When Rubber Meets the Road – Practical Application...

By Timothy B. McCormack with Special Thanks to Pete Roberts of the Washington State Bar Association LOMAP office. Mr. McCormack is a technology lawyer and Seattle native with noteworthy international experience. He received his B.A. in Speech Communication with an emphasis on rhetorical analysis (cum laude) from the University of Washington (1994), and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon School of Law...

Practical Applications and Caveats about “Cloud Co...

By Timothy B. McCormack with Special Thanks to Pete Roberts of the Washington State Bar Association LOMAP office. Mr. McCormack is a technology lawyer and Seattle native with noteworthy international experience. He received his B.A. in Speech Communication with an emphasis on rhetorical analysis (cum laude) from the University of Washington (1994), and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon School of Law...

Seeking the Advice of the Register of Copyrights U...

**This is important information for the Intellectual Property Community in Seattle and around the world. This is the first opinion of its kind. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. OLEM SHOE CORP., Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON SHOE CO., Defendant. No. 09-23494-CIV.Sept. 3, 2010.Attorneys and Law Firms Bernardo Burstein, Burstein & Associates PA, Jesus Sanchelima, Sanchelima & Associates, Miami, FL, for...

Excerpt from Copyright Office Opinion – Issu...

**This is important information for the Intellectual Property Community in Seattle and around the world. This is the first opinion of its kind. The Register notes the court’s concern regarding the structure of 17 U.S.C. § 41l(b)(2) and the potential that the provision might be abused by litigants. See, Footnote 4 of the Order on Motion for Issuance of Request to Register of Copyrights. Since the Office played an...

New Trends, Tools & Tips: Keeping Your Practi...

On Thursday, March 24, 2011, Timothy McCormack will be speaking on “Lawyers in the Sky” with Computers: Cloud Computing and the Small Firm at the WSBA-CLE New Trends, Tools & Tips: Keeping Your Practice Current seminar. The seminar will be at the WSBA-CLE Conference Center at Century Square 1501 4th Ave., Suite 308 in Seattle. The all-day seminar includes other programs. We have attached the flyer and registration...

Canadian Realtor writes about how copyright infrin...

Excerpt: “Are you aware that, as the Broker/Owner, Broker of Record, Franchise Owner, Managing Broker, head honcho, call your title what you will – by definition, YOU are responsible? YOU will be held accountable for everything on your agents’ web sites? Do you even know what’s on your agents’ web sites? . . . And, you HAVE violated the REALTOR®’s Code of Ethics – Article 12 (in part) that says:...