Archive for April, 2011
« Previous EntriesDaliah Saper featured on Fox News this morning to discuss Facebook and College Admissions
Posted Friday, April 29th, 2011Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Paula Bonhomme v St. James case continues to grab headlines
Posted Thursday, April 28th, 2011Saper Law’s appellate victory continues to grab media headlines. Check back here for a list of recent articles:
ABC News: Â Fake Online Love Affair Becomes Legal Battle http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fake-online-love-affair-legal-battle/story?id=13478270
Chicago Tribune: Suburban woman is sued after vast hoax http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110427/news/704279937/
Daily Herald:Â Suit reinstated against Batavia Internet ‘con artist’: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110427/news/704279937/
May Seminar at Saper Law: Pay Me To Like You: An overview of the FTC disclosure rules as applied to Social Media
Posted Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Pay Me to Like You:
An overview of the FTC disclosure rules as applied to Social Media
It has been over a year since the FTC issued its revisions to the Federal Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.  Unfortunately, businesses are still not sure how to properly abide by the new [...]
Daliah Saper interviewed by the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy
Posted Friday, April 22nd, 2011Daliah Saper is quoted in an article published today about FTC compliance. Â Businesses must be increasingly careful about their use of social media and their affiliation with bloggers and affiliate marketers. Â Read part of the article below and click on the link to read the whole essay:
ESSAY: BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPARENCY
By:Â Clare Fitzgerald
Openness and [...]
Daliah Saper is a featured panelist at the Arts and Business Council of Chicago Intellectual Property Seminar
Posted Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Daliah Saper will be speaking at the Arts and Business Council of Chicago’s Intellectual Property Law Seminar on April 26. More details below:
Join the Arts and Business Council of Chicago for a workshop on:
Protecting Original Content and Intellectual Property
Date: Tuesday, April 26th
Time: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (networking 7:30-8:30 pm)
Location: Columbia College Chicago, Hokin Lecture Hall [...]
New Podcast available: Saper Law attorneys explain how BitTorrent Copyright Lawsuits work
Posted Sunday, April 3rd, 2011As explained in our earlier articles, certain pornographic and mainstream movie studios are going after individuals who use BitTorrent to share and download copyrighted files. Â During January’s Seminar at Saper Law, Saper Law attorneys explained how BitTorrent technology works and discussed the controversial legal mechanisms used by copyright Plaintiffs to go after alleged file [...]
Daliah Saper interviewed on Fox News: Parents Suing Facebook Over Photo
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Watch the interview here:
Parents Suing Facebook Over Photo
Mar 31, 2011
A gruesome image pushes parents to take action
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Video of January Seminar at Saper Law now available: Can I do That Online? Copyright Law and Online Posting
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Websites all over the Internet invite you to “share” their content with your Facebook friends or tweet it to your Twitter followers. But what are the legal limitations on what you can share and where you can post it?
Can you post an entire newspaper article to your personal blog? Make your professional wedding photos into [...]
Saper Law wins appellate court argument in an unusual case involving internet fraud and misrepresentation
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Saper Law wins it appeal on behalf of client Paula Bonhomme in a case that will surely set precedent for non-business related cases involving fraud in an online forum. The defendant in this case created a fake internet boyfriend, and no less than 20 fake friends and relatives, as part of an elaborate scheme to [...]
Daliah Saper speaks at the Chicago Bar Association about Intellectual Property Law Basics
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011« Previous EntriesOn April 5, Daliah Saper will be speaking at the Chicago Bar Association about Intellectual Property Law basics with a focus on Trademark registration and enforcement.
Intellectual Property Law Basics
Date: 04/05/2011
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: The Chicago Bar Association, 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604
Presented by: Intellectual Property Law, CBA Intellectual Property Law Committee
Experience Level: [...]