Category: Copyright

Mercedes-Benz was sued for featuring street art in a photo shoot without permission under the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act. Here’s what the case decided.

Being sued for copyright infringement raises immediate questions about liability, damages, and defenses. Here are the three most important questions to ask your attorney right away.

Cybersquatting involves registering domain names in bad faith to profit from others’ trademarks. Here’s an overview of the ACPA and how it protects trademark owners.

The EU Copyright Directive introduced significant changes to online copyright enforcement in Europe. Here’s what the directive requires and how it affects platforms and content creators.

The fair use doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission based on four statutory factors. Here’s how courts analyze each factor and what they look for.

The DMCA creates safe harbor protections for internet service providers that follow its notice and takedown procedures. Here’s what ISPs must do to qualify for DMCA safe harbor.

Playing music in your business without a public performance license violates copyright law. Here’s what a public performance license covers and how to get licensed for background music.

Grumpy Cat’s owners sued a company for exceeding the scope of a licensing agreement. Here’s what the copyright and trademark case decided and what it means for licensing deals.

Every business needs a social media policy. Learn what Google’s experience teaches us about drafting effective company social media guidelines for employees.

As the calendar turned to 2018, a new German social media laws are set to be vigorously enforced requiring social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, etc. to remove hate speech, fake news, and “criminal content.” See BBC report here. While the new German law applies only to websites with 2 million or more members, that […]