What the heck is social media law? (video)
It’s one of the newest and most rapidly evolving areas of law, social media law. In this short video, I discuss the area of law and the types of services that we are providing to clients.
Category Archives: Copyright
Know your copyrights! Copyright ownership for owners and buyers of creative content
Whether you’re buying copy on behalf of your organization, or whether you’re producing creative content for a client or an employer, you need to know your copyrights! What is copyright, and what types of creative content can be copyrighted? Who owns that creative content, and why is ownership important? What do owners and buyers need [...]
Locked Down – Bill C-32 and the New Copyright Law Regime
Today I gave a presentation to the Manitoba Bar Association’s Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section about Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act. You can access the slides here. The proposed law will fundamentally change copyright law in Canada. Topics covered in the presentation include: Provisions for copyright users Provisions for copyright [...]
When should businesses use the ® or ™ symbols?
(Previously published on Brian Bowman – On the Cutting Edge on May 13, 2009) You have probably seen the ® or ™ symbol on products or in advertisements. But what do these symbols mean and when is it appropriate to use them? Generally, the ® or ™ symbols are used in connection with a trade-mark, which is [...]