Given the recent inauguration of our 45th president, I have found myself wondering about the incoming administration and how it will fare given the multitude of issues it must face. While large swaths of the population believe that President Trump will make good on his many campaign promises, many Americans harbor questions about the policies […]
Until recently, most internet service providers (“ISPs”) had good reason to feel reasonably shielded from liability stemming from the conduct of their subscribers. From the uploading of unlicensed music files to the exchange of pirated content via BitTorrent, most ISPs remained shielded from liability since the implementation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998. […]
There’s no way around it – virtually every business today uses some form of software in providing its goods and services to its customers. From software-as-a-service solutions to custom-developed code, software has become an indispensable business need, especially as customer solutions expand to the mobile application space. Without question, software impacts your business and its […]
After many years of practicing law, it never ceases to amaze me how many companies mistakenly believe that they own certain works just because they have paid for them. Whether it is an employee who has created marketing materials for your company website, or an independent contractor who has developed a software package based upon […]
Unfortunately for the major networks who filed suit in the Southern District of New York, the federal judge assigned to the case denied the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs that would have shut down Aereo’s operations. Essentially, the judge was not convinced that the broadcasters would suffer irreparable harm. This decision permits Aereo to keep operating…for now.