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Are Destination Weddings Legal? Thinking of getting married on the honeymoon instead of before it? More and more couples are choosing to tie the knot with a destination wedding. But you may have to...
View ArticleCopyrighting Your Web Creations [Video]
When Venus the two-tone cat became an Internet sensation, her owner realized she should get a copyright lawyer. As reported by field producer Amber Statler-Matthews of Lawyers.com, the owner wanted...
View ArticleMusic Mogul Must pay $1 Million Reward for Lost Laptop
iStockphoto/Thinkstock For many of us, our whole life is on our laptop. And if it were lost, we would give anything to get it back. That’s how music producer and singer-songwriter Ryan Leslie felt when...
View ArticleWhy You Need To Protect Your Trademark [Podcast]
Matt Plessner: Welcome to Lawyers.com radio. Your legal solutions start right here. We’ll help you understand your legal issue, find a lawyer in your area, and suggest legal forms for legal...
View ArticleDomain Name Hijacking [Podcast]
Welcome to Lawyers.com Radio. Your legal solutions start right here. We’ll help you understand your legal issues, find a lawyer in your area, and suggest legal forms or legal self-help. Matt: I’m...
View ArticleHow Far Can You Take a Twitter Parody Account? [Video]
How Far Can You Take a Twitter Parody Account? [Video] Many of us enjoy following funny Twitter parody accounts. For example, @Lord_Voldemort7 has over 2 million followers. “Not Mark Zuckerberg...
View Article“Harlem Shake” Artists Unlikely to Win a Copyright Suit [Radio]
“Harlem Shake” Artists Unlikely to Win a Copyright Suit [Radio] All news radio WTOP (103.5 FM and 107.7 FM) in Washington, D.C. interviewed Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine on Internet viral...
View ArticleSupreme Court Refuses to Hear File-Sharing Appeal
Hemera/Thinkstock Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the woman whom the recording industry martyred with a $222,000 damages award after several trials for stealing music online, has reached the end of her legal...
View ArticleCan Big Pharma Pay To Keep Generics Off the Market?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments over whether big pharmaceutical companies can pay generic drug manufacturers to delay their entry into the marketplace. In FTC v....
View ArticleIt’s Illegal to Resell iTunes Songs Online, Court Rules
iStockphoto/Thinkstock Digital music cannot be sold secondhand over the Internet, even if the seller deletes the original file, a federal judge ruled last week. The precedent-setting decision handed...
View ArticleCompany Fights to Patent the Human Gene [Podcast]
Company Fights to Patent the Human Gene [Podcast] U.S. Supreme Court To Decide if Companies Can Patent DNA iStockphoto/Thinkstock Myriad Genetics has isolated a human DNA sequence used for tests to...
View ArticleFTC Can Sue Big Pharma for Pay to Delay, Supreme Court Rules
iStockphoto/ Thinkstock The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the right to sue when big pharmaceutical companies pay smaller firms to keep generic drugs off the market, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
View ArticleArtist Flames Protest with Smokey the Bear [Video]
Artist Flames Protest with Smokey the Bear [Video] If you’re of a certain age, you know the image of Smokey the Bear, and the message he delivered: “Only YOU can prevent forest fires!” But...
View ArticleWhat Should You Do If You Want to Create Street Art? [Video]
What Should You Do If You Want to Create Street Art? [Video] Street art is part of the culture in many cities. It ranges from common graffiti sprayed by vandals, to beautiful public art commissioned...
View ArticleInventor of ‘Madden NFL’ Video Game Wins $11 Million
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock A video game designer who claimed he invented the first versions of the hugely popular Madden NFL Football video game won a $11 million jury verdict against video game...
View ArticleRihanna Wins $5 Million Lawsuit Over T-Shirt
Photo: Liam Mendes Rihanna has won her lawsuit against British store Topshop for selling a tank top with her face on it. A British judge ruled that the store misrepresented that the pop star endorsed...
View ArticleNewsbreak: Legal News for Small Businesses [Video]
Newsbreak: Legal News for Small Businesses [Video] Betsy Kim, editorial director of Lawyers.com, provides today’s Newsbreak, a legal update for entrepreneurs. Small businesses may have a better...
View ArticleWhat Plagiarism Can Cost You [Video]
What Plagiarism Can Cost You [Video] As students everywhere are heading to back to school, it’s good to remember that breaking some school rules can also mean breaking the law. Larry Bodine In this...
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