by Francine Ward | Dec 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is the Right of Publicity? The right of publicity is a legal concept that prevents the unauthorized use of an individual’s identity for commercial purposes. Depending on the state, identity could be defined to include one’s name, likeness, voice,...
by Francine Ward | Oct 26, 2023 | Legal Blog
The Ongoing AI Authorship Debate. Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), while not new, has become the new darling of the technology world. AI-generated works of art have ignited a firestorm among legal professionals. Why? Because traditionally copyright protected works of...
by Francine Ward | May 21, 2020 | Trademarks
Being an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am paying close attention to how the pandemic of CoVID-19 is impacting the trademark and copyright arena. Physical Access Local governments and federal entities have restricted public access to means by which...
by Francine Ward | Sep 18, 2018 | Legal Blog
Intellectual Property. Mergers and Acquisitions. Whether you are merging or acquiring a small business or a larger conglomerate enterprise, there are a number of intellectual property (IP) factors to take into account. Consider these things BEFORE final arrangements...
by Francine Ward | Feb 5, 2016 | Copyrights
When was the last time you purchased a CD or MP3 download of your favorite artist’s songs and listened to the tunes at home, in your vehicle, or on your headphones while out for a jog? Like me, I presume it’s quite often. Right of Publicity? However, did...
