When Rubber Meets the Road – Practical Applications and Caveats about “Cloud Computing” Part 2
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 (1997) with a special...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
The most widely used defense is the “fair use” defense. The fair use defense involves the following factors: (1) the purpose and character of the use (e.g., commercial versus nonprofit or educational...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
A copyright can be abandoned, forfeited, or both, and a copyright owner can sometimes be prevented from asserting their rights. Abandoning a copyright requires some manifestation of an intent to abandon. Mere...
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...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
Two computer programs can be identical and yet there will be no copyright infringement if both were created independently of each other. One common way of doing this is by creating a “clean room.”
One may...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
Once the copyright in a work has expired or the copyright has been abandoned, the work is in the public domain and may be freely copied. The Copyright Act has been revised over the years, and thus determining...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
Even if one establishes ownership in a copyrighted work and that an accused infringer copied the work, the accused infringer may escape liability under one of several defenses set forth in the Copyright Act. Note,...
