Panning for Bad Code
Software cases are few and far between here in the Sixth U.S. Circuit, which includes Tennessee along with Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Other U.S. Circuits have hubs for software development—e.g, California and Washington in the Ninth,
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Oracle v Google: An Opinionated Primer
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral argument in Oracle v. Google on October 7. It’s supposed to be one of the most important copyright cases in decades. Not only will the Supreme Court visit computer programs for the first
The Adorable Heartache of Functional Product Design
What a Fight Between Two Lines of Stuffed Animals Teaches Us About Trade Dress and Functionality
I’ve warned you about trying to protect “designs” in the U.S. before. Outside of design patents (which are rare and not always an
Washington Football Team Mascot Mess: Trademarks Aren’t a Hobby
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Hail to the Washington Football Team!
By now you’ve probably heard that the American football team that plays in the Washington D.C. area has decided to change its
The Death of Privacy Shield and The “Necessity” of Processing
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Last time, we gave witness to the demise of the EU-US Privacy Shield program. I promised you I would explain who might be able to take advantage of one of the last
“Four Privacy Law Considerations for Trademark Counsel”
Tara Aaron-Stelluto publishes “Four Privacy Law Considerations for Trademark Counsel” with the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee. The article explores the reputational suffered by companies after data breaches, the challenges posed by emerging data protection laws to trademark
EU Kills Privacy Shield, Stabs EU-US Data Transfers Through the Heart
If your company is one of the 5378 who have certified under U.S. #Privacy Shield, your world got rocked last night. /1
— Your CCPA “Do Not Sell” Link is Not Conspicuous (@tara_aaron) July 16, 2020
If you are a
How Much Mischief Can Copyright Registrations Cause?
What Happens if Reasonable Minds Could Disagree Whether Information in a Copyright Registration Is “Inaccurate”?
Last time, I wrote about an outrageous legal result, Unicolors v. H & M. Because the copyright holder made a ministerial (i.e., minor)
Tara is interviewed about how to spot counterfeiters on social media
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Dumb Mistake in Copyright Registration Leads to Brutal and Unjust Consequences
When American Exceptionalism Isn’t Exceptional
Americans assume copyright is something you have to register for. The rest of the world assumes either registration is voluntary or honestly doesn’t know what you’re talking about.
The truth about copyright registration, in the