Author: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: June 21st, 2021Augmented reality virtual try-on features have been available publicly for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused this technology to surge in popularity. More brands are using virtual try-on experiences to encourage customers to shop from home and increase conversion and sales rates, but
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Author: Susan LutzkerPublished: May 25th, 2021Instagram has been sued in a class action by photojournalists who allege that it is liable for secondary copyright infringement for facilitating the embedding of copyrighted images on third-party websites, offering a “buffet table of photos” for free to the detriment of the copyright owners.Click
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: June 7th, 2021E-filing has revolutionized the court system, making it easier and faster to file documents to the court record. However, it is now also easier for lawyers to make inadvertent mistakes with potentially serious consequences. The high-profile trial of Epic Games and Apple showed that
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: June 3rd, 2021Live theater and film have had to reimagine their distribution methods in light of the COVID -19 pandemic. While the principal goals have been to support the creative artists and their loyal audiences, the protection of valuable copyrights have also been front and center.
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: June 2nd, 2021From the SolarWinds debacle to the Colonial Pipeline hack, cybersecurity has been making news headlines. Now, nearly ten years after then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta predicted the U.S. would face a “cyber-Pearl Harbor,” the Federal Government has finally acted. The new Executive Order has
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Author: Rackham H. KarlssonPublished: April 29th, 2021Tech companies take notice: The copyrightability of software application programming interfaces — or APIs — is on shaky constitutional ground. Click here to view entire blog article on Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
Read MoreAuthor: Susan LutzkerPublished: February 24th, 2021Rights to tangible religious property in the Indian legal system can be held and enforced by deities, who are considered juridical persons. Some cultural monuments and religious sites have become embroiled in a larger battle to reinterpret Indian history. The Indian practice is part of
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn Wimbly MartinPublished: February 21st, 2021The following is one in a series of articles by Lutzker & Lutzker on Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular facial recognition. Here we discuss the need for clear facial recognition use policies and restraint in its use until certain ethical and equitable issues
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Author: Thomas P. McNultyPublished: January 14th, 2021Trade secrets form an important part of any business’s intellectual property. With many businesses moving to remote work, steps should be taken to protect trade secret information that is shared via the internet. As highlighted by a recent Delaware case, companies that fail to
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Author: Peter Lando, Tom McNultyPublished: December 2nd, 2020This article describes the best practices you can use to protect your trade secrets and confidential information while you and your employees work outside the office. Click here to view entire blog article on Entrepreneur.
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