Peter Sellers was an immensely talented British actor, known for his roles in Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Being There, and his most famous role as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther movies. He was at his peak in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. One of Sellers’ earlier roles was in the 1959 movie The Mouse that Roared,…
Category Archives: Copyright
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…
The De Minimis Doctrine Plays an Important Role in Copyright Law
Every good lawyer needs to know a little Latin. While copyright litigators rarely need to think about quare clausum fregit (trespass on another’s land) or qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius (“He who sins when drunk shall be punished when sober”), they do occasionally have to deal with the maxim de minimis non curat lex (“the…
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…
Copyright and Righthaven: Enforcement Gone Wrong – Webinar Recording
Here is the recording of the August 8, 2012 webinar entitled “Copyright and Righthaven: Enforcement Gone Wrong.” The copyright enforcement campaign engaged in by Righthaven is the subject of this Webinar in the Davis McGrath LLC IP Webinar series. We discuss the goals and methods of Righthaven in its efforts to stop online infringement of…
Visual Artists Rights Act Provides Congress’ Answer to an Eternal Question
“Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings and also experience them. . . . Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the manifestation of some mysterious…
South Park Parody is Fair Use
Oh, the indignities to which our judiciary is sometimes subjected! Judge Richard Cudahy — West Point grad, Army Air Corps, Yale Law – has sat on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for 33 years. My suspicion is that he is not a frequent viewer of the animated television show “South Park.” My firm conviction…
‘Fragmented Literal Similarity’ Can Lead To Copyright Infringement
Brevity is a valuable commodity. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that “it is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books – what other men do not say in whole books.” Twilight of the Idols (1898). And while that sentence itself is perhaps not a good example…
For 5th Year, Davis McGrath LLC Named One of Top Copyright Firms in Midwest
Davis McGrath LLC is pleased to announce that, for the fifth year, it has been named one of the top five Copyright law firms in the Midwest in the annual survey conducted by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. “For the fifth year, we are especially pleased and honored to have been ranked consistently by our peers…