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Why “Work Made for Hire” Is Not Enough

Calling commissioned work "work made for hire" doesn't make it one. For logos, websites, and software, a present assignment of copyright is often what actually secures ownership and its absence surfaces at the worst moment.

August 17, 2026

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Google Reaches a Milestone: More than a Million Websites Requested for Removal

Google has been asked to remove links from more than a million individual websites from its search results based on alleged copyright infringement, according to recent transparency reports.

March 14, 2017

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Swatch Tries to Stop a Michael Kors Trademark

If Swatch has its way, the Michael Kors brand won’t get “access” to a trademark it is trying to register.

March 08, 2017

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Composers Sue Warner Bros. Over “Lucifer” Theme Song

Composers Robert and Aron Marderosian are accusing Warner Bros. of being devilish for using music they wrote and recorded in Fox’s series Lucifer without giving them credit or payment.

February 28, 2017

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Clothing Retailer Gap Challenges Singer Over Trademark

American clothing retailer Gap is trying to put a stop to the registration of a trademark filed by a member of the 70s and 80s R&B/funk trio, Gap Band.

February 22, 2017

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Paul McCartney Sues Sony in Attempt to Regain Copyrights to Beatles Song

Paul McCartney filed a complaint against Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a declaratory judgment on his ownership rights to certain works by The Beatles from the 1960s and 1970s.

February 14, 2017

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Paramount Pictures and Producers of Fan-made Star Trek Film Settle Case

With a high-profile trial set to start on January 31st, 2017, Paramount Pictures and Axanar Productions, the studio behind an upcoming Star Trek fan film, have decided to settle instead.

February 07, 2017

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