Thanks to modern technology, knockoffs or counterfeits are made fast. Fast may also mean defective and deadly. Over the last ten years the world marketplace has expanded exponentially to meet the ever increasing demands of consumers worldwide. With more efficient…
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When Is Art, Art?
No one really has a clear definition of what art is. That is because it changes all the time. You may have noticed that sculpture downtown in the middle of the rotunda at your local city hall. At least you…
Avoiding Copyright Issues May Bite You
Being in business means dealing with everything that comes up. That includes copyright issues. “Copyright is almost a four letter word for many in the world of business these days. While it’s something they know they need to deal with,…
NFL Teams Are Not a Single Entity and Not Exempt from Antitrust Laws
The US Supreme Court has said the NFL can’t avoid antitrust laws when dealing with team jerseys. “The last place one would expect to find the US Supreme Court is on the football field, but there they are, dealing with…
Open Source Drug Information May Take the World by Storm
The question of privacy online is heating up when it comes to open source work – on developing drugs. The online world is indeed getting more and more sophisticated, particularly when it comes to using open-source collaborative efforts to develop…
Work for Hire Has Various Interpretations
There is one exception to the general rule of copyright vesting in an author’s work. It’s called “work for hire.” In a nutshell the concept of work for hire is meant to let a company train, share ideas and educate…
Keyword Infringement Common in Cyberspace
Internet law is a bit like a Wild West frontier town without a sheriff in sight. Trademark infringement is common online. “Trademark infringement online is not that well understood, nor do people comprehend that what they are using from someone…
Zippo Sues over Chinese Knockoff Lighters
Knockoffs don’t just happen in the fashion industry, as this case demonstrates. Here a lighter is the leading light in a lawsuit. Most people tend to think of knockoffs in terms of the fashion industry: a knockoff of a famous…
GINA Has Something to Say in the Workplace About Discrimination in Employment
Just recently the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (2008) went into effect. There is the potential to use genetic information to discriminate in employment. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) gives the nod to the fact that advances in genetics is…
Only Three Years of Protection for New Designs – Maybe
Young entrepreneurs in the fashion design industry often want to know if they are able to copyright their latest creation. Unfortunately, they can’t. Copyrighting a fashion design is not possible because it does not provide the creator of that design…
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