All Articles

"What Do You Mean I Don't Own It? I Paid For It!"Ownership Of Works Protected By U.S. Copyright Law

Michael J. Smith | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Does this story sound familiar? Faced with a tight timeline, a marketing manager forgoes contacting the legal department and hires a graphic designer to create a new logo for the company's flagship brand. The graphic designer is told the new logo is intended to be used as part of a major tradeshow...