Mar 22, 2018 | Intellectual Property law, News
After a massive dispute, streaming services will now be required to pay more for the music they play. The Copyright Royalty Board ruled to increase royalty payments to songwriters and music publishers from music streaming companies by 43.8 percent (they go into effect...
Mar 20, 2018 | Environmental law, News
Read the article here. This memorandum addresses AB 617 Garcia (the Community Air Protection Program), Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017. There is also a short discussion of the recently released (2/7/2018) California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) “Concept Paper” and the...
Mar 13, 2018 | Intellectual Property law, News
The bargain envisioned in the United States Constitution is that inventors disclose how to practice an invention, making the knowledge available to the world, in exchange for a time-limited monopoly. Such a disclosure would be useless if it were not made available to...
Mar 7, 2018 | Intellectual Property law, News
There are generally two ways to exploit the value of intellectual property rights: use the property yourself or transfer the rights to someone else to use. A transfer of rights – whether in the form of an assignment or license – is often an attractive option for IP...
Mar 1, 2018 | Intellectual Property law, News
This is a Second Circuit opinion, so it does not directly cover California. However, it will be persuasive when the Ninth Circuit, which covers California, addresses similar issues. In short, the case is titled Fox News v. TVEyes, Inc., and holds that while it is...