By Scott Hervey
Businesses own and acquire vast amounts of valuable consumer data; they stockpile this information on networked servers and exchange it with affiliates or third parties subscribers.#160 Recently, national and state regulators have focused on how businesses manage this data.#160 In the wake of the large scale identity thefts from ChoicePoint, …
By#160 Pamela Winston Bertani
Pamela W. Bertani is an associate in Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin Sproul’s Intellectual Property group.#160 Her practice includes providing advice in obtaining various forms of intellectual property protection, including patent, trademark, and copyright protection.#160 Ms. Bertani is a member of the United States Patent Bar, and her …
On February 1, 2005, the Senate unanimously passed the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (FECA).#160 The Act is being hailed as bipartisan, significant anti-piracy legislation and a reaffirmation of congressional intent to protect copyrighted material from new technological means of theft and infringement.#160 FECA has been referred to the House …
Are you tired of all of the letters inviting you to refinance your home mortgage?#160 Have you ever been shocked and a little angry when you receive such a letter and see the name of your lending institution, your account number and the amount owed on your mortgage?#160 You are not the only …
In 2004, the Ninth circuit heard the case Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster; an appeal from the District court’s granting of motions for summary judgment by Grokster and StreamCast Networks and finding that their products include substantial non-infringing uses and therefore, under the decision in Sony Corp v. Universal City Studios (more commonly known …
