October 24, 2017

Combatting Software Piracy

Software piracy is defined as the illegal use, copying, or distributing of software. 

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February 15, 2017

It’s a Counterfeit Jungle out There

Lessons from Amazon on Why and How to Protect Your Brand. If you follow news surrounding Amazon.com, you know 2016 was a year of exploding opportunities at the online shopping giant—for counterfeiters.

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February 15, 2017

U.S. Navy sued for software piracy

Bitmanagement Software GmbH recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy. According to the allegations in the Complaint, Bitmanagement provided the Navy with 38 copies of its 3D software – which creates 3D images of buildings and other geographic terrain – for “testing, trial runs, and integration into Navy systems“ ostensibly to licence the same software on a larger scale.

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July 28, 2016

Getty Images sued for licensing images in the public domain

Caroline M. Highsmith, a renowned photographer who has dedicated her life to capturing images of the United States, is suing Getty Images for $1 billion. Highsmith claims that the company committed copyright infringement through the “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs documenting America.

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July 20, 2016

Fake Kanye West shoes on Instagram?

With over 300 million daily active users, Instagram is changing how we live, how we eat, and even how we think.  It serves as an outlet for us to share information about communities, politics, fashion, parenting, travel, work, and trends. 

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