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California Court of Appeal Enforces Non-Solicitation of Customers Provision in Joint Venture Transaction Involving Key Employee

Trading Secrets

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. The joint venture was formalized over a five-day period in April 2011. In Blue Mountain Enterprises, LLC v.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.”

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

Copyright Challenges in Creating Garbage Horror : Back in October 2011, my partner and I were running a small YouTube channel named Garbage Horror, where we reviewed various low-budget horror movies. As Halloween grows both more popular and more lucrative, battles over authorship and ownership are only going to become more common.

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Born to be authors: the copyright of the child

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The notion of stewardship (H R Howe, ‘Copyright limitations and the stewardship model of property’ (2011) 2 IPQ 183-214) is instrumental to expanding the scope of the analysis on vulnerable authors (e.g. A copyright lawyer will be familiar with legal issues on subject matter, originality, authorship and ownership. What is it?

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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?

Dear Rich IP Blog

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian.

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Precedential No. 15: TTAB Dismisses Opposition to Section 66(a) Application: Nonownership Claim Unavailable

The TTABlog

SAS Optimhome , 99 USPQ2d 1959, 1963 (TTAB 2011). Therefore, a claim based on lack of ownership is not available when the application is not based on use of the mark in commerce. Therefore, a claim based on lack of ownership is not available against Applicant Ovee's Section 66(a) application. Trademark Rule 2.104(c), 37 C.F.R.