By Thomas M. Fafinski There was a split between several of the Federal Appellate Circuits regarding the registration requirement of copyright infringement suits. Last week, the United States Supreme...
Protecting Your Intellectual Property
The intangible nature of intellectual property makes it difficult to protect. You can’t just park a security guard next to your intellectual property to keep people from stealing it. In fact, intell...
Do you want a copyright, trademark, or patent?
Intellectual property law protects your brilliant ideas and creations from other people who would seek to profit from your work. However, there are different rules and requirements for different types...
Need to Know: Using Copyrighted Material From the Internet
For anyone who runs a blog, small business, or even a marketing department, the Internet is where much of your customer interaction and marketing occurs. There are pictures someone has already taken t...
Fair Use of Online Copyrighted Materials
According to the U.S. Copyright Office, copyright is a form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as p...