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It’s not always best to follow the leader
A few months ago, I attended an intellectual property conference where the head IP counsel for Twitter discussed its new Innovator’s Patent Agreement, or IPA. A few of the panel […]
Can you keep a secret?
Sometimes keeping quiet about a new product, service or venture can be difficult. While it may be difficult to fight the urge to tell everyone on the street all about […]
Hey, that’s mine!
At some time or another, anyone who produces a product or commercializes a copyrightable work will inevitably run into the situation where you see your products being resold by someone that is not you or one of your direct distributors. Oftentimes, this becomes an issue for a business because of t...
The $64,000 innovation question
Yahoo made some waves last month by issuing an edict that it was discontinuing its telecommuting program. While many in the techno press panned the decision as backward thinking, Yahoo’s rationale is actually quite interesting. Yahoo’s reasoning was not based on efficiency, productivity or emplo...
Got content for kids?
If you say “COPPA” to somebody who works in the business of providing online content to kids, they will instantly know exactly what you are talking about, and it might cause […]
Revenge of the prom dress
Over the years, our firm has represented numerous apparel companies with regard to intellectual property matters, and we have observed many of the difficulties these companies face in protecting the […]
The perils of employee classification
One of the battles employment attorneys constantly struggle with is raising awareness about the consequences of misclassifying workers that are technically employees as independent contractors. While these attorneys are concerned […]
This ain’t Judge Judy
A bunch of studies have analyzed the effect of television on the American public. Some of these effects can be beneficial and some of these effects can be detrimental — or […]
The perils of public-generated content
There is a well-known phrase known to businesses relying on the internet to help drive marketing and sales: “Content is king.” That phrase has expanded, in the wake of businesses […]
Caution: You’ve been hacked — and sued
The newest legal challenge on the horizon for businesses may be the rise of what is known as “The Copyright Troll.” Copyright Trolls are generally companies formed by attorneys whose […]
Moving on up — and out
Some of you may have noticed that our firm has not published a new column in a few weeks now. The reason for this is that we were engaged in […]
Clash of the tax and retail titans
Since I counsel a lot of online businesses, including online retailers, I am often asked about the sales tax implications of online sales. Generally speaking, the answer is pretty easy: […]
