Tag Archives: copyright infringement

MDY v. Blizzard – Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Software ownership and DMCA Anti-Circumvention

Posted on December 15, 2010 by tom

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 →

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What is a copyright search?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by tom

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 →

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Copyright Protection and Fonts

Posted on September 20, 2010 by tom

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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Copyright Infringement on the Web – DMCA Takedown Notices

Posted on September 9, 2010 by tom

Congress created a procedure that content owners can use to ask websites to remove content protected by their copyright. The mechanism creates an incentive for webhosts, internet services providers, and search engines to remove (or at least investigate removing) material … Continue reading →

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Copyright Fair Use

Posted on June 17, 2010 by tom

Just because something is protected by copyright doesn’t mean it’s hands-off to you.  In some situations, you are allowed to reproduce such material. Newscasts rely on this exception to copyright protection often, showing clips of movies, tv shows, commercials.  A … Continue reading →

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