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THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS: RIGHTS INVOLVED

A few days ago, during a training session on intellectual property, one of the people in the audience raised his hand and asked me, “So can’t I use pictures on my website that I find on the internet?  Not even those that don’t indicate anything about license...

WHAT DO BRANDS SMELL OF?

Rose-scented tyres, tennis balls smelling of freshly-cut grass, darts smelling of beer… Although it may seem like, this is not science fiction, as we are talking about brands. The title of this article is only a small humorous reference to the content which is about...

OPEN/FREE – BEYOND SOFTWARE

For lawyers, Open Source software throws up a number of issues which by and large present themselves as problems; for developers, OS might seem to be a boon, with some traps along the way. Underlying the headline points are some deep underlying issues which arouse not...

STEVE MORRISON: A REMEMBRANCE

Steve Morrison: A Remembrance By John R. Kouris Steve Morrison, past president of DRI, passed away on October 27th in New York City. He was a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Columbia, South Carolina. It was his first job after law school and,...

YES, COMPARATIVE ADVERTISEMENT

Still nowadays people get shocked when they see a comparative advertisement. If you saw one of your competitors comparing its products to yours on a TV commercial, your first reaction would probably be: “that is not fair”! Well, the truth is that at least in...