Rights of Publicity and Privacy on the Internet
Let’s think of a hypothetical situation. Artist makes a hilarious video of himself jumping off a roof onto a trampoline, and then gets stuck in...
Let’s think of a hypothetical situation. Artist makes a hilarious video of himself jumping off a roof onto a trampoline, and then gets stuck in...
Today’s blog is about a recent legal dispute with a content provider. Veoh is a website similar to YouTube, as it allows users to freely...
Filing a copyright is relatively easy if you know what you are doing. Registration is accessible online via the United States Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov), and...
“Can I get sued for blogging?” is a question that sometimes comes up in our office, and we are always amazed at the wide variety...
Second hand stores, such as used CD stores and eBay, have been around for years and are able to operate under an exception to the...
Whether you are from Florida, Tennessee, or typically elsewhere, the law will presume each member of your band is a “general partner” when no written...
Sons of Anarchy is a television show about a motorcycle “club.” It was created by Kurt Sutter and originally began airing in 2008 on FX....
Believe it or not, this is a more difficult question than you might think. By way of example, let’s say you wrote a complete song...
Recently, the band Green Day won a copyright infringement suit by asserting the always unpredictable “fair use” defense. Los Angeles based artist David Seltzer brought...
A New York federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit that claimed 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. and others involved in the making...