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Who Owns Copyright in Freelancer Work?
Photo by Tianyi Ma on Unsplash Businesses often assume that if they paid for something, they own it. It’s usually true for furniture and office supplies but is not necessarily the case for creative works by freelancers. This issue comes up regularly as businesses increasingly rely on independent contractors. A company hires a freelance developer to write code, a photographer to take photos for a website, or a graphic artist to develop marketing materials. The company pays the
Nancy Mertzel
5 days ago4 min read


Take It Down Act: New Federal Liability for Intimate Visual Depictions
Read on to learn about the details of this new law and its ramifications for online platforms.
Nancy Mertzel
May 293 min read


Induced or Tailored to Infringe? Supreme Court Narrows Liability in Cox v. Sony
Read on to learn about the impact of this decision on secondary copyright liability online.
Nancy Mertzel
Apr 293 min read


What Business Owners Should Know about International Trademarks
Read on for an explanation of why international trademarks matter, the primary ways to protect trademarks abroad, and the importance of conducting trademark searches.
Nancy Mertzel
Feb 273 min read
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