ownership and DMCA Anti-Circumvention
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday released an opinion in a World-of-Warcraft case that has meaning both for the nature of software ownership and for a circuit battle ripe for review by the Supreme Court. The case is detailed … Continue reading
What is a copyright search?
Some law firms provide copyright searches to find out if an image or work might infringe someone’s copyright. Trademark searches are performed to see if a potential mark is likely to be registered or face obstacles during prosecution. Patent searches … Continue reading
FBI Anti-Piracy Warning for Your Films
When you watch a movie or TV series on DVD at home, one of the first things you are typically greeted with is a blue screen displaying an FBI logo and some language about a $250,000 fine for copying the … Continue reading
Right to Use versus Right to Exclude
The law provides for different rights, depending on the subject matter concerned, the evolution of the law through courts and legislative bodies, and practical implications. Some people think that a patent or a trademark gives the owner a right to … Continue reading
Registering for Federal Copyright Protection
Copyright is protection for “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression.” If you make something creative on your own, and it is something tangible or on something tangible, the work is eligible for copyright protection. The … Continue reading
Who owns my logo? The graphic design company that developed it or me?
You may have hired a graphic artist or agency to develop your company’s logo. Do you know who owns the rights in it? There are two main types of intellectual property rights that can reside in a logo: copyright and … Continue reading
Copyright Protection and Fonts
A friend of mine is working on a children’s book and wanted to use some highly stylized fonts for the story. She asked me if she had to worry about copyright for any fonts she might use, and I was … Continue reading
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