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
Read More 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
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Author: Rothwell Fig Published: September 25th, 2020 Caitlin Wilmot, Martin Zoltick, and Jenny Colgate discuss employee privacy concerns and security considerations employers should make in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to view entire blog article at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck P.C.
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Author: Mitch Panter Published: August 11th, 2020 In this article, Mitch Panter, of Panter, Panter, and Sampedro P.A. discusses the increase of coronavirus-related death claims in Florida which has subsequently resulted in a sharp increase in lawsuits against employers. Panter explains both the employer's responsibility to protect the employee, as well as workers' rights,
Read More Author: Mitch Panter Published: August 20th, 2020 In this article, Mitch Panter, of Panter, Panter, and Sampedro P.A. explores the issues related to cruise safety during a pandemic. Not only does Panter note the precautions passengers should take while aboard a cruise ship, but he also expands the responsibilities held by cruise ships to
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