I have worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, as well as small, medium, and large businesses. So trust me when I say that I understand starting a business and keeping it operating takes a lot of determination, planning, and an open mind. Those who are the most...
Year: 2021
What in the World Is GatorCheats and Why Did They Just Agree to Pay $2M?
Even if you do not play video games, you probably know that the video game industry makes a lot of money. It is quite likely that you also have a sense that the content in video games falls under copyright protection. What you might not realize, however, is that...
Adding a New Aesthetic or Expression Is Not Necessarily Transformative
In 1981, photographer Lynn Goldsmith did a photoshoot with Prince while on assignment for Newsweek. While those images were never published, Vanity Fair licensed one of them in 1984 for an illustration by Andy Warhol. Mr. Warhol ultimately used the photo to create 16...
Winning a Copyright Infringement Case Can Sometimes Have a High Cost
I recently ran across a story that illustrates the importance of choosing your legal battles carefully where copyright is concerned. In Golden v. Michael Grecco Productions, Inc., photographer Michael Grecco’s attorneys contacted blogger Lee Golden about using their...
Understanding the Role of Women in Copyright
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I thought it might be interesting to look at the impact that women have had on copyright in the U.S. Like many institutions in America, the copyright office started with mostly male gatekeepers who tended to favor male...
What You Need to Know about the Marrakesh Treaty
Although popular book titles are commonly produced in formats accessible to the visually impaired (for example, in audiobook or braille format), lesser-known titles are frequently only available in written format. Unfortunately, this means that an enormous number of...
F-1 Student Immigration Updates: SEVP, COVID, and More
See below for key points on the current state of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), COVID-related travel information, and more prepared by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
What Does President Biden’s Immigration Bill Say About Employment Immigration? Here’s What You Need to Know
While not quite as comprehensive as some advocates had hoped, Biden’s bill actually covers quite a bit of ground, including offering a “roadmap” to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, suggesting reforms to both employment- and family-based immigration, protecting...