Apple was sued by IPhone users upset that the voice-recognition feature on their phone didn’t work perfectly every time. A Judge dismissed the suit, finding that “A reasonable consumer would understand that commercials depicting the products they are intended to promote would be unlikely to depict failed attempts.”
SillySuits – Turns Out It’s Not Defamation If It’s True
A Chicago-area snow removal company is suing an “unknown individual” for defamation over a Craigslist post in which the individual linked to a court docket showing a list of lawsuits against the snow removal company for the past several decades.
Google Plus Intellectual Property Rights
Using social media is a norm for businesses in today’s world. Those who fully embrace social media find the necessity to embrace Google+ as well. The search engine giant holds a lot of power over us, so Google+ would appear as a necessity regardless of if we like the platform or not. When working in […]
Copyright
A Copyright is the right to determine how your copyrighted creative materials can be used, distributed, sold, or otherwise interacted with. A copyright is a very broad right to control your copyrighted materials. Copyright Creation A copyright is automatically and immediately formed when you create something creative. Let’s break this down: Automatically: This means that […]
Twitter Intellectual Property Rights
Social media is a prevalent part of our society. It is incorporated into both our personal and business lives, but do you know what happens with your intellectual property once you’ve posted something. We’ve already provided a blog on the January 1, 2015 changes to the Facebook terms and conditions, so let’s explore how Twitter […]
Jan 2015 Facebook Intellectual Property Changes
On January 1, 2015, Facebook updated its terms and conditions. Specifically, there were some changes regarding your intellectual property rights. The key portion reads as follows: For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: […]