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  One of the most used piracy sites is the aptly named “The Pirate Bay”. It was founded in 2003 in Sweden and in 2009 after much legal controversy, the founders were found guilty for facilitating illegal file sharing of copyrighted material. They received a one year jail sentence and had to pay a 46Continue reading “The Pirate Bay no longer banned in the Netherlands”

We all recognize the writer in movies who just can’t seem to find the words. Sitting at their typewriter, composing a love note and spilling their undying love, ripping page after page from the typewriter in increased frustration. Or the poet turned rockstar looking to compose their next big lyrical riff, burning both ends ofContinue reading “3 30-day Hubspot Blog Challenge Challenges Overcome”

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You can’t get away with misusing a celebrity’s good (or bad) name, or at least not for long. That name is worth something, and as such celebrities have people dedicated to maintaining it in the press and in any and all business spaces. You can fake an endorsement for a little bit, as we learnedContinue reading “Clint Eastwood Wins Judgment Over Misuse of Name and Likeness”

Most startups fail to survive long term, and the reasons for those failures are as varied as the companies and their products, goals and mission statements. Typically it comes down to money, in the way everything is about money in some form: not having enough money, not being able to convince investors to give themContinue reading “Failed Startup Resurrected to File Patent Infringement Suits?”

A point we’ve made on this blog and website is that you have to be careful when using anything on your website that you haven’t created yourself, or that you haven’t paid someone to create for you (while ensuring they sign over the rights.) Admittedly it’s not a message that the internet as a wholeContinue reading “Copyright Case Highlights the Risks of Stock Photos”

It’s been a while since the last high profile case of trademark bullying, but like the bullies most of us encountered in the schoolyard, absence doesn’t mean they’ve departed the scene; rather, they’re lying in wait for the next opportune moment, or the next small business that can’t afford to push back against the ratherContinue reading “Gin Maker Faces Trademark Opposition From Red Bull”