Google Settles Book Scanning Lawsuit With Publisher Group
On October 4, 2012, Google reached a settlement in the Google Books case with the publisher plaintiffs, which include The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) represented the publishers in the settlement, resolving its seven-year
Nancy E. Wolff – “What You Need to Know About Copyright”
CDAS partner Nancy E. Wolff joins the panel “What You Need to Know About Copyright, Licensing and Image/Footage Usage Trends” presented by Visual Connections, Wednesday, October 24, 10am, at The Altman Building, 135 West 18 Street, New York City. The panel will discuss a variety of copyright issues including fair use, orphan works, royalty free,
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Nancy E. Wolff – “Web 2.0 Legal Issues”
Nancy E. Wolff will speak at PACA’s (Picture Archive Council of America) 17th International Conference in Chicago, October 19-21, 2012. On Sunday, October 21, at 1:30pm, Ms. Wolff presents “Web 2.0 Legal Issues”. Here she will address matters such as use of images on social media sites, smartphone model release apps, favorable language for contracts
Matthew A. Kaplan Speaks at the Human Resources Association of New York’s 2012 Legislative & Legal Conference
CDAS partner Matthew A. Kaplan will be speaking at the Legislative & Legal Conference: What You Must Know, presented by the Human Resources Association of New York, on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in New York City. The conference will address the federal, state, local legislative and legal developments relevant to the HR practitioner. In his
Nancy E. Wolff – “The New Copyright Economy”
CDAS partner Nancy E. Wolff will join the panel “The New Copyright Economy” presented by the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) at the Scandinavia House in New York City, on Tuesday, October 23, 9am to 1pm. Copyright and publishing are in flux and changes in content creation, licensing and distribution are a threat to
Mary E. Rasenberger & Eleanor M. Lackman Interview Shira Perlmutter
In the current issue of the ABA IP section’s magazine Landslide, CDAS partners Eleanor M. Lackman and Mary E. Rasenberger interview Shira Perlmutter, the Administrator for Policy and External Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In the interview, Ms. Perlmutter discusses her background, responsibilities, areas of focus in her new position, key
Documentary Filmmaker Successfully Argues Fair Use in Central District of California
A federal court recently ruled that an unauthorized use of film clips in a documentary film satisfied the requirements of the fair use exception under the Copyright Act. In National Center For Jewish Film v. Riverside Films, LLC (C.D. Cal. Sept. 14, 2012), the defendants made a documentary film entitled Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the
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Mary E. Rasenberger & Eleanor M. Lackman Interview Shira Perlmutter
In the current issue of the ABA IP section’s magazine Landslide, CDAS partners Eleanor M. Lackman and Mary E. Rasenberger interview Shira Perlmutter, the Administrator for Policy and External Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In the interview, Ms. Perlmutter discusses her background, responsibilities, areas of focus in her new position, key
Sofia Vergara & Latin WE
International film/television star and CDAS client Sofia Vergara is featured on the cover of Poder 360 in The Brains Behind Latin WE. Recognized worldwide as “Gloria” from the multi-Emmy winning Modern Family, comparatively few know Ms. Vergara is the creator of a multi-million dollar media empire through Latin World Entertainment, the company she co-founded with