While it might sound a bit out there, intellectual property laws are part of what helps athletes improve. Athletes rely on technology and tools just as much as the next person, and some of the created technologies available make them better than they were before. For this reason, most athletes have been improved thanks to […]
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Basic Definitions of Terms in a Licensing Agreement
Many people believe that they understand certain words when in legal documents they could be used in another manner. Understanding legal definitions has been the downfall of several documents as many parties will sign them and believe that they understand entirely. With a licensing agreement, that could be a very costly mistake. Many who create […]
The Legal Benefits of a Copyright
You have a website; it is your pride and joy and you cannot wait until others see it. What happens next is not what you anticipated, however. You get it out the public and start advertising it like crazy so that your business takes off in an upward fashion, yet all of a sudden you […]
The Disputed Tattoo
Who do you think was the first person to tattoo a picture of a voluptuous girl on the arm of a sailor? I don’t believe that fact is known. If it was, do you think the original tattoo artist would claim the rights to that tattoo? Do you think the image was copyrighted? Back when […]
Barbies and Bratz
Most little girls have a doll or two during their childhood. Some like the baby doll types and others like to play grown up with an older doll. The most famous of these older dolls is Barbie. Barbie has been around for generations and the name evokes images of long blond hair, blue eyes with […]
Do I Need Intellectual Property Protection?
Intellectual property law has been around for well over two hundred years. It has been added to and rewritten in efforts to keep up with the changing times. The internet forever changed the way material is published. To protect your original works, you need intellectual property protection. The good news is that it may be […]
Obtaining a Legal Copyright and what it Does not Protect
Copyright laws have evolved over the years since they were first enacted in 1970. However, the same basic principle of legal protection for owners of written material is still the same. And yet there are many aspects of personal creation that are not protected under Copyright laws. Copyright 101 You do not have to register […]
What you can learn through copyright infringement cases
Throughout the time sine copyright laws have been in effect, there have been many cases claiming a violation of a copyright. The first thing to understand about copyrights is that they are laws protecting the artistic creation of someone. This would include books, paintings, photographs and songs, to name a few. Sometimes the violation […]
When a video is taken down off YouTube
Have you ever heard of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)? This Act was passed in 1998 and addresses copyright infringements on the internet. The Act was intended to stop those who would circumvent the normal measures to be granted the rights to disseminate something online. Everyday there are millions of people posting photos, quotes, […]
The fight over the Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most well-known stories around. Dorothy and Toto are known to many generations throughout the world. It’s difficult to imagine, but The Wizard of Oz was once the center of a trademark battle in court. The story “The Wonderful Wizard of OZ” was written by L. Frank Baum […]
