What happens when an artist terminates a decades-old copyright grant under U.S. law, but the work is still being exploited around the world? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Vetter v. Resnik and what it means for worldwide copyright grants. In this episode, they discuss:
Continue Reading The Briefing: Vetter v. Resnik: When Copyright Termination Goes GlobalThe Briefing: Kat Von D, Miles Davis, and the Possible Death of the Intrinsic Test?
When a jury says two works are not substantially similar, is that the end of the story? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the Ninth Circuit’s decision arising from the Kat Von D tattoo of an iconic Miles Davis photograph and why it may signal the beginning of the end for the intrinsic test in copyright law.
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Continue Reading The Briefing: Kat Von D, Miles Davis, and the Possible Death of the Intrinsic Test?The Briefing: Part Two: CCPA’s New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits
California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part Two of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down the CCPA’s new requirements for Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits.
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Continue Reading The Briefing: Part Two: CCPA’s New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity AuditsThe Briefing: Part One: CCPA’s New Rules on Automated Decision making Technology (ADMT)
California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part One of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley breaks down California’s new CCPA regulations governing Automated Decision making Technology, or ADMT. This episode explains how the amended rules go beyond data collection and sharing to regulate how businesses use algorithms, artificial intelligence, and automated tools to make decisions about people.
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Who Really Owns Your Startup’s IP?
The Most Overlooked Mistake That Can Kill Your Company Before It Starts
Most founders assume their company owns what it builds. It doesn’t, at least not automatically.
Under U.S. law, the person who creates intellectual property owns it unless they’ve assigned it in writing. That means your company may not own its core code, designs, or brand even if you paid for them.
I’ve seen financings delayed, acquisitions fall apart, and founders lose control of their own products because they never secured clear IP ownership. It’s the single most common, and most avoidable, legal mistake in early-stage companies.
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