Articles by Shaya Taheri
Shaya Taheri is a 1L at WCL with an interest in IP Law. Shaya is a junior blogger for the IP Brief. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in Information and Computer Science. He is originally from Los Angeles, CA.
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“Talent borrows, genius steals?” Those strong words opened a press release where Philipp Paulus, a photographer, accused Rihanna of copying the set, staging, and photographs from one of his fashion shoots in the music video …
How far can bluffing get you in copyright infringement cases? Righthaven hopes its bluffs will take it as far as settlements as it continues to bully bloggers into settlements using possibly bogus copyrights.
Social Security law firm and daytime commercial masters Binder & Binder brought suit against Disability Group, Inc. for buying “Binder and Binder” as a Google AdWord. Willful infringement was found as clients were significantly confused as to who they were actually calling.
You may want to get an anti-virus program for your toaster.
A recent court decision could soon create a whole new set of copyright infringement claims. Circuit Judge Wollman quoted Steve Wozniak (a.k.a. co-founder of Apple, …
