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| News from the 8th Floor
AXIOS legal intern Chad Kirby graduates from Seattle University's School of Law.
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| Always Register Copyright. |
By: Shannon M. Whitemore, Esq.
There are significant disadvantages in failing to register copyright, which can make it all but impossible for copyright owners to enforce their rights and cause infringers to stop. As registration has been simplified by the Internet, the benefits are easily gained.
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| Rights Clearance: What every filmaker should know. |
By: Julie C. Wiediger, Esq.
If you have a film with commercial potential and you want to avoid the headaches associated with inadequate planning (and subsequent lawsuits), consider content ownership issues before obtaining a Distributor and Producer Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance. Several steps should be considered and completed to permit the proper clearance necessary to avoid litigation and to obtain appropriate E & O Insurance. The money and time spent prior to production will be well worth it.
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| Perilous Data Retention Policies: What not to ignore. |
As we increasingly rely on computers and as the amount of data that we create and store grows ever larger, courts will have to struggle to find a balance that allows full and fair access to necessary information without imposing completely unrealistic data retention burdens on litigants that rely heavily on large information technology systems. In the meantime, potential litigants would be wise to consider their data retention policies before landing in court.
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