by Bruce Raymond | May 1, 2020 | Copyright, Massachusetts Legal Blog
More and more often nowadays, celebrities are being sued for posting pictures of themselves on Instagram. While this does not make much sense to many of us, posting a picture on social media that you did not take without permission from the photographer can result in... by Bruce Raymond | Mar 5, 2013 | Connecticut Blog, Copyright, Firm News, Technology
In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, decided to remove the unlocking of cell phones exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The act went into effect on January 26, 2013, and it made clear that consumers would not be able... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 26, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Copyright, Firm News
Computer programs are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. The owner of the copyright holds the right to exclude others from copying their software, making works derivative of it, and from distributing or using it. To prove a claim of copyright infringement a... by Bruce Raymond | Aug 22, 2012 | Copyright, Firm News, Illegal Downloads, Intellectual Property, Technology, Torrents
It is no secret that U.S. Copyright law prohibits copying a copyrighted work such as a movie, tv show or music album without the permission of the owner of the copyright. Recently a number of lawsuits have targeted users who have downloaded copyrighted works via...