Implied “Transition Period” in Software Licenses? Don’t Count on It. Here in Nashville1Technically, there is no “Nashville” as a governmental entity. The city merged with Davidson County in the 1960’s. What we have now is the “Metropolitan Government of Nashville and...
Who Owns the Jelly Nailed to the Wall? There are few legal holy messes like a dispute over trademark ownership. Sure, copyright and patent ownership disputes can be messy, but nothing like trademark ownership. And, sure, copyright ownership can be tricky, but it’s a...
Applications to Register a Trademark Can Give Away Your Position BLACK OPS is a great name for beer. It suggests (and doesn’t merely describe) the beer as dark, secret and elite. It’s as though only you and a select few know about this beer. The thing about excellent...
Broadband Isn’t a “Draw” for Infringement, but What About Substantial Non-infringing Uses? Back in late 2014, two of Rightscorp’s clients, BMG Music and Round Hill Music, sued the cable operator and internet-service provider, Cox Communications, for copyright...
DMCA = Darth’s Malicious Copyright Attack Warning: careful about clicking some of the links. There may be spoilers. Well, a spoiler. I have it on good authority that Star Wars fans were surprised to discover an action figure1Star Wars action figures are a major thing,...
