Dec 28, 2022
Is Mickey Mouse in the Public Domain Now?
The copyright for the animated short film entitled “Steamboat Willie“, published 1928, is set to expire at the end of 2023. This film is the first of nearly 95 years...
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Jan 10, 2022
What is a Work For Hire?
You may have encountered the language “work for hire” in a contract before. If you are a provider of services such as website design, graphic design, photography, branding, etc., then...
Jan 3, 2022
The Basics of Copyrights
Copyrights protect the expression of ideas, as compared to trademarks that protect words or logos that are used to distinguish goods and patents that are used to protect inventions. Copyrights...
Oct 5, 2020
How to Market Your Business with Photos and Images Without Encountering Copyright Issues
So you’ve set up your business and the next step is to market it! A picture may be worth a 1,000 words . . . and it can also be...
Jul 23, 2020
Playing Background Music At Your Business? You Might Be Breaking The Law.
Music is the universal language. Regardless of race, religion or nationality, music moves us, inspires us and can even influence our behaviors. If you own a business and play music,...
Feb 5, 2020
Answering Demand Letters Regarding Your Website
As an attorney who deals with hi-tech cases, a few clients have expressed to me a situation that I feel any business owner who has a website should learn from. ...
Sep 23, 2019
Copyright Law and The Phillie Phanatic Lawsuit
The Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, may soon not be the property of the Phillies. How and why this could be are interesting questions that teach us a part...
May 30, 2019
YouTube’s Copyright Rules
As a content creator, it’s important to know the rules when it come to making, editing, and publishing videos on YouTube. One aspect of creating videos for YouTube is having...
Mar 18, 2019
What do I do if someone has copied my website?
Your company’s website is one of the most important pieces of your Business Plan. With more and more news of “The Retail Apocalypse” hitting brick and mortar stores like Sears,...
Jan 28, 2019
Darth Vader and the Copyright Issues
Photograph by Mike, distributed under a CC-BY 2.0 license. Most Star Wars fans have now seen the Darth Vader video titled “Vader Episode 1: Shards of the Past” on YouTube,...
Jan 2, 2019
Copyright Infringement – Musical Compositions – Musicians Need to Know
The list of acts is impressive: Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Madonna, Lana Del Rey, Vanilla Ice, Ray Parker, Jr., The Verve, Sam Smith, and the list goes on. These are acts...
Apr 19, 2016
Who owns your Software Copyright?
You've paid someone to develop software for your business. But do you own the software copyright? Sadly the answer is not clear