Guest Blogger: Devon Gawley, English Major SUNY Geneseo “It’s photo sharing, reinvented,” brightly declares Instagram’s homepage. While this catchy tagline may be referring to Instagram’s unique photo editing and sharing program, the newest reinvention comes January 16th with a new terms of service that has many users on edge, stating, “You agree that a business … Continue Reading
Authors are constantly calling me asking me "how can I get my great book published?" And recently I’ve read a great book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch entitled APE: Author, Publisher,Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book that I believe every new author should read. It’s written from the perspective of someone who has "been there, done … Continue Reading
As a Buffalo copyright attorney I meet many new authors. A childhood friend of mine recently published a book of songs he wrote and I asked him to share some of his thoughts about the publishing process with my LoTempio law blog readers. Here is what Alan Gembola had to say: Can you give us … Continue Reading
As a Buffalo patent attorney I often get asked questions from would-be authors about publishing and copyright. Dave Kocak tennis pro at the Miller Tennis Center wrote a book called "Tennis for the Rest of Us" and I asked him to share some of his thoughts about the process of writing and publishing a book. … Continue Reading
When starting a new business one of the first things that needs to be done is to create a brand. Branding establishes the first impression that your target audience has of your business. Existing businesses sometimes need to re-create their brand. I once asked an attorney "why does the public perceive you as the best … Continue Reading
Protecting intellectual property on the Internet has been a dilemma for the music and movie industry since peer-to-peer technology emerged with the original Napster. Recently in an effort to curtail copyright infringement the government has shut down peer-to-peer webpages and the music and movie industry have filed and threatened to file lawsuits against individuals who … Continue Reading
How do you protect your intellectual property? What is intellectual property? Is a special sandwich that you make better than anybody else intellectual property? Imagine you are the owner of a new restaurant who has created a new edible masterpiece. And subsequently, to your surprise, you discover that a copycat sandwich is being made across … Continue Reading
Tweet of the week Thanks to Peter Black @PeterBlackQUT for tweeting this week about the importance of teaching children to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Ben Child, Guardian film writer and blogger wrote that Lord David Puttnam the president of the Film Distributors’ Association voiced his concern of the need for new methods … Continue Reading
A fairness hearing regarding the Google Book Settlement was held on Thursday, February 18, before Judge Denny Chin in a federal US district courtroom in New York City. The copyright class action lawsuit related to the Google Books Library Project is entitled The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. Google Inc., Case No. 05 CV 8136 … Continue Reading
I got the opportunity to be a guest on the "On Target" radio talk show hosted by Judge Penny Wolfgang on Buffalo Entercon Radio (WWKB, WWWS, WLKK, WKSE, WTSS). I really had a great time in the studio recording the half-hour discussion about IP Law. Penny Wolfgang is truly a marvelous interviewer and host. I … Continue Reading
