Episode 9: Three Ways in Which Business Hurt Themselves in Online Marketing In this episode, I speak with Darcy Knapp, who is an Search Engine Optimization Expert and consultant, about the issues that businesses have in marketing themselves online, especially in...
In Episode 8, I finish the discussion of the copyright infringement case between Roger Dean - famous for his 70s album covers - and James Cameron (and other producers of the movie "Avatar") with James Cushing of the Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen in...
In this episode, I speak to J. Thorn, horror and dark fantasy author. J and I talk about what inspires his writing. I laughed heartily when he said that the most-asked question to him is, "How do you sleep at night?" But J is an author who sees...
In Episode 6, I talk with Paul Lukas, ESPN's uniform reporter and the host of the UniWatch blog. We discuss classic logo design and what makes classic logo design. Paul digs deep into his repository of design critique to offer some tips to the logo...
In this episode, Michelle Carter and I discuss some of the mistakes that bloggers make which result in a lawsuit. This can include trademark infringement (naming a blog after a registered trademark), copyright infringement (in pictures and music),...
In this episode, I speak with Daniel Sollecito, who has had a distinguished career in law, handling antitrust and commercial litigation. We discuss preparing for litigation, document retention, and communications between the attorney and the client...
In Episode 3, I am joined by Jim Cushing. Jim is a lawyer at The Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C. , focusing on family, real estate, and unemployment law. Jim is a big fan of the band Yes and discussed a copyright infringement case that a...
Welcome to Episode 2 of the "Law & Business" podcast: An Introduction to Copyrights. In this edition, I talk about what a copyright is, what rights a copyright owner has, and some thoughts for businesses that create works that fall under...
In this episode, guest Michelle Carter joins me to talk about trademark licenses and a basic idea of what a likelihood of confusion is. In trademark licenses, it is imperative that the licensor insists upon having standards in the product and...
Why Can't Deadmau5 Register his Cat's Name as a Trademark? Have you heard? Deadmau5 has a cat called Prof....
Would you want another business to “freeload” off of your business’ goodwill? If your business does not protect its...
What is your intellectual property plan for 2017? If your plan does not include trademark monitoring, then your plan...