What ITune’s “Beats” Acquisition Means for Musicians
On May 28, 2014, Apple announced it would be buying Beats Electronics for $3 billion - $2.6 billion in cash plus another $400 million in equity. Apple plans to leverage and exploit Beat's streaming music service alongside Apple's venerable but slowing pay-per-download Itunes service. The founders of Beats, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, will stay on at the firm and work with Apple. Beats also brings Angela Ahrendts, the former chief of Burberry, and Paul Deneve, the former chief of Yves Saint Laurent as executives joining Apple’s electronics and music-streaming divisions. Despite the popularity of Beats and the affluent staff it Continue Reading
Saper Law To Host Social Media Advertising Seminar at Duran European Sandwiches
On Wednesday, June 4th at noon, Saper Law will be hosting an exciting and informative luncheon geared toward helping small business owners navigate the uncertain waters of social media marketing. The seminar will take place at Duran European Sandwiches & Cafe, located at 529 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642. Topics include: domain name protection, social media contest and sweepstakes rules, copyright laws and how you can or cannot re-purpose content, managing your brand's online reputation, and FTC disclosure rules governing the use of endorsements. A light luncheon from Duran European Sandwiches will be served. Enjoy curated specials of three Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to Speak at WindyCityRails Confererence
Daliah will speak at the WindyCityRails Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The Conference will be held at Venue One, 1044 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607. Daliah will speak from 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. on "Key Legal Considerations for the Software Developer." *WindyCityRails is an annual gathering for all who are passionate about Ruby on Rails. Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors all find value in WindyCityRails. For more information about the Conference, please click on the link below:
Outlier Magazine Interviews Daliah Saper about Key Legal Considerations When Doing Business Online
Outlier Magazine recently interviewed Saper Law Offices' Principal Attorney, Daliah Saper, about key legal considerations when doing business online. Among the topics covered during the interview include the day-to-day challenges of running your own business, trademarks, trade dress, startups, branding, copyrights, contests & sweepstakes, and how Daliah balances and/or intermingles business with pleasure. For the entire podcast interview, click on the link below:
MeetAdvisors.com Interviews Daliah Saper
On April 22, Vlad Moldavskiy of MeetAdvisors.com interviewed Daliah Saper about her firm, her practice area, and various internet-related intellectual property issues. To see the entire interview, click the link below: https://www.meetadvisors.com/post/meetadvisors-with-daliah-saper-founder-of-saper-law-offices
Daliah Saper to Speak at Wilmette Public Library on Trademarks and Copyrights 101
Daliah is looking forward to speaking at Wilmette Public Library on basic trademark and copyright law. The workshop will take place in the Auditorium, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and will cover the general requirements, protections, and issues pertaining to trademark and copyright law. For more information about the event, please click on the link below:
Saper Law Attorneys lecture at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo C2E2 2014
On Saturday, April 26, (from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. in room S404ab at McCormick Place) attorneys from Saper Law will participate in a panel discussion and unscripted Q&A session with the C2E2 audience. Topics will include intellectual property, right of publicity, business organizations, and other legal and business issues that relate to the entertainment and comic book industries. Like last year, Saper Law attorneys will be dressed in full costume.
Saper Law Attorneys Present at the Chicago Creative Expo
On Friday, March 14, Daliah Saper and Shyla Jones presented "Law 101 for the New Business Owner" at the Chicago Creative Expo hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center. The presentation covered a host of startup and business-related topics, including business entity formation, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, contracts, licensing, and other intellectual property issues. Daliah and Shyla also fielded a number of questions from the entrepreneurial audience. It was a great discussion and a fantastic event.
Saper Law’s take on who owns the copyright to the famous OSCAR selfie
On Oscar Sunday, host Ellen DeGeneres set the internet on fire when she had the idea to take a “selfie” composed of some of the most recognizable people in Hollywood. The famous “Oscar Selfie” temporarily shut down Twitter when DeGeneres tweeted the image to her followers, and it soon became the most retweeted post in the history of Twitter. Given the unique gathering of major stars and the spontaneity with which the photo came about, it would be no surprise if celebrity news organizations, Samsung – whose phone took the picture – and other organizations far and wide tried to capitalize on the immense popularity Continue Reading
Daliah Talks IP with Blog Talk Radio Host Barry Moltz
On January 31, 2014 Business Insanity Talk Radio hosted by Barry Moltz interviewed Daliah Saper about social media, intellectual property, and online defamation. Daliah also fielded questions about cyber-squatting, domain names, contracts with website developers, employee social media policies, and key provisions in small business contracts. Listen to the full segment by clicking on the link below. (Daliah's segment begins at 25:25) https://www.blogtalkradio.com/smallbusinessunstuck/2014/01/31/258-anthony-smith-ramya-narayanan-mike-trabold-daliah-saper-jay-shek
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