For a New York songwriter, music royalties are an important method of sustaining income. In the past, royalties were largely affected by record sales, but modern musicians earn money through licensing agreements with streaming services, such as Pandora, Amazon Prime...
Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC holds lawyers responsible for legal malpractice.
Month: May 2018
Fighting for fairness: Making a claim for legal malpractice
You decided to file a lawsuit against a business after you slipped and fell. They offered to settle with you, but you wanted to pursue the claim by going to trial because the settlement offer was unfair.Despite having solid evidence that you slipped and fell as a...
Stan Lee launches intellectual property litigation
Few New York fans of superhero comics do not recognize the name Stan Lee. Working with legendary artists, Lee created many of the comic book heroes now regaining popularity in blockbuster motion pictures, such as the Incredible Hulk, Spiderman, the X-Men and Thor. He...
Fighting for copyright results in payout for New York writers
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving close to 3,000 freelance journalists who claimed copyright infringement by some of the nation's biggest publishers. The suit, filed 17 years ago by the Authors Guild, National Writers Union,...
Netflix faces new violation of copyright law
Netflix began as a small start-up, loaning DVDs to customers through the mail. In a short amount of time, it became a global entertainment company, providing movies, games and other technology to subscribers in New York and across the world. Recently, however, a dark...
Client files legal malpractice claim, says lawyer abandoned case
Facing any kind of legal issue can be overwhelming for most people. Without years of education and training, the average person in New York may have little knowledge about how to proceed. Adding to the intimidation is the fact that the outcome of most legal issues can...
Social media: Protecting your content
You love using social media, but recently you've heard that you may no longer own some of the things you've posted online. You know that people can see what you've posted, but does that mean you gave up your rights?When you post images or text to social media...
High school violates intellectual property law with ‘Lion King’
When a high school drama club plans to stage a lavish musical production, there are many preparations to make. In addition to designing costumes, sets and props, the director, usually a teacher, must plot the scenes and decide how to schedule rehearsals. Many...