Writers Copyright Summary

A great ten post contribution that you can read to give you a summary of copyright law with the writer/creator in mind.

• COPYRIGHTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY - PART 10
• COPYRIGHT WEBSITES - PART 9
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 8
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 7
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 6
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 5
• WHAT CANNOT BE COPYRIGHTED? - PART 4
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 3
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 2
• COPYRIGHT LAW - PART 1

More on digital TM infringement

The rise of the digital age presents new challenges for trademark law. The ongoing discussion to keep up legislation to match technology is ever evolving, and if you stop for a moment, laws will fall further and further behind. An article on 3D printing and TM.

Trademark law arose in a world of physical goods to protect manufacturers and prevent consumer confusion as to who manufactured the goods. In a digital world, manufacturing will increasingly be done, if at all, by individuals with 3D printers. ... Where consumers care about the quality of a digital file, trademark law can protect consumers from being deceived by indicia external to the file. But if purchasers are not confused about the source of the digital file based on external indicia, courts should channel any other potential claims (if any) to other areas of intellectual property law.

http://patentlyo.com/patent/2016/06/digital-trademark-infringement.html

TM for Morality or Fair Competition?

An opinion piece in the NYT discussing trademark law and its applications/purpose. Is it to be used as a barometer on morality? Or is it built to support fair competition? Examples include the ongoing debate for the Washington Redskins name, among others. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/05/04/redskins-and-other-troubling-trademarks/trademark-law-promotes-fair-competition-not-morality