Is Identity Theft on the Rise in the United States?

August 23, 2013

Are you currently monitoring your credit? Have you been the victim of identity theft before? Is identity theft on the rise? What can you do to make sure your identity, and the identity of your children, is protected from thieves? Knowing what to expect can help you protect yourself from being a victim and dealing […]

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Copyright Takedown Notices on Twitter see a Significant Spike

August 23, 2013

Credit to Glen Gilmore (@SocialMediaLaw1) for bringing this story to my attention. Last month Twitter released the data from its semi-annual transparency report. The report details such things as account holder information requests from the government, the number of content removal requests and copyright takedown notices. Importantly all three categories were significantly up in the […]

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Intellectual Property Office approves Bale’s heart celebration as trademark

August 15, 2013
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Green Day cleared of copyright infringement over band’s music video

August 15, 2013

The well-known punk-pop band Green Day have won their legal battle against an artist after it was claimed that the band had infringed the artist’s copyright in one of their music videos. The case, reported at Reuters and The Music, originated from a video that Green Day produced for use in its 2009 global tour. This video, shown […]

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Registering Your Online Business

August 9, 2013

Registering your new business online is essential if you are to protect it and stop others from using things like your trademark. Many people have been deterred by the idea of trademark registration, assuming that the process is overly complex and questioning its necessity. However, once you have decided to trade under a specific name, […]

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Copyright Hub Pilot Introduced in the UK

August 8, 2013

Ask yourself this question: if you find a photograph on the internet and want to reproduce it in your own creation what would you be required to do by law? It doesn’t have to be a photograph but any creative medium: a video, a piece of music or an excerpt text. A starting point would […]

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When is the Architect’s Design Liable in Construction Accidents?

August 7, 2013

Design flaw liability can be a very complicated legal issue. Injured parties in a construction accident are normally workers who are under the direct employ of the contractor who provides workers compensation insurance in the event of an on-the-job injury. Sometimes the injury can be the result of a design flaw, but filing suit against […]

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10 of the best: intellectual property law blogs and news from the last month

August 6, 2013

Below are ten of the last month’s best intellectual property law blogs and news posts from around the web:- A Collection of Copyright Carry Ons with the CopyKat (The 1709 Blog) The 1709 Blog offers a whistle-stop tour from around the world of copyright over the last month. From copyright reform in China to dentists […]

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Microsoft apparently accuses Microsoft of copyright infringement in US lawsuit

August 5, 2013

Microsoft has, according to PC World, scored an own-goal by apparently accusing itself of copyright infringement. The computing giant – who recently lost its trademark battle in the English courts with Sky – engages the services of a variety of companies to combat copyright pirates on the internet. These companies scan the internet for new […]

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Beatles musical sued for copyright infringement by rival

July 23, 2013

It has emerged that the producers of Let It Be, the shortly-to-open West End musical which covers the musical lives of the Beatles, are being sued by a rival Beatles production. The Let It Be musical, which is shortly to open on Broadway, is being sued by the creators of “Rain”, a Beatles tribute show […]

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