Architectural Inspiration or Unlawful Imitation? In the United States and other countries adhering to the Berne Convention (including China), copyright laws protect certain buildings and building design plans as “architectural works.” But while architectural works are protectable, it’s sometimes hard to distinguish those aspects of the building design that are worthy of copyright protection from […]
Category: Copyright Spotlight
It’s Your Birthday and You Can Sue If You Want To…
Television Birthdays Might Get Less Expensive If you are one of the handful of people who loved the short-lived Aaron Sorkin show Sports Night, you might remember the scene where Dan (played by Josh Charles) gets called to the network lawyer’s office because the network has been billed $2,500 by the representatives of Mildred and […]
What Happens to Copyright Protection in the Cloud?
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or the creator of an original work. Those rights include the right to copy, distribute, and adapt the protected work. There have been debates raging in Congress, on the Internet, on social media, and across the world about the proper scope of copyright protection—debates […]
Negotiating a Successful Business Software Agreement
Chances are, at some point, your company may purchase, develop, or customize software that it will use to run the business or support clients. For example, the software could relate to business and accounting management functions including human resources, customer, or supply chain management and monitoring. Many large companies such as Microsoft Corp., SAP America, […]
Oracle v. Google
Welcome to our very first Cloudigy PodBlast! In this podcast, Antigone Peyton and Matt Levy discuss the recent Oracle v. Google case and how Judge Alsup’s decision that APIs aren’t copyrightable is likely to affect the software industry.
Copyright Spotlight: First Sales, in a Sense, Abroad
This week, we wanted to cover an interesting copyright case that may gut the used CD, book, and video game markets. Do you buy used games or music? If this decision holds up, those secondary markets could be in danger. Read on to learn why…. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng, No. 09-4896-cv (2d […]