What’s Happening in Technology, Intellectual Property & Contracts – September 2020

Posted on September 23, 2020 by admin

Intellectual Property – Copyright Jackson v. Roberts, United States District Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Docket No.19-480, decided August 19, 2020 Topics: Copyright, Right of Publicity, Preemption This is an appeal from the United States Court for the District of Connecticut that granted summary judgment to William Leonard Roberts II’s (aka Rick Ross) […]

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What’s Happening in Technology, Intellectual Property & Contracts – August 2020

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

Intellectual Property – Copyright UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Kurbanov, No. 19-1124 (4th Cir. 2020) In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to the Fourth Circuit, decided on January 26, 2020, the question before the court was whether the defendant, Tofig Kurbanov, d/b/a flvto.biz, a/k/a 2conv.com , was […]

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What’s Happening in Technology, Intellectual Property & Contracts – March 2019

Posted on March 15, 2019 by admin

This month: Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street.com  Rimini v. Oracle Intellectual Property – Copyright Registration Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street.com (2019) The United States Supreme Court was asked to resolve a split among the Courts of Appeals regarding when copyright registration occurs. The specific issue before the Court was “[has] registration been made in accordance […]

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What’s Happening in Technology, Intellectual Property & Contracts – February 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by admin

This month:           United States v. Stetkiw           Helsinn Healthcare v. TEVA           Goggin v. National Union Fire Insurance Company Technology News – Bitcoin United States v. Stetkiw, Case No. 18-2057 (E.D. Mich., 2/1/19) The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, was asked to determine whether the defendant, Bradley Stetkiw, […]

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What’s Happening in Technology, Arts, Small Business & Contracts – November 2017

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin

Technology News Update – SEC complaint against initial coin offerings (ICOs) by companies REcoin and Diamond Reserve Club as well as individual Maskim Zaslavskiy. SEC v. REcoin Group Foundation, LLC, et al., 17 Civ. 5725 (E.D.N.Y., Sep. 29, 2017 On November 8, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a letter endorsing a Proposed Agreed […]

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What’s Happening in Technology, Arts, Small Business & Contracts – October 2017

Posted on October 13, 2017 by admin

Technology News SEC files a complaint against initial coin offerings (ICOs) by companies REcoin and Diamond Reserve Club as well as individual Maksim Zaslavskiy. Key terms: ICOs, material misrepresentation, deceptive acts, Securities and Exchange Commission On September 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of the […]

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What’s Happening Now in Technology, Arts, Small Business & Contracts – November 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by admin

Arts News Copyrights and Fair Use: Lenz v. Universal Music Group, et. al. In this appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit’s panel held that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) requires copyright holders to consider “fair use” before sending a takedown […]

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What’s Happening Now in Technology, Small Business & Contracts – September 2014

Posted on August 29, 2014 by admin

Technology News When is there a “performance” to the “public?” The Aereo case As with many Supreme Court cases, the Court did not decide what many people thought it did. The Supreme Court rarely issues an opinion which does not require that a lower court apply its interpretation and come up with an answer itself. […]

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Power of Attorney – Considerations

Posted on March 13, 2014 by admin

There are many reasons to create a Power of Attorney, which is, in effect an agreement outlining the relationship between a principal and an agent where the agent agrees to act on the principal’s behalf. Under general agency principals, an agent can be anyone who acts: 1)  On behalf of and be subject to the […]

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What’s Happening Now – Technology, Small Business, Contracts – June 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by admin

Technology News Health Care, Privacy and Mobile Apps. New smartphone apps make it easier to collect more and more personal information from consumers, including health care related data. The National Telecommunications and Information Agency (“NTIA”), which is part of the Department of Commerce, has started a process to develop a “code of conduct” related to […]

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