Two appeals courts, a California-based Ninth Circuit and New York-based Second Circuit, have been split over a key time frame established by the Copyright Act, leading to one essential question—Can a copyright holder recover for infringements that occurred more than...
Copyright Law
“I Do Not Own the Rights to This Music’ and Other Pointless Disclaimers”
On-line disclaimers won’t protect you if you use copyrighted creative materials.
Hovey Williams 2nd Annual Intellectual Property Bootcamp Set for September 29th
Now Accepting Applications. Join us for a hands-on crash course on intellectual property for diverse undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law students.
Registration Guidance for Copyright Applications of Works Incorporating AI-Generated Content
The guidance stems from the principle that individuals who use AI in creating a work may claim copyright protection for their own contributions to that work (and not the AI-generated content). The Copyright Office has clarified that applicants have a duty to disclose the inclusion of AI-generated content.
Copyright Office Grants Limited Protection for AI-Generated Images
Artists and content creators alike should take note
Four Hovey Williams Partners Honored as Super Lawyers®
We are pleased to announce that four of our Partners, Scott Brown, Cheryl Burbach, Crissa Cook, and Michael Hurd have been selected to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Selection for the Super Lawyers list means these Partners rate among the top 5% of...
Global Entrepreneurship Week – KC
ATTENTION PIONEERS and INVENTORS!! DON'T MISS OUT ON FREE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Global Entrepreneurship Week - KC happens November 14-20, 2022. Learn how to to protect and commercialize your inventions with patents, trade secrets, copyrights and...
Hovey Williams 2023 Recognition in “The Best Lawyers in America”®
Congratulations to our honorees. A well deserved honor.
Copyright Claims Board Begins Accepting Claims
On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The CCB was established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020. The CCB consists of...
Hovey Prevails in Copyright Infringement Case at the 8th Circuit
Hovey Williams LLP successfully defended its client Thomson Sailors Homes and its principals in a copyright infringement action in the Western District of Missouri. In 2019, Judge Steven R. Bough granted summary judgment of no copyright infringement in a case claiming...