By: Sarah Teitelman, Esq. Christopher McHattie, Esq. On March 26, 2019, the European Parliament approved the highly controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”), enacted the first major change to copyright regulation anywhere around the globe in decades. The Directive was proposed in order to harmonize and modernize European copyright laws Read more about EU©v2[…]
By Aidan Murray Would you like to see my New York play? It’s a parody, won’t you stay? I do not like your play, not one bit! It’s just not right, it doesn’t fit. It’s not fair use, you make me ill. I will take you to court and stop you I will! Fair use, Read more about Fair Use, Foul Use, Use Use Use[…]
As your company grows, pitching the business becomes progressively important. Seeking investors, new clients, or even new personnel, an owner must frequently reveal details about the business to others. Idea theft is an ongoing worry for many of these owners who see themselves as having a gain by being at the head of the market. Read more about Three Steps Businesses Can Take to Protect Their Ideas[…]
Often in intellectual property disputes, a case can boil down to the simple issue of whether the ingenuity of one company crosses a line already established by another – whether the creative, diligent actions leading up to a fascinating new invention tread on the invaluable rights secured by another party. How far is too far? Read more about Friday Grab Bag: Aereo® on the Go?[…]
Tomorrow, as most of you know… “IT ALL ENDS.” The world? Not to our knowledge. The NFL Lockout? We wish. No, no, tomorrow marks the theatrical opening of the final installment of the Harry Potter series. The premiere is, without a doubt, one of the biggest movie events of the year, possibly of the decade. Read more about Harry Potter and the Copyrighted Characters[…]