The Chicago Headline Club recently awarded William T. McGrath its Peter Lisagor Award on May 3rd, 2013 in the “News Column or Commentary” category. The award was for his article entitled “Gingrich Faces Eye of the Copyright Tiger” which was originally published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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Webinar – Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for New gTLDs
Here is the recording of the May 1, 2013 webinar entitled “Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for the New gTLDs.” On June 13, 2012, ICANN announced that 1,930 applications were filed for new top-level Internet domain names. These custom domains will be whatever the applicant desires to the right of the dot – .GOOGLE, .NEWS, or…
Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for the new gTLDs
As covered in our “New Top-Level Internet Domains” webinar, the landscape of the Internet is quickly evolving. Thousands of new top-level domains are coming online soon. Trademark owners should consider registering their marks with the new Trademark Clearinghouse, which will provide notification of new domains that may incorporate your brand. While a Clearinghouse registration will…
Debunking Copyright Myths Webinar
Here is the recording of the March 13, 2013 webinar entitled “Debunking Copyright Myths.” Copyright myths persist in common culture. For example, did you know there is no such thing as “poor man’s copyright” where you mail yourself a copy of the work you’re trying to protect? In this webinar, we will debunk that myth…
Trademark Dilution Webinar
Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled “Trademark Dilution.” How do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases…
Webinar – Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion
Here is the recording of the January 16, 2013 webinar on “Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion.” When is one trademark is too similar to another? Courts have adopted a thirteen factor test to help make this determination. In this webinar, we will discuss the test and review examples from recent cases in which this…
IP Rights Enforcement in Social Media Webinar Recording
Here is the recording of the December 12, 2012 webinar entitled “IP Rights Enforcement in Social Media.” The rise of social media has also led to an increase in online infringements. Copyright and trademark issues can arise. Come learn about these types of infringements and how they can be handled in this webinar. Come learn…
Photographers and Copyright Webinar Recording
Here is the recording of the November 14, 2012 webinar on “Photographers and Copyright.” Professional and amateur photographers have a special relationship with copyright law. There are special procedures which professionals can use to register groups of their works. In this webinar, we will discuss these special aspects of copyright law which impact photographers. Come…
Creative Commons Presentation
On July 28, 2011, Kevin Thompson spoke on Creative Commons Licensing for the Association Media & Publishing’s program entitled “Build Once, Use Many.” Copies of the slide presentation are available here. [PDF] Briefly, Creative Commons is a way for copyright owners to control how their works are shared, both online and off. Its license regime…