by Jerold Schneider | Apr 4, 2015 | Copyright Infringement
Sadly, it’s a recurring nightmare for architects, designers, developers, builders and others working in or servicing the construction industry. You work hard and prepare a great set of plans and then, surprise, you are told that the project is canceled. ...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 9, 2014 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
Misinformation abounds on the internet. There is nothing new about that. But it is especially true when it comes to copyright law. The real estate industry has gone to great lengths to educate its members on copyright to help them avoid infringement. The National...
by Sergio Baron | Sep 19, 2017 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
As a photographer, you know that it takes a lot of work to take that perfect picture. For some of you photography is a way of living, your daily job, and the means for paying your bills. Some of you have invested countless time and tons of effort to perfect the art...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 6, 2017 | trademarks
The Wall Street Journal just published an article entitled Fake Goods on Alibaba Hurt U.S. Small Businesses: Despite Jack Ma’s pledge to champion U.S. small firms, many struggle to get counterfeits removed from Taobao, which landed back on U.S. ‘notorious’ list. The...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 13, 2017 | Copyright Infringement
VHT, the real estate photo giant, filed suit for copyright infringement against Zillow Group in July 2015 alleging that Zillow had been stealing tens of thousands of VHT’s photos and illegally using them for its own profit and gain on the Zillow Digs website. At the...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 31, 2017 | SRIPLAW
The attorneys of Schneider Rothman are admitted to federal courts across the nation. There is hardly a corner of our country that our lawyers cannot cover for our clients. Where we do not have regular admission, we have co-counsel standing ready to assist us. We...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 15, 2016 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
If you find it on the internet than it must be free. How wrong is that! It’s about time that photographers get the respect they deserve and their photographs receive the value that they deserve. Copyright infringement plaintiffs are entitled to recover actual...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 11, 2016 | Copyright Infringement
Our firm represents many real estate and architectural photographers. Our experience suggests that the unique challenges facing real estate photographers are not currently being addressed by the different photography associations. Which raises the question, should...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 2, 2016 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
On February 5, 2014, Iran Watson brought a claim against Kappa Map Group, LLC in federal court for copyright infringement for the unlicensed use of one of Watson’s photographs on the cover of an Atlanta Street Atlas published by Kappa. Additionally, Watson brought a...
by Joel Rothman | May 17, 2016 | Copyright Infringement
The National Association of Realtors has made some important revisions to its Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy. These changes clarify NAR’s MLS policies to highlight the importance of licensing. It is now imperative for every real estate broker to understand...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 17, 2016 | patents
SRIPLAW opened for business in Boca Raton, Florida on January 1, 2013. We started the firm in order to work with clients that we felt had strong claims but could not get quality representation elsewhere. The vast majority of patent, trademark, copyright and trade...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 27, 2016 | Copyright Infringement
This is the first in a series of articles discussing the defense of computer code copyright infringement cases. As I write this I am thinking about the many cases filed by serial plaintiff Live Face on Web, LLC also known as LFOW. LFOW has made many enemies by...
