Monthly Archives: April 2012

Citation Violation Leads to Finding of Contempt and Appointment of Receiver

Judgment debtor, under the lien of a citation to discover assets (“Citation”), has cash owed to him paid to other entities in which he has an ownership interest. The other entities are not subject to a Citation and permit the judgment debtor to disburse assets as he chooses. Is the judgment debtor violating the terms…

Trademark Owners: Beware of Registration Scams

The word for it is insidious. It might not exactly be illegal, but it’s definitely insidious. I’m referring to a recent wave of trademark scams, designed to extract unnecessary payments from unwitting owners of federal trademark registrations. Trademark scams are not new, but like the flu there is a particularly virulent strain going around now….

Copyright Ownership Issues Webinar

Here is the recording of the April 4, 2012 webinar on “Copyright Ownership Issues.” In this webinar, we cover: – Copyright Basics – Rights of the Owner – Who is the Owner? – Joint Ownership – Derivative Works – Works Made for Hire – Transfers – Recordation – Termination of Transfers View on YouTube The…

Top 5 Responses to Requests For (Free) Advice

Have you heard this joke: “a doctor and a lawyer are talking at a party but their conversation is interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice. The exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, ‘what do you do to stop people from asking for legal advice when you’re out of…