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
3/5/2025
/ Apple ,
Compliance ,
Contract Terms ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patent Litigation ,
Software ,
Third-Party ,
Trademark Infringement
Having handled nearly a 1,000 software compliance audits with copyright clients large and small, I am setting forth my findings of the best to the worst companies, in my opinion, in terms of fairness, undue aggressiveness,...more
12/5/2023
/ Anti-Piracy ,
Audits ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Enforcement ,
Ethereum ,
EULA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rules ,
Piracy ,
Software
In an interesting case from New York Federal court, a judge denied a motion to dismiss by Defendant Red Points (an anti-piracy protection company) for submitting a take down alleging the sale of counterfeit products by the...more
10/5/2023
/ Advertising ,
Amazon ,
Anti-Piracy ,
Counterfeiting ,
Defamation ,
DMCA ,
E-Commerce ,
eBay ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Lanham Act ,
Media ,
Mobile Apps ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Publishers ,
Social Media ,
Software ,
Takedown Notices ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Video Games
There are many different types of Copyright plaintiffs who sue for unlawful and unlicensed use of their copyright-registered content. For example, our firm has dealt with the following types of copyright defense brought by...more
Introduction -
This blog will discuss some of the important aspects of an Autodesk audit when your company receives what we refer to as the “love letter” demanding that a company submit to their software audit request, and...more
We have already seen one MASS SOFTWARE PIRACY case filed this year by Siemens, and now on the heels of that lawsuit (also filed in Texas) there is another lawsuit filed by Ansys, Inc. filed by the Law Offices of John F. Lumen...more
3/10/2023
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Data Collection ,
DMCA ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rules ,
Piracy ,
Software
Who? Siemens Industry Software, Inc. is the Plaintiff. They have sued 268 “DOE” defendants. The Plaintiff’s counsel is Reed Smith, LLP from Houston, Texas. Comcast and Charter are the Internet Service Providers involved...more
This blog will tell you about some of the basics companies should know when faced with a licensing compliance audit.
1. Here is their audit clause
21.5 Compliance -
Autodesk has the right to verify the installation of,...more