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 Joel Rothman | Jan 15, 2019 | Copyright Infringement
Kevin Liles, a photographer in Atlanta, is suing Brian Kemp’s campaign and the Georgia Republican Party for their use of images Liles took of Stacey Abrams. Our firm is representing Kevin Liles. The suit, filed in the United States District Court in...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 31, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
Ring in the new year and ring in the public domain! Click here. After a twenty year hiatus, tomorrow will finally see the 95 year long copyrights of works released in 1923 expire. These 1923 films, books and songs will effectively be the first to enter the public...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 30, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
The American Bar Association Journal Magazine reports on our appeal in the case of Pohl v. Officecite here.
by Joel Rothman | Nov 26, 2018 | SRIPLAW
Pohl v. Officite: Are photographs utilitarian and therefore unoriginal or uncreative under § 102? Photos of Belinda’s teeth the Court determined to be unoriginal and uncreative [T]his Court finds that the photos fall into a class of photographs that federal...
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...
