The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a ruling that a marketer had an implied copyright license to distribute marketing materials containing digital copies of photographs of the late ...

The question is, are such so-called implied licenses binding and legally enforceable against licensors? The recent case of Davis v. Tampa Bay Arena provides a good review of the enforceability of ...

Memories of holiday concerts, show choir competitions and marching band performances might have to be just those — memories. A DVD recording of such events, while priceless to some, could come with a ...

It doesn’t take any formalities to authorize someone to use your copyrighted work. Whether we call it a “license,” “permission,” “a grant of rights” or something else, this step is often taken very ...

Imagine a world where the dulcet tones of “Inagaddadavida” never graced the airwaves. Gasp you should! According to the artist currently known as, but formerly known as “The Artist Formerly Known as, ...

All software developers should add a copyright license. Why? Because open source licensing is all about granting permission in advance If you want your code to be open source, it needs an OSI-approved ...