by Angela Langlotz | Mar 19, 2019 | Copyright Infringement, Copyright Licensing, Copyrights |
As the creator of any creative work, you own the copyright. However, when you upload your work to an online platform, you give up certain rights to the material that you are uploading. Recall earlier that I analogized your rights under copyright law to a bundle of...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 28, 2018 | Copyright Licensing, Copyrights, Digital Millenium Copyright Act |
United States copyright law grants the creator of any creative work the right to their creation. It means that a creator has the exclusive right to their work, and the right to make copies, make derivative works, and distribute the work. There are, however, exceptions...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 11, 2018 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Earlier this week I discussed trademark specimens, and the necessity of proving actual “use” of a trademark in commerce before a mark will be issued a trademark registration. Your proof of use is called a “specimen,” and when you file your application you are swearing...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 6, 2018 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
One of my clients asked me yesterday, “Where do I put the trademark symbol, and can I use the “TM” symbol or do I have to wait to use that until after I get my trademark registration?” This is a very good question. Let’s break that compound question down into its...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 4, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyright Licensing, Copyrights |
So here’s the situation: You paint an attractive mural on a building, and it’s so amazing that some enterprising soul takes a photograph of it and then sells that photograph to others. Is that copyright infringement? Yes, absolutely. When you make copies of someone...
