Instagram Business Accounts and Copyright: The Licensing Gap Nobody Talks About Instagram's approach to music licensing creates a peculiar paradox: the platform offers brands access to thousands of popular songs through its in-app music picker, yet using those same tracks for commercial purposes can expose companies to copyright infringement lawsuits.

Copyright Lasts a Lifetime and Beyond Copyright outlives most of us. In the United States, it usually lasts for the author’s life plus 70 years. That is a huge span of time.

Your dress sketch goes viral on TikTok. Orders spike. Then, within weeks, your pattern shows up on big-box racks and knockoff sites. Sales drop. Critics say “trends move fast,” but you know what happened.

What is a Patent? A patent is a powerful tool that protects innovation. It gives inventors the exclusive right to stop others from making, using, or selling their invention for a limited time, in exchange for publicly sharing how the invention works. 

What is Copyright? Copyright is the legal framework that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works. It transforms your creations into protected assets that you control — whether it’s a novel, a song, a software program, or a piece of art.

What Is Trademark? A trademark is essentially your brand's signature - any word, name, symbol, or combination that sets your business apart from the competition. Think of Nike's swoosh, McDonald's golden arches, or even that distinctive pink color Owens-Corning uses for insulation.

What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property is the legal framework that gives you exclusive ownership over what you create - your inventions, your artistic works, and your business's unique identity.

Decision after First Trial 11th Circuit's Decision Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law after Second Trial Compulife's Term4Sale Website Nancy Miracle Presentation Second Trial Peter Toren: Improper Means: The Eleventh Circuit’s Very Dubious Trade Secrets Decision in Compulife Software v.

Following SRIPLAW's filing of the copyright infringement suit on behalf of renowned British light artist Bruce Munro, media worldwide has picked up the story. Here is some of the coverage: British light artist sues Florida-based botanic garden for copying his exhibitions at Eden Project - The Telegraph.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2020) – One of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s most popular shows has a legal problem: It contains unauthorized knockoffs of copyrighted works by renowned British artist Bruce Munro.

The VARA lawsuit SRipLaw filed in federal court against country music star Upchurch has caught the attention of the music, art and legal worlds. News reports have caught the key points of the Visual Artists Rights Act, while social media have picked up the conversation.

The social media act of country-rap star Ryan Upchurch is going to the courtroom. Florida artist Jacob LeVeille has sued the musician in federal court for firing hundreds of bullets from an assault-style rifle through a painting of Upchurch and a portrait of Johnny Cash, one of the performer’s idols.

TMZ, Pitchfork, BET and others quickly report on SRipLaw copyright infringement filing  'KIDS SEE GHOSTS' USED MY VOICE...Where's My Cut, Bros?  Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Ty Dolla $ign Sued Over "Kids See Ghosts" Sample  Kanye West's hit collab with Ty Dolla $ign and Kid Cudi left out another featured artist ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2019) – Kanye West and Kid Cudi scored big with “Freeee” on their album, “Kids See Ghosts,” which debuted at #2 on the U.S.

SRIPLAW associate Alex Cohen is quoted in the Daily Business Review's reporting entitled Photographer Sues Miami Pop Art Gallery Over Vintage Brigitte Bardot Photo. The article discusses a suit filed by SRIPLAW against a Miami artist who has previously been sued for infringing the works of other photographers.

An article on BuzzFeed News entitled Stolen Artwork Is All Over Amazon — And Creators Want The Company To Do Something About It  quotes SRIPLAW partner Joel Rothman extensively on issues of infringement and policing of unauthorized use of images.

Kevin Liles, a photographer in Atlanta, is suing Brian Kemp’s campaign and the Georgia Republican Party for their use of images Liles took of Stacey Abrams. 

Ring in the new year and ring in the public domain! Click here.  After a twenty year hiatus, tomorrow will finally see the 95 year long copyrights of works released in 1923 expire.

The American Bar Association Journal Magazine reports on our appeal in the case of Pohl v. Officecite here.