Dec 28, 2022
Is Mickey Mouse in the Public Domain Now?
The copyright for the animated short film entitled “Steamboat Willie“, published 1928, is set to expire at the end of 2023. This film is the first of nearly 95 years...
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Jun 1, 2022
AI and Intellectual Property
Due largely to the technological leaps and advances being made in artificial intelligence (AI), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking to address the intersection of AI...
Jan 3, 2022
The Basics of Copyrights
Copyrights protect the expression of ideas, as compared to trademarks that protect words or logos that are used to distinguish goods and patents that are used to protect inventions. Copyrights...
Jul 19, 2021
Beware of Intellectual Property Pirates!
Aye! They took ye ideas and stole them! Now what? Watch Attorney Larry Donahue lead business owners through the steps that will help them identify when someone has stolen their...
Oct 5, 2020
How to Market Your Business with Photos and Images Without Encountering Copyright Issues
So you’ve set up your business and the next step is to market it! A picture may be worth a 1,000 words . . . and it can also be...
Jul 23, 2020
Playing Background Music At Your Business? You Might Be Breaking The Law.
Music is the universal language. Regardless of race, religion or nationality, music moves us, inspires us and can even influence our behaviors. If you own a business and play music,...
Feb 5, 2020
Answering Demand Letters Regarding Your Website
As an attorney who deals with hi-tech cases, a few clients have expressed to me a situation that I feel any business owner who has a website should learn from. ...
Sep 23, 2019
Copyright Law and The Phillie Phanatic Lawsuit
The Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, may soon not be the property of the Phillies. How and why this could be are interesting questions that teach us a part...
Aug 26, 2019
Gain Copyright Protection by Using an Anonymous LLC
These days, confidentiality is hard to come by. On a personal level, it’s hard to be anonymous even on a weekend vacation with friends when they tag you in pictures...
May 30, 2019
YouTube’s Copyright Rules
As a content creator, it’s important to know the rules when it come to making, editing, and publishing videos on YouTube. One aspect of creating videos for YouTube is having...
Jan 28, 2019
Darth Vader and the Copyright Issues
Photograph by Mike, distributed under a CC-BY 2.0 license. Most Star Wars fans have now seen the Darth Vader video titled “Vader Episode 1: Shards of the Past” on YouTube,...
Mar 14, 2017
Can non-US residents form an Anonymous LLC in the US?
We receive this question from many non-US residents interested in doing business in the US, but hoping for some level of anonymity. The answer to this question is the same...