LEGAL THOUGHTS
This blog contains our personal opinions on intellectual property topics such as trademark, copyright, and data protection / privacy.
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Henry Park
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Surprise! You don't own the online video you purchased

Henry Park
- Nov 12, 2020
- 1 min
Is it copyrightable?

Henry Park
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
This is (not) an infringement

Henry Park
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Google escapes redhanded

Henry Park
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Liability for removing copyright management information

Henry Park
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Publication requires commercial exploitation

Henry Park
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
How to protect recipes?

Henry Park
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Copyright trolls beware of defendant's attorneys fees

Henry Park
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
A copyright troll crashes and burns

Henry Park
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
Did Instagram grant a sublicense to your public photos?

Henry Park
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Better “Late” Than Never - Register Your Copyright

Henry Park
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Another political campaign used music without approval

Henry Park
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
There isn't one Public Domain

Henry Park
- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
Ouch. Default judgment for $258,484.45

Henry Park
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Instagram says...

Henry Park
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
A bad copyright infringement claim

Henry Park
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Switzerland off the hot seat

Henry Park
- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Georgia's Official Code Annotated is not copyrightable

Henry Park
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
Instagram can sublicense your public posts
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