Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndrew will present a one-hour webinar sponsored by the Cornell Entrepreneur Network on Thursday November 17, 2011 at noon EST on how authors can protect their works, negotiate favorable publishing…Continue reading Webinar on How Authors Can Protect Their Intellectual Property
BNA Program on Gray Market and Counterfeit Goods
Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew will moderate a webinar on Wednesday October 26,2011, sponsored by BNA entitled Alternatives Now Available to Copyright and Trademark Owners to Combat Gray Market and Counterfeit Goods: Recent…Continue reading BNA Program on Gray Market and Counterfeit Goods
PLI Seminar on November 1 on the First Sale Doctrine after Wiley v. Kirtsaeng
Reading Time: 3 minutes Andrew will be a panelist in a webinar on November 1 sponsored by PLI dealing with the tension between Sections 109(a) and 602(a)(1) of the Copyright Act following the…Continue reading PLI Seminar on November 1 on the First Sale Doctrine after Wiley v. Kirtsaeng
The First Circuit’s Decision in Sony v. Tenenbaum is a Welcome Victory for Copyright Holders In Copyright Infringement Cases
Reading Time: 4 minutes Copyright creators should applaud the First Circuit’s decision in Sony v. Tenenbaum. Although the holding is narrow, the balance of the opinion is a resounding victory for copyright enforcement….Continue reading The First Circuit’s Decision in Sony v. Tenenbaum is a Welcome Victory for Copyright Holders In Copyright Infringement Cases
Meng Virtual Chapter Presentation on Brand Protection on Social Media On October 12
Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew will speak to the Marketing Executive Network Group (“Meng”) Virtual Chapter at noon on October 12, 2011 on how brands can protect themselves on social media. The Meng…Continue reading Meng Virtual Chapter Presentation on Brand Protection on Social Media On October 12
Two Video Clips on Protecting Your Brand From New Forms of Online Infringements and Attacks
Reading Time: 5 minutes Protecting your brand from new forms of online infringements and attacks is becoming increasingly difficult. The Internet is now a wild west of content formation and brand owners can…Continue reading Two Video Clips on Protecting Your Brand From New Forms of Online Infringements and Attacks
Kirtsaeng Asks for En Banc Review; Let’s Hope He Gets It
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday Mr. Kirtsaeng asked for en banc review of the 2-1 majority opinion by the 2d Circuit in a copyright infringement case brought by John Wiley holding that the first…Continue reading Kirtsaeng Asks for En Banc Review; Let’s Hope He Gets It
The Wait For Kirtsaeng Is Over: The 2d Circuit Holds, Consistent With The 9th Circuit’s Opinion In Omega v. Costco, That The First Sale Doctrine Applies Only To Goods Manufactured In This Country
Reading Time: 5 minutes§602 (a)(1) Trumps the First Sale Doctrine The cloud lingering over the gray market industry since the Supreme Court split 4-4 in Costco just got a lot darker. Gray market goods…Continue reading The Wait For Kirtsaeng Is Over: The 2d Circuit Holds, Consistent With The 9th Circuit’s Opinion In Omega v. Costco, That The First Sale Doctrine Applies Only To Goods Manufactured In This Country
Friends Don’t Let Friends Steal Your Intellectual Property — Brand Protection in Social Media
Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew will be a panelist in a program sponsored by the New York County Lawyers’ Association on brand protection. The program will be held on September 13 at the…Continue reading Friends Don’t Let Friends Steal Your Intellectual Property — Brand Protection in Social Media
Waiting for Kirtsaeng: the Unresolved Tension Following the 4-4 Split in Costco Between Sections 602 and 109 of the Copyright Act
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe huge gray market industry, disappointed with the Supreme Court’s 4-4 split in Costco v. Omega, has been hoping for better news from the 2nd Circuit. They keep waiting and…Continue reading Waiting for Kirtsaeng: the Unresolved Tension Following the 4-4 Split in Costco Between Sections 602 and 109 of the Copyright Act