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RIAA files more lawsuits WASHINGTON (AP) Feb 17 2004 – The recording industry sued 531 more computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet in what has become a routine reminder that college students, teenagers and others can face expensive lawsuits for swapping music online. The Recording Industry Association of America filed the […]

How do I register a trademark? A trademark registration may be applied for by filing a properly executed application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). You may access the trademark forms at USPTO’s website: http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/index.html You may file your application using TEAS – the Trademark Electronic Application System. TEAS allows you to fill […]

Legal battles continue… July 5, 2006 The British High Court has ruled that the British Phonograph Industry (BPI) may sue allofmp3.com, a popular Russian music download site. However, it’s still unclear how will a ruling be enforced, as the defendant company is based outside the UK. “This is an important step forward in our battle […]

Employers, avoid email legal problems! Email can cause employers a litany of concerns. This article deals primarily with the legal problems surrounding email. Computers have opened the door to a host of problems and liabilities for employers. Just how, to what extent, and possible countermeasures came under discussion at an education session conducted by John […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification. The USPTO cooperates with the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) as […]

Legality United States The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in November 2002 that the Federal Wire Act prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting across state lines but affirmed a lower court ruling that the Wire Act “‘in plain language’ does not prohibit Internet gambling ‘on a game of […]