10 Tips to Protect Confidential Information When Considering Selling Your Company

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So you’re thinking about selling your company because you’ve finally received an offer you think is reflective of all the hard work you and your partners and employees invested over all those years. It’s inevitable that you will have to share some confidential information about your company with the potential buyers during the course of …Read more

The Musical Works Modernization Act is Congress’ Latest Effort to Bring Peace to the Music Business

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The Hatch-Goodlatte Musical Works Modernization Act was signed into law on October 11, 2018. The Act is Congress’ attempt to bring some semblance of peace to the various factions within the music industry. These groups have been waging legal warfare against one another since the invention of music streaming technologies and the advent of its …Read more

5 Keys to Understanding Copyright Protection

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Despite the advent of many new forms of digital technology, artists, authors, actors and architects still look to federal copyright law to protect their creative works. While copyright law is quite broad, you can’t copyright everything. Keep these five points in mind as you consider copyrighting your original works of authorship. 1. You Can’t Copyright …Read more

Why Register Trademarks With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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If you’ve just launched a technology start-up and you’re preparing to bring your goods or services to market nationally or globally it’s important that you take steps to protect and register trademarks you’ll need to grow your company into a national or global brand. Trademarks and service marks identify the source of goods and services, …Read more

Downloading Pirated Software Without Installing It is Still Copyright Infringement

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If your business creates software or simply uses it to perform work – let’s face it, what business doesn’t use software in one way or another – we encourage you to take note of a recent ruling made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case – Design Data Corp. v. …Read more

Copyright Infringement Can Ensnare Unsuspecting Artists

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If you’re an aspiring artist, make sure you get written approval to use any of the artwork or photography included in your work or in its promotion. If you act in concert with a promoter or record company to wrongfully use another person’s work, and benefit financially from those activities, you may be liable for …Read more

How and Why You Should Copyright Your Software

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If you dream of building a software development company, it’s no exaggeration to say that without your software, and the legal ability to commercialize it, you have no business. Other than your people, your proprietary software is your most valuable asset and needs to be protected from competitors and secured from unintended internal uses that …Read more

Legal Protections for Your Software Products

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In the modern day world of cutting-edge technology and smartphones, software is a significant business sector where developers need to stay ahead of competitors by developing new code and new applications all the time. But new code involves developing intelligent solutions to problems, and providing customers with a unique product. What options do software developers …Read more

E-Commerce Companies Beware: It’s Now Possible to Copyright HTML

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It’s now possible to copyright HTML (hypertext markup language) code and text. More specifically, in a decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in January 2016, the court ruled that the developer can copyright HTML code and text associated with a custom search results page of an online advertising …Read more

Why Protect Your Software With the Power of Copyright Law

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An enormous amount of any software company’s value is tied up in its intellectual property. One way to protect your software – the key asset of your company – is to seek copyright protection through the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. A copyright is automatically created upon the completion of an original work of authorship that …Read more