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Name, Image and Likeness ("NIL"), Right of Publicity ("ROP") and Social Media Influencer Agreements. Sports representation for...

With the formation of the new College Sports Commission, things are starting to get intriguing. There is a new commission headed up by Bryan Seeley, a former United States Federal Prosecutor whose job, among other things, is...more

Can You Register and Sell Trademarks Without Business Goodwill Attached? Short Answer, Probably Not.

Legal Issue: Some people think you can just sell a trademark for profit. Sometimes these are called trademark farms where people will register a trademark only to sell it. Another situation arises where a company is...more

Overview of the DMCA subpoena – UNMASKING what you need to know!

Sometimes you want to know the identity of an infringer but you don't know it due to the use of a fake handle name or social media account name. In these circumstances, you may need to serve a "DMCA subpoena" on a social...more

Options when you receive a Strike 3 Holdings subpoena from your ISP

After years of handling hundreds of Strike 3 Holdings (S3) copyright defense cases, there is one question I get seemingly more than any other. The question is this: "should I contact my ISP to call off the subpoena?"...more

Did you get a GibbsCAM software infringement letter?

You may have recently received a letter from a Texas law firm of Daniels and Trednick. This company has a strong presence in handling software piracy cases. GibbsCam is one of the products they enforce as far as intellectual...more

Attorney fees in CUTSA Trade Secret cases

Trade secret litigation can be brutal. Many times you have a company going after an ex-employee (and sometimes their new employer) for alleged theft of sales leads, confidential documents, and other proprietary information....more

Strike 3 Holdings stipulates to dismiss, but no attorney fees for Defendant?

There are times when Strike 3 cannot prove its case and may be forced to dismiss the case. In these instances, the defendant may well be deemed the "prevailing party" in the case, which can support an award of costs and...more

SESAC music licensing overview for restaurant and club owners

Many new business owners in the restaurant, bar, nightclub, and karaoke business fail to understand that if live music is played in their establishment (called a public performance), the establishment must have the proper...more

Flava Works pounds Illinois with new copyright movie piracy lawsuit

If your handle is on this list, give us a call to discuss. Do not panic; Vondran Legal® can defend you and help you achieve an early settlement without expensive litigation to follow. We have helped many in your situation....more

Tackling mobile application takedowns - the Musi vs Apple case

It's never fun to see years and years of hard work go to waste. In particular, when you build an eCommerce site on a site like Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, or eBay, and get an email message or a letter informing you that you have...more

Photo Infringement Can Be Costly and Up to $150,000 Per Image Infringed!

Here is a case from the opposite coast of the United States. This case may be looked at as persuasive authority in cases filed in the 9th circuit...more

Blaming Your Webmaster for Photo Infringement, Will it Work?

Having handled copyright photo infringement cases for years now, one common defense I hear raised by business owners who are found to have infringed my client's copyrighted images is "I am not to blame, I hired a webmaster or...more

Copyright Derivative Work Ideas from Attorney Steve

According to the United States Copyright Office Circular 14: "A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Common derivative works include translations, musical arrangements,...more

VRBO owners, does your welcome book and terms include a DO NOT TORRENT warning?

Strike 3 Holdings is an adult pornography company located in California that has literally filed over 10,000 federal court copyright infringement cases across the United States for nearly a decade now. No company files more...more

Netflix gearing up to stop streaming copyright piracy in upcoming Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight

Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your cocktails and nachos, because we might just witness one of the wildest boxing events in recent history: Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul! Yes, you heard it right. Iron Mike, the baddest man on...more

Joe Hand Settlements

A big fight is coming up. You run a small restaurant, diner, sports club, or other establishment offering entertainment. Hey, the big fight is coming up on Friday. Why not buy the fight from a site like ESPN+ and pay $70...more

Flava Works sues 23 DOES in Illinois

Flava Works used to file a good number of file-sharing lawsuits.  I have not seen alot lately.  However, they have just filed a mass Doe Defendant lawsuit in Illinois Federal Court (Northern District) alleging copyright and...more

Boxing Piracy and the "Internet defense" is it viable?

When your restaurant, bar, nightclub, sports bar, barber shop, gym, country club, cigar bar other similar establishment decides to air the latest and great UFC fight or other sports match in your venue, you need to understand...more

G&G Closed Circuit Events Default Judgments Can be Risky Business

We get a lot of questions about whether it is better to pay a large settlement to boxing piracy companies like Joe Hand Promotions, J&J Sports Production and G&G Closed Circuit Events. This blog seeks to provide important...more

G&G Closed Circuit Events litigation overview

Restaurant, bar, club and tavern owners around the United States need to make sure they are properly licensing boxing fights for commercial usage before broadcasting the fight in their establishments.  There are several...more

DMCA subpoena new tool for Copyright Plaintiffs in Boy Kills World cases?

This blog involves a unique approach being used by a Hawaii law firm to seek to uncover the name, address, email address, MAC address and other information about alleged copyright infringers. The firm is using a DMCA 512(h)...more

Joe Hand Promotion unauthorized fight broadcast settlement insights

Introduction - general overview - Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. is a company that holds exclusive rights to distribute pay-per-view (PPV) sporting events, such as boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) matches, to commercial...more

Copyright Law and BodyCam Video

I saw this question online and decided to answer it here on my blog.  It raises some very interesting and timely questions about the scope and reach of copyright law in our modern age. Many people want to know, is police...more

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