by Francine Ward | Jan 3, 2020 | Legal Blog
As technology advances and social media applications become an important part of the workplace, the lines of what’s appropriate and what’s legal have quickly become blurred. Along with the fun and useful benefits of social media come legal issues. If you employ...
by Francine Ward | Aug 29, 2017 | Legal Blog
Civil Investigative Demand Recently a potential client inquired as to how to respond to a Civil Investigative Demand (CID), sometimes called an access, letter from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The first question is why this person was receiving this CID. While...
by Francine Ward | Jan 27, 2017 | Legal Blog
Below is a list of links that can help you with your copyright efforts: United States Patent & Trademark Office (View patents, trademarks and IP Law) US Copyright Office (Read about the basics and search copyright records) Copyright Act, Title 17 USC Code San...
by Francine Ward | Jan 22, 2017 | Legal Blog
Website/Blog Law. DMCA. Many things changed with the advent of the Internet. This includes updates to long standing law pertaining to copyright. In 1998 President Bill Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This law is extremely important to...
by Francine Ward | Jan 8, 2017 | Legal Blog
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a copyright is defined as “a form of protection provided by U.S. law to the authors of “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of expression. The manner and medium of...