Copyright Rights.

Francine | August 22, 2010

The original agreement from the publisher stated that the any and every book my client wrote, from that day forward, would belong to the publisher. Further that any merchandise, audio or video programs, speaking engagements, and coaching would belong to the publisher.

Copyright Law. Copyright Information.

Francine | July 30, 2010

We’ll explore what is a copyright, duration of a copyright, what does a copyright protect, infringement, and defenses to a claim of copyright infringment.

Website Law. Internet Law.

Francine | June 10, 2010

For starters, did you know that the person who creates your website, including the content, videos, fonts, graphics, and html source code is the owner of the copyright in that creative work–even if you paid money for it? And wait, there’s more–what about Terms of Use, Privacy

Second Life Changes its Terms of Use. Terms of Service.

Francine | May 10, 2010

One issue that is sure to arise is the question of who really owns your content, and what can other SL users do with your content. By way of illustration, let’s look at the SL Terms of Use / Terms of Service. In part, Section 7.3 reads as follows:

Legal Copyright Infringement

Francine | October 19, 2009

Legal Copyright Infringement is honestly an oxymoron- if it qualifies as Copyright Infringement, then it is, by definition, illegal. This being said sometimes it’s hard to know where the gray area of legal vs. illegal starts.

Copyright Infringer or Innocent Victim?

Francine | August 5, 2009

A student, Joel Tenebaum, was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading music, which amounts to $22,5000 per download for over 30 songs. Does the punishment fit the crime? What do you think? I say, “ABSOLUTELY! “