Family Matters: Playing Hardball in Trademark Court
Typically, a trademark dispute consists of one entity accusing another of infringement, where the trademark owner claims that the defendant is trading off the owner’s goodwill, or dilution, where the owner claims that the defendant’s use of the trademark is sullying...
Fair Use vs. Copyright Infringement: A Software “Digital Rights” War in the Eleventh Circuit
Tech giants, such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple, have dominated the software industry.[1] Notably, Apple is a leading developer of heavily secured software for cellphones and computers.[2] For many years Apple’s iOS software has had the reputation of being a hard...
In Piracy v. Free Speech Slugfest, Activists Ask Copyright Office to Protect Creatives’ Right to Produce
Amidst a glut of self-produced videos, self-placed advertisements, and an ever-expanding aspiration to become ‘Insta-famous’, the battle between entertainment companies and budding entrepreneurs regarding content housed on social-media platforms is renewed. In recent...