Reading Time: 4 minutes Faced with a copyright infringement suit where your defense is fair use? Chances are you might not consider making a motion to dismiss at the outset. Instead, you will…Continue reading Brownmark v. Comedy Partners: Court Finds Fair Use Without Allowing Plaintiff Any Discovery
As a result of Viacom v. YouTube the Future of the Red Flag Standard in DMCA Litigation Is Black
Reading Time: 4 minutesThankfully the Second Circuit in Viacom v. YouTube has reversed Judge Stanton’s see no evil, speak no evil opinion which had granted summary judgment to YouTube. But in response to…Continue reading As a result of Viacom v. YouTube the Future of the Red Flag Standard in DMCA Litigation Is Black
What Copyright Management Information Does the DMCA Protect?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The genesis of this post is a recent copyright infringement case we handled that dealt with a relatively unexplored corner of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA), defendant’s removal…Continue reading What Copyright Management Information Does the DMCA Protect?
Andrew to Moderate Internet Hot Topics Discussion at the ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference in D.C.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndrew will moderate a panel discussion at the ABA Litigation Section’s Annual Conference in D.C. The topic will be “Internet and Social Media in the Forefront: Current Hot Issues and…Continue reading Andrew to Moderate Internet Hot Topics Discussion at the ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference in D.C.
Presentation at MENG Chapter on Protecting Your Brand and Intellectual Property from Online Infringement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndrew will speak at a MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group) NY chapter meeting on Tuesday evening February 7, 2012, on protecting your intellectual property from new forms of online infringements…Continue reading Presentation at MENG Chapter on Protecting Your Brand and Intellectual Property from Online Infringement
Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the U.S. and Abroad from New Forms of Online Infringement and Brand Attacks
Reading Time: 12 minutesBelow is the transcript of my January 26, 2012, webinar presentation sponsored by the International Executive Resources Group focusing on protecting intellectual property here and abroad from new forms of…Continue reading Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the U.S. and Abroad from New Forms of Online Infringement and Brand Attacks
Webinar on Protecting IP in US and Abroad From Online Infringement and Brand Attacks
Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew will speak at a webinar on January 26, 2012 at 10:00 am sponsored by the International Executive Resources Group on protecting your IP in the US and abroad…Continue reading Webinar on Protecting IP in US and Abroad From Online Infringement and Brand Attacks
Why It’s Difficult to Predict the Amount of Statutory Damages Plaintiff Will Be Awarded in Copyright Litigation-Revised Version
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mastering Rubik’s Cube may be easier. Predicting the amount of statutory damages that will be awarded in copyright infringement litigation continues to confound attorneys on both sides of the…Continue reading Why It’s Difficult to Predict the Amount of Statutory Damages Plaintiff Will Be Awarded in Copyright Litigation-Revised Version
UMG v. Veoh Makes the DMCA Safe Harbor Even Safer. What Will the 2d Circuit Do in Viacom?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe safe harbor created by Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) may now be an Internet service provider’s Bali Hai. That’s because on December 20, 2011, the…Continue reading UMG v. Veoh Makes the DMCA Safe Harbor Even Safer. What Will the 2d Circuit Do in Viacom?
Guidelines for Authors When Drafting Publishing Agreements and Protecting Their Intellectual Property From Infringement
Reading Time: 12 minutesAuthors: want some help in protecting your works? Here is the text of a talk I will give to the Cornell Entrepreneur Network on November 17 on how authors can…Continue reading Guidelines for Authors When Drafting Publishing Agreements and Protecting Their Intellectual Property From Infringement