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A New Flava of Bittorrent Copyright Lawsuit
Posted Saturday, October 13th, 2012Saper Law regularly handles copyright infringement cases involving businesses, software developers, artists, photographers, and production studios. Often times, digital distribution of the copyrighted works via social media, blogs, and most recently, via the Bittorenet network, is at issue. For example, there has been an explosion of copyright infringement suits by adult entertainment studios against individuals [...]
Mobile Applications and Trademarks
Posted Monday, August 6th, 2012Needless to say, mobile application or “app” developers have an ever growing need to distinguish their apps from the other half-billion available. A search for an app can produce dozens of apps with similar names and designs. This is where trademarks fit in. A unique name or logo allows consumers to identify a particular app, [...]
Mobile Apps and Music Licensing – an overview
Posted Monday, July 2nd, 2012Saper Law gets questions all the time about the licensing schemes required to transmit music on a website or via a mobile application. This article serves as an overview of the various copyright licensing requirements inherent in music streaming and distribution. If you have questions, just give Saper Law a call: 312.527.4100. Copyright Licensing and [...]
Daliah Saper lectures at Flourish! Open Source Conference
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011On April 2, 2011 Daliah Saper lectures at the Flourish! Open Source Conference about the legal implications of using open source software. Her presentation will highlight the differences between copyrights, trademarks, and patents as they relate to software development and provide an overview of recent litigation involving open source software. The goal of the Flourish [...]
Saper Law Counsels Mobile Application Developers
Posted Friday, February 25th, 2011Saper Law regularly assists software developers, web-based businesses, and other new and social media companies. In recent months, many of these clients have been focusing their energies on developing mobile applications to diversify their revenue streams. To this end, Saper Law has and continues to provide counseling and transactional services for entrepreneurs and corporations seeking [...]