Copyright Infringment Lawyer, Internet Defamation, and Internet Privacy

Subpoena to Reveal Identity Associated with an IP Address

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:20:00 PDT

This is Attorney Brian Hall with Traverse Legal, PLC; I am a copyright attorney that regularly handles copyright infringement actions and defense of the same throughout the United States. Today, I will be dealing with what has become a regular...

Revenge Porn Websites & Copyright Infringement

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:46:22 PST

If you are the victim of a posting on a revenge porn website, you're going to need a good web attorney to help you have the photograph removed. Revenge porn websites have become very much the rage over the last...

Revenge Porn Website Faces Copyright Infringement, Invasion of Privacy and Defamation Claims

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:32:48 PST

Copyright infringement, invasion of privacy and potentially defamation claims could exist when your photo, naked, pornographic or otherwise, is posted on a website without your permission. CNN Reports on one lawsuit which is being brought against a revenge porn website...

Copyright Registration Does Not Equate to Copyright Infringement Liability Always

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:39:04 PST

Any individual or business that wishes to protect its original work of authorship would be well served to pursue a copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office. Registering copyright prior to an infringement or within three months of publication...

How to Copyright a Song, Lyrics, and Music

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 PST

...how to copyright a song, lyrics, and/or music. It's important to recognize at the outset that those are three different things. A song is made up of both the underlying music or notes, along with the lyrics, that allow a...

Copyright Infringement: How much is too much?

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:06:59 PST

Today I'll be answering the question, Copyright infringement. How much is too much? What I mean by that is, how much can someone copy from someone else without being liable for copyright infringement? It's a question I get almost every...

How Similar Are Songs Legally Allowed to Sound

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:23:38 PST

When a court has to look at two pieces of music and decide whether or not they're substantially similar, the cases are really all over the board. One of the first cases on this issue wasn't a music case. It...

The Importance of Copyrighting Music

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:11:34 PST

What registration for copyright does is it allows you the opportunity to actually enforce your copyright. In other words, to go after people who are infringing on your copyright and to protect it from illegal copying by other people. Before...

Copyright Infringement from Online Image Use

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:43:00 PDT

There are many companies out there that offer stock photographs and other images available for download. Some of those are available for download for free, others are rights managed, while others require royalty-free, but one-time payment. One of those companies...

What Is a Copyright? Understanding Your Exclusive Rights.

contact@traverselegal.com (Traverse Legal Radio) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:15:23 PDT

As I've mentioned in previous shows on Copyright Law Radio a copyright and a work grants the owner of the copyright certain specific exclusive rights. “Exclusive rights” means that the copyright owner has control over their copyright protected work whether...