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Creators Get a New Weapon to Protect Copyrights

As a creative person, you need a quick, easy and inexpensive way to collect damages for infringement. You may have gotten your wish. Soon there will be an alternative to Federal Courts. It is all due to the recently enacted CASE Act. It requires the Copyright Office, by December 2021, to create a Copyright Claims […]

January 26, 2021

Business Advisors: Know the Three Intellectual Property Traps Ensnaring IP Holders

Originally published for LegalNews.com. COVID-19 has exacerbated an alarming trend of businesses inadvertently losing their Intellectual Property. I suspect it is due to the distraction of keeping a business running with all the restrictions, loss of clients, and the challenges of working virtually. With all that’s going on, it’s not surprising that IP is taking […]

December 3, 2020

Copyrights

Sued Over Social Media Photo: What Musicians Can Learn From Katy Perry’s Court Case.

Originally Published for Music Connection – Link to Original Article. Katy Perry has been sued for $150,000 for posting a photo of herself online. “What? How can that be?” you might ask. It’s because she doesn’t own the picture; she clipped it from the Internet. The image, and its copyright, are owned by Backgrid, a […]

May 12, 2020

Take steps to conserve patents, trademarks, and cash.

Originally Published for LEDs Magazine – Link to Original Article. Businesses of all sizes are trying to conserve their cash during the global crisis resulting from the coronavirus, but don’t do it at the expense of intellectual property (IP). There are ways to delay making payments while protecting your valuable trademarks and patents for the […]

May 12, 2020

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Protecting Your Creative Content, thanks to Taylor Swift.

Originally published for Music Connection – Link to Original Article. 2020 could be a big year for Taylor Swift fans. It’s the year when the 10-time Grammy winner might completely re-record the first five albums in her best-selling catalogue. Last August, Swift told Good Morning America, “My contract says that starting November 2020 … I can record […]

May 12, 2020

Copyrights

US Postal Service Guilty of Copyright Infringement . . . Again!

Opps! They did it again! Don’t let your business get caught up in a copyright lawsuit. They’re messy and expensive. And it could happen to you. Copyrights are everywhere in business; for example, copyrights are on your website, product pictures and descriptions, annual reports, brochures, software, and on and on. Keep in mind, a copyright […]

January 15, 2019

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