In a recent event, British photojournalist David Slater, has accused Wikipedia of copyright infringement when the organization allegedly refused to take down a photo taken by a monkey using the camera belonging to Slater. The picture in question is a selfie taken by a black Macaca Nigra monkey, who during a photo shoot in Indonesia […]
On August 12, 2014, the film director Terry Gilliam was sued over a mural painting in his latest movie, The Zero Theorem. A group of street artists, two from Argentina and one from Canada filed the lawsuit claiming the alleged plagiarizing their mural in Argentina. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Illinois and […]
We’ve all known that playing sports can come with its own set of risks. We’ve seen it on television and we’ve seen it while watching our children play various sports throughout their childhood. And now, the media has the ability to show instant replays over and over again, as we watch a great athlete tear […]
Recently, an individual had submitted some articles to a company for use on their website. It appeared that all was well and the articles were published. However, the individual then received an email stating that unless they were to write back to the company within 14 days denying them the use of the articles, they […]
Cases of trademark infringement have become more common on the internet. Some of these cases are genuine complaints, made against online users who do not have any idea in this field. Some claims of infringements are unsuitable that the charges made for trademark infringement is dubious. The Trademark law shields the trademark holder’s unique rights. […]
What is a Patent Map A patent is the special right given to the originator to build or retail the patented product. A patent map is the graphical or visual model of the complete patent information. This map enables the company To recognize the patents in a specific technology field To understand the various information […]
Former Monterey County Water Agency board director Steve Collins recently plead “no contest” to charges of “double-dipping” as a paid consultant by an outside agency while working for the Monterey County Water Agency. The project, a Regional Desalination Plant, was a failed project from the start. There was little funding compared to what was needed […]
Years and years ago it was very uncommon to find an experienced lawyer in anyplace but a big city when it came to intellectual property law. Nowadays you can find them even in the smallest towns. The reason for this is the rise of the internet and other media that ease the access to an […]
The internet comes under a lot of scrutiny these days for the rampant theft of intellectual property and other things that can be easily gotten from it. Since the internet involves no personal or face to face communication people do not seem to hold it to the same values as intellectual property found in other […]
