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 | 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 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 | Apr 30, 2015 | SRIPLAW
Our good friend Steve Schlackman has a great post over at Art Law Journal on trademarks. As Steve notes, many companies don’t register their trademarks during the start-up phase, usually waiting until a later time when sufficient cash is available, if registered at...
