Small Business Development Center Spotlights Saper Law Offices
Success Amplified: Interview with Saper Law The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Amptopia have partnered together to feature one company each month and share key lessons and practices that have contributed to its growth. Saper Law Offices has been selected as the May feature business. The interview is available on the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce website and reprinted below: This month, Amptopia spoke with Saper Law Offices, a Chicago-based intellectual property, business, and media law firm that has built a strong reputation for counseling creative entrepreneurs and innovative business organizations. Daliah Saper, the firm’s Principal Attorney, founded the firm Continue Reading
Saper Law Associate, Chris McElwain, Lectures at Chicago-Kent School of Law
On April 16, Saper Law associate Chris McElwain gave a talk at Chicago-Kent School of Law about the latest developments in the nationwide wave of copyright suits involving peer-to-peer file sharing and pornography. Saper Law frequently receives inquiries from nervous "John Does" who have received notification letters from their ISPs alerting them that a plaintiff in a pending lawsuit has linked their IP address to the unauthorized sharing of an adult video and that a subpoena has been issued to attempt to obtain their subscriber information. Chris went over the tough set of options that these Does face and the Continue Reading
Daliah Saper serves as Panelist at the Masters Series Conference for Legal Professionals
On May 2, 2013, Daliah Saper will serve as a panelist at the Chicago Masters Conference for Legal Professionals, speaking on legal issues relating to Social Media. The event is a forum for litigation professionals and attorneys to compile the latest information in the fields of e-discovery, data protection, records management, and other important topics. Strategies for Spanning the E-Discovery Divide Whether you're dealing with e-discovery in a new, socially networked world, find your company expanding globally and thus facing international discovery issues, or planning for the future of e-discovery in your fi rm or company, you know there's a Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to present educational seminar: Your Website & Social Media – How to Evaluate, Improve, & Remain Legal
Details below: Mueller’s Not-For-Profit Educational Seminar Presented by Roy Chomko of Adage Technologies & Daliah Saper of Saper Law Your Website & Social Media - How to Evaluate, Improve, & Remain Legal Your website is the public face of your organization. How do you ensure you’re communicating the right message and engaging users in the process? By conducting a website audit, you’ll learn how to enhance the effectiveness of your website to improve ROI, deliver results, and increase organizational opportunities. This program will explore how to conduct a website audit with specific improvements you can make to your website in: Continue Reading
Saper Law Attorneys Present at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – C2E2
Join Saper Law attorneys this weekend as we dress up in crazy costumes to teach creative entrepreneurs about entertainment law! Details below: LEGAL COS PLAY Date: Saturday, April 27 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: McCormick Place, Room W473 Speakers: Aaron Midler , Chris McElwain , & Daliah Saper This panel will be an unscripted conversation between the Attorneys at Saper Law Offices, LLC, a Chicago-based intellectual property firm, and members of the audience at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. We will rely on audience participation to raise intellectual property, rights of publicity and corporate issues as they relate to the comic book Continue Reading
Daliah Saper lectures to Organization of Women in International Trade regarding IP issues
On April 26, 2013, Daliah Saper presents to OWIT (the Organization of Women in International Trade) regarding Intellectual Property laws. Details below: Protecting Intellectual Property in International Trade OWIT Chicago PO Box 81802 Chicago, Illinois 60681 www.owitchicago.org With CBP increasing its efforts in trade enforcement, it is important that importers increase their compliance efforts and IP holders protect their product lines. The presenters will help you identify whether you are adequately protecting your Intellectual Property - trademarks, copyrights and patents - and how CBP can help you protect your Intellectual Property. Additional topics that will be addressed are the following: Continue Reading
New York Times Publishes Opinion Article by Daliah Saper
The New York Times recently approached Daliah Saper to write an article for their "Room for Debate" opinion section. The topic surrounded employers' growing concerns about their employees' online behavior. Read her contribution below: APRIL 2, 2013 I regularly field calls from business owners who are nervous about the potential ramifications of employees’ activities online. As part of an overall risk management strategy, they want me to help write strict, exhaustive social media policies. Before churning out a 10-page handbook encompassing a litany of “dos” and “don’ts,” I like to ask: Can you currently dictate who your employees talk to Continue Reading
Daliah Saper lectures on Open Source Software at Consultant’s Network of Silicon Valley Conference
Daliah Saper will speak about open source software and copyright law at the IEEE, CNSV's monthly conference. Details below: CNSV Pre-Meeting: Intellectual Property (IP) SIG (6-7 pm) Co-Chairs: Joel Williams, Tal Lavian and Jerry Rice Location: Aristotle Room Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:00 PM Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Aristotle Room in Bldg. 5 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95051 An Introduction to the Legal Issues Surrounding Open Source Software Speaker: Daliah Saper, Esq., Saper Law Offices In this telecon talk, Daliah Saper will explain how copyright law applies to open source licensing, and also provide an overview of key case law in this Continue Reading
Institute of Internal Auditors Invites Daliah Saper to Speak
Daliah Saper has been invited by the Institute of Internal Auditors to be a guest speaker at their annual General Audit Management Conference in Las Vegas on March 19, 2013. She will give a a lecture entitled The Legal Implications of Social Media: Key Concepts of The Legal Implications of Social Media Recognize the difference between copyright infringement and fair use when sharing content online Expand your understanding of FTC disclosure guidelines regulating endorsements via social media Learn what to do if your company is the subject of a derogatory post or review online Discuss the pros and cons of having Continue Reading
Talking Logistics Interviews Daliah Saper
Adrian Gonzalez interviews Daliah Saper about the legal issues surrounding social media in his latest video podcast: Social media is raising new legal questions and challenges for both companies and their employees. In this episode, attorney Daliah Saper, an expert in the legal issues surrounding social media, discusses some of these issues — such as employee privacy, employer rights, and intellectual property protection — and what steps companies and employees should take to successfully address these issues. Watch as Daliah addresses the following questions and topics: Where’s the line between employee privacy (and what belongs to them) and employer rights? Continue Reading