Intellectual property law is complex to begin with, but certain claims often create a gray area that requires legal action to clarify. Intellectual property law, including trademarks and patents, allows one person or group to take legal action if someone else attempts...
Most everyone remembers that special teacher whose lessons were interesting because they deviated from the textbook. Such teachers often spend many hours preparing lessons and creating innovative ways to make learning joyful for their students. Technology allows these...
As someone who enjoys using social media to express your interests and to show off your products, you're aware that there is always a threat of someone using your work without your permission. Even if you have a patent, there is a chance that the patent could be...
It has been a long ordeal for music artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Since 2013, the two have faced accusations that their song "Blurred Lines" infringed on the intellectual property of the late Marvin Gaye because of its similarities to "Got to Give It...
As someone who works in design, you know it's possible to have your work stolen. It might be someone who takes the image from the internet and copies it onto a canvas for sale, or it could be someone who prints it on a T-shirt for a campaign and ends up making money...
There are many occasions when privacy is critical. Counseling sessions, medical records and educational files all contain information that could be destructive if the public saw them. The same is true when someone visits a New York attorney. The information a client...
Protecting one's artistic creations is an important part of working in the arts, whether music, literature or visual arts. Copyright law is ever-evolving, and often one ruling on an intellectual property matter can affect many different areas of culture. This may be...
When you hire an attorney, you hope that this person will do whatever it takes to provide you with a high level of service. However, just the same as any other professional-client relationship, mistakes and disagreements can and do move to the forefront every now and...
Creating a business website means finding clever ways to attract the attention of potential customers. This may mean including sharp graphics, bold images or edgy music. However, adding these items to a website or even a social media page without paying attention to...
When an artist, writer, entrepreneur or other creative person discovers someone else using copyrighted material without permission, it can be shocking and upsetting. After all, not only may the other person profit unjustly from the copyright owner's intellectual...