Your Daily Language Challenge: No “Buts” and No “Yous”

A language challenge for the day: Every time you find yourself about to say, “blah blah blah BUT…,” stop and replace “but” with “and.” I’d also challenge you to not to have the word “you” in the sentence either (for example, “…blah blah blah, YOU should have;” “…blah blah blah, YOU need to;” or my favorite, “blahContinue reading “Your Daily Language Challenge: No “Buts” and No “Yous””

World Cup Fans Carded For Trademark Infringement

Every four years, people around the globe gather in front of their televisions to watch the World Cup. National pride swells, and old rivalries are renewed (with the aggression hopefully limited to the pitch). Countries like England, Italy, and Mexico take a pause from being world leaders and become the Three Lions, Gli Azzurri, andContinue reading “World Cup Fans Carded For Trademark Infringement”

3 Ways to Become an Intellectual Property Theft Victim

With the majority of business transactions and information being conducted and transmitted online, security issues for intellectual property (IP) will continue to be a major problem here in the United States. But intellectual property theft isn’t always conducted online. It may sound like “Hollywood spy-stuff,” but there’s the potential for IP snoops who might workContinue reading “3 Ways to Become an Intellectual Property Theft Victim”

Traklight Shares Intellectual Property Content on Forbes.com

This is just a quick post to update our readers on some exciting Traklight news. Mary has been feverishly writing up a storm as she is now a regular contributor to Forbes.com. That’s right – we’re on the national scene! It has been an exciting transition and definitely something we recommend our readers stay upContinue reading “Traklight Shares Intellectual Property Content on Forbes.com”

Disney’s Relaxed Attitude Concerning Intellectual Property Protection

Disney is taking a more relaxed attitude toward intellectual property protection. One of the problems with modern internet technology, such as YouTube, is that it has granted people more power to engage in copyright infringement and intellectual property theft. Filmmakers, for instance, have often found themselves running ragged chasing down instances in which unauthorized clipsContinue reading “Disney’s Relaxed Attitude Concerning Intellectual Property Protection”

Supreme Court Reinstates Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Raging Bull’

The 1980 film Raging Bull is considered by many a classic, earning two Academy Awards as well as frequent placement on most lists of the greatest films ever made. But one fight viewers have never seen recently made its way to the highest court in the land, and the ruling could affect future copyright lawsuits.