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July 12, 2013

I Am, I Said: Cease and Desist Letters, Declaratory Judgments, and Legal Black Eyes

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Note: although I only refer to trademarks in this blog post, declaratory judgment actions are also a potential response to alleged copyright violations. If you need a refresher course on cease and desist letters, then feel free to consult my posts on what to […]

Filed Under: Cease and Desist, Copyright, Declaratory Judgment, Entertainment Law, Trademark, Trademark Registration Tagged With: actual controversy, cease and desist, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, declaratory judgment, i am other, i.am, notice of opposition, pharrell, pharrell williams, pocket filing, trademark, trademark application, trademark infringement, will.i.am

May 18, 2013

Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer John Seay Discusses Aereo Decision on Channel 2 Action News

By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) On Thursday, May 16, 2013, John Seay was interviewed by Channel 2 Action News reporter Craig Lucie on the recent Aereo decision out of the Second Circuit. While probably fortunately for the viewers, the technical basis for John’s opinions on the Aereo decision was […]

Filed Under: Background, Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Fair Use, Public Performance Right Tagged With: Aereo, Channel 2 Action News, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Eleventh Circuit, Entertainment Law, public performance, Second Circuit, WSBTV

May 8, 2013

How to Send a Cease and Desist Letter

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) This is Part 2 of a two-part series on cease and desist letters.  This Part discusses what to do if you need to send a cease and desist letter.  Part 1 discusses what to do if you receive a cease and desist letter.  Please […]

Filed Under: Cease and Desist, Copyright, Copyright Registration, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Litigation, Trademark Tagged With: actual damages, cease and desist, cease and desist letter, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Registration, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, originality, pocket file, pocket filing, profits, statutory damages

May 2, 2013

What Is Fair Use: Baby Don’t Sue Me, Don’t Sue Me, No More

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Progressive content creators and copyright scholars alike rejoiced on April 25, 2013, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Cariou v. Prince.[1] That decision, by reversing and remanding the decision of the district court, reaffirmed or […]

Filed Under: Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Litigation Tagged With: Cario v. Prince, Cariou, cease and desist, cease and desist letter, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Patrick Cariou, Prince, Richard Prince, transformative use

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