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By Nikki R. Breeland, Esq. Recently, Instagram was hit with a major class action lawsuit for copyright infringement for its “Embedding Tool” feature.[1] According to the complaint by photojournalists Alexis Hunley and Matthew Scott Brauer, Instagram created the Embedding Tool to display copyrighted works of Instagram users on third-party publisher […]

In another strike against advertisers who use celebrity names and photographs without permission, Sacha Baron Cohen recently sued Solar Therapeutics, a cannabis products company, seeking at least $9 million.[1]  In this case, the defendant used a photograph of Baron Cohen’s widely recognized character Borat, and his trademark expression “Very Nice!,” […]

5 Reasons Why You Should Copyright Your Software NOW. By Mitchell C. Shelowitz[1] Look at the Leaders. If global technology leaders such as Oracle, Apple, Cellebrite, Orcam, and Sarine register their valuable software for protection with the U.S. Copyright Office, why don’t you? What are you waiting for?[2] Copyrights, Not […]

Software A. Source code. B. Compiled code. C. Screen Displays (e.g., User Interface [UI] (including look and feel)).   Protection Against Literal and Non-Literal Copying A. Protection from identical copying. B. Protection from copying that is substantially similar or strikingly similar to original. C. Protection from non-literal copying, including the […]

The most successful companies in the world have registered their software with the U.S. Copyright Office.  Why haven’t you? Software Copyright registration provides broad protection along with powerful tools to deter and punish infringers, such as competitors, former employees, and other bad actors.   Any tech company that has not registered […]