December 2020 Intellectual Property Legislation Overview
Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin Published: December 30th, 2020 The 5,593-page coronavirus relief and government spending bill passed by Congress without much discussion in the final days of 2020 contains several pieces of intellectual property legislation worth noting. These Acts would impact trademark applications and registrations as well as intellectual property litigation. The following summarizes what we…
A Primer on Digital Rights Management
Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan Barr Published: December 30th, 2020 Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology is designed to prevent users from illicitly copying or distributing copyrighted material. However, content providers have also used the technology to remove content from users e-libraries that consumers have been led to believe were purchases, rather than short term licenses. While…
What’s in a Rename: Public Spaces
Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin Published: December 22nd, 2020 This blog addresses legal and practical considerations as cities, states and the federal government grapple with issues surrounding the names of public spaces. Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.
Embedding Copyrighted Images
Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan Barr Published: November 30th, 2020 Embedding photos linked to an Instagram account was not considered copyright infringement until some recent court decisions determined otherwise, leaving social media platforms scrambling to protect user content. Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker.