4 Things to Remember About Copyright Law (from a Software Copyright Attorney) 1) Copyright Attaches Easily. It is relatively easy to get basic copyright protection. Claiming that a work is protected by copyright is a good first step. While providing the © notice is not technically required, it puts people
I get this question often as copyright lawyer, so I thought I would briefly explain what intellectual property is (at a high level). Intellectual Property or IP, should really be viewed when compared to other types of legal property, namely real property (i.e. real estate) and tangible property (i.e. things
This is a legal blog, so I am talking about naked trademark licensing — a few nuggets for every software or SaaS executive to think about for their partner, OEM, or reseller agreements. “Naked Licensing” is a legal defense to a trademark infringement claim, and you absolutely should be aware
People often ask me whether they can use a work of a copyright owner. The legal concept of fair use allows non-owners to use copyrighted works in certain situations. It’s an “it depends” question — there is a 4-part test. 1) Purpose and character of the use. Commercial nature (−
If your goal is to keep your software pricing information or price lists confidential, you should protect that information through consistent use of confidentiality agreements and NDAs. A recent September 2009 case illustrates. In this case, employees solicited business from their former employer’s customers. The former employees knew the confidential
“New” Non-Latin Based Domain Name Extensions: What Is This All About? You may have heard that ICANN (the group that manages naming conventions on the Internet) recently announced that domain names will now be allowed in non-Latin languages. This may not seem like a big issue from the US perspective,
Marketing is increasingly about becoming a publisher, and some people don’t realize there are important copyright issues in play. They can be counter-intuitive. General Rule — The Creator Owns the Content. Under copyright law, whoever creates the content owns the content. Basic concept — but it gets interesting when outsourcing
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