The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a ruling that a marketer had an implied copyright license to distribute marketing materials containing digital copies of photographs of the late ...

The question is, are such so-called implied licenses binding and legally enforceable against licensors? The recent case of Davis v. Tampa Bay Arena provides a good review of the enforceability of ...

Memories of holiday concerts, show choir competitions and marching band performances might have to be just those — memories. A DVD recording of such events, while priceless to some, could come with a ...

It doesn’t take any formalities to authorize someone to use your copyrighted work. Whether we call it a “license,” “permission,” “a grant of rights” or something else, this step is often taken very ...

A copyright license is an agreement that allows a person or entity who holds the copyright (the licensor) to assign (or transfer) the copyright to another (the licensee).

All software developers should add a copyright license. Why? Because open source licensing is all about granting permission in advance If you want your code to be open source, it needs an OSI-approved ...