In a key legal victory for Google Inc., a federal appellate court in New York has ruled that the Google Books Library Project is protected by the Fair Use doctrine of Copyright Law.  The decision ends years of litigation surrounding…

The song “Happy Birthday to You” boasts a number of accolades including the most sung melody in history and the most popular song of the 20th Century.  While many believe that this iconic song was created out of folk tradition,…

In the ever increasing mobile world, the mobile application industry has developed into one of the fastest growing and highest earning industries with the four top app stores worldwide (Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store, and BlackBerry App…

Although it may be easy to circulate a photo posted on Twitter, a federal judge’s recent ruling makes it clear that a photographer still owns his copyright in an original “tweeted” photo, and third parties other than Twitter cannot…

You have an invention, a creative work, or some other kind of intellectual property  and you want to partner with another company to do business — maybe to produce your proposed invention or product, maybe to provide a specific component,…