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Can A Copyright Be Validly Transferred by Simply Accepting On-line Terms?
A recent 4th Circuit case considered whether a copyright can be validly transferred by simply clicking "yes" to a website's terms of...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Meme Use in Advertisement
Memes can be a great way to ad humor to an ad campaign but you should always seek the permission of the copyright owner before using them...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Town in Oregon Files Copyright Suit Over Public Toilet Design
The town of Portland recently filed suit against Romtec Inc. for its public standalone restroom design, "The Sidewalk Restroom."Â The...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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NYC Introduces Bill to Punish Buyers of Counterfeit Goods
The New York City Council has introduced a bill that would punish BUYERS of counterfeit goods. If convicted the purchaser could face a...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Stiff Penalties for Downloading and Distributing Copyrighted Music
The US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit recently upheld a $375,000 damage award for illegally downloading and distributing...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Yoga Pose Sequence Not Copyrightable Material
The founder of Bikram Yoga, Bikram Choudhury, recently filed suit against two of his trainees. The trainees formed their own yoga studio...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Collage of Copyrighted Images Does Not Violate Copyright Law
The Second Circuit recently held that an artist's use of copyrighted material in both collages and paintings does not constitute...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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9th Circuit Holds the Bat Mobile is a Character Protected by Copyright
DC Comics recently sued the manufacturer of Bat Mobile replicas claiming that these copies constituted copyright infringement (DC Comics...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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First Sale Doctrine May Not Apply to Goods Purchased in Foreign Countries
Generally, an individual who has purchased a copyrighted book has the right to re-sell that book under the "first sale doctrine" of the...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Is it Legal to Resell Your Digital Music?
ReDigi has created software that purports to remove old digital music files from the user's equipment and then allow that user to resell...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 28, 20191 min read
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Court Finds No Copyright Protection for Shapes & Colors in Recent Suit Against Starbucks
The Plaintiff artist in this case claimed that she was approached to create an advertising campaign for Starbucks. She declined but...
Hilary Sumner
Sep 28, 20191 min read
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