NEW COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK LAWS

Buried in the recent COVID-19 relief bill recently signed by President Trump are several important updates to copyright and trademark laws.  The first is the creation of a small claims court for copyright infringement claims of up to $30,000.  The...

COURT FINDS FAIR USE IN REPRODUCTION OF PHOTOGRAPH

In the recent decision of Schwartzwald v. Oath, the court in the Southern District of New York found that the reproduction of a professional photographer’s photo of actor Jon Hamm in a Huffington Post article was fair use.  Schwartzwald is a professional photographer...