Contracts/Copyright
- July 6, 2015
Gerald M. Levine, Co-author Rights in Literary Property The United States Copyright Office and many people on social media, particularly…
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Copyright law is the principal system for protecting authors’ creations. It confers rights without requiring any other action, but in…
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The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) provides that “[a] person shall be liable in a civil action by an owner…
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Initially, in the far distant past, in the mid-1990s, domain names were seen primarily as addresses in cyberspace --- much…
- February 5, 2015
The following article first appeared in Independent Publisher. The full text can also be read in full below. Co-Author Gerald…
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See Anthology of Commentaries -- 2014 Except where complainant’s claim is truly egregious for which there can be said to…
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Co-author Gerald M. Levine Characters as protectable assets do not survive copyright termination of the works in which they appear…
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Lapse of time versus a laches defense to cybersquatting claim in a udrp case is likely to benefit domain name…
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Co-author, Gerald M. Levine Delay in suing for copyright infringement is not fatal to a claim for damages. Plaintiff in…
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Proving a trademark right is essential to maintain a claim of cybersquatting. For registered trademarks, proof of standing is satisfied…
- December 4, 2013
Ordinarily, a complainant proves ownership of a trademark by displaying a certificate of registration from a national registrar; or, if…
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Co-author, Gerald M. Levine New Internet subscription libraries are offering to “lend” digital books based on subscription models that brick…
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