Copyright Law Blogs, News & Tips. Helpful in particular for bloggers and those using social media for business. Written and published by Copyright Lawyers, Law Firms, Law Students and other experts in the UK, US and beyond.
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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[New – see also the empirical observation our Founder Gav Ward helped to coin re Lemley’s Law here.] 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 […]
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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 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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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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The Woody Allen film “Midnight in Paris” has reportedly been cleared of copyright infringement by a judge in the United States. The lawsuit was brought by the owners of the rights to the literary works of the late William Faulkner after it was contended that a nine-word quote taken from one of Faulkner’s novels had […]
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[New – see also the empirical observation our Founder Gav Ward helped to coin re Lemley’s Law here.] It is important for businesses and individuals alike to understand the basics of copyright and trademark law. Once you develop your business’s image and logo, the establishment of a copyright or trademark is essential. By the same […]
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As it currently stands UK copyright law does not allow a specific exception for parody use. This means that someone desiring to make a parody will have to ask for the copyright holder’s permission or attempt to procure a licence from that holder. The grant of a licence is at the complete discretion of the […]
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By Richard Chapo – SoCalInternetLawyer.com The meshing of copyright laws with the Internet has historically been a difficult one. While legislation and court rulings have helped clear up many issues, there are still practical problems popping up. One issue becoming more prevalent is the protection of user generated content on a website from a copyright […]
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