by Francine Ward | Apr 5, 2019 | Copyright Act, Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright Infringment, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright protection, Copyright Registration, Copyright., Law blog, Lawsuit, Legal Blog
Copyright Registration. Finally, the United States Supreme Court has spoken. For the purpose of filing a copyright infringement lawsuit, the issue of what constitutes copyright registration was decided last month by the high court. For years, the federal circuit...
by Francine Ward | Aug 12, 2018 | Copyright Rules, Law and ethics, Lawsuit, Legal Blog
Janus v AFSCME Last week the U.S. Supreme Court voted on whether or not non-union members should pay a “fair share” fee for union representation. The closely watched case of Janus v AFSCME settled on Wednesday in a 5-4 decision in the favor of non-union members. The...
by Francine Ward | Feb 18, 2018 | Copyright law, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Law blog, Lawsuit, Legal, Legal Blog, Legal Information
Graffiti, also known as street art, originated in NYC during the late 60’s where teens would use markers to tag their names followed by the number of the street where they lived. Nowadays graffiti has become a work of art and has become protected by law. Dubbed “the...
by Francine Ward | Jan 26, 2018 | Law blog, Lawsuit, Legal Blog
Don’t we all enjoy listening to music while working out? That’s why there are numerous easy-access ways for people to listen to high-energy music for that intense workout routine. One such mobile app is by Atlanta-based FIT Radio, which offers its listeners with music...
by Francine Ward | Nov 30, 2017 | Law blog, Lawsuit, Legal, Legal Blog
Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of Disney films that depicts pirates who scavenged around the Caribbean seas. The protagonist in the series is a pirate named ‘Jack Sparrow’ who is played by actor Johnny Depp. The concept of the Jack Sparrow character...
by Francine Ward | Sep 1, 2017 | Defamation, Law blog, Lawsuit
Lawsuit Dismissed. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the NY Times has been thrown out by a federal judge in New York City. The editorial at the center of the lawsuit was published this past June after a gunman opened fire on a baseball field where members of...
