Intellectual Property

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Facebook Asks 3rd Circuit to Review Decision in Complex Section 230 Case

Facebook asked the full Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to review last month’s split-panel decision allowing a complex intellectual property and “right of publicity” lawsuit — which challenges Section 230 protections over third-party content and also mentions adult conglomerate WGCZ as co-defendant — to move forward.

opinion

What Type of Intellectual Property Protection Is Right for You?

As the pleasure products industry becomes more competitive, companies should look to protect the toys and tech they spend time and money to develop.

Maxine Lynn ·
opinion

Could an Industry ‘Innovation Council’ Protect Intellectual Property?

As many people say, there is no sense in whining about something unless you have a potential remedy.

Steve Callow ·
opinion

Why Is Intellectual Property Theft Tolerated?

For those who know me, you’ll already know I have strong feelings on the subject of intellectual property. As innovators, we are constantly finding our best ideas — whether or not we have protected the intellectual property (IP) with patents — copied by other manufacturers.

Steve Callow ·

Clips4Sale's Legal Zone to Tackle AB 5, Intellectual Property

The next episode of the Clips4Sale Legal Zone podcast is set for Monday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. (PDT), when Clips4Sale owner Neil and noted attorneys Corey D. Silverstein and Larry Walters will cover legal issues that affect the industry.

CalExotics Working With Amazon to Protect Brand, Intellectual Property

Susan Colvin, founder and CEO of CalExotics, has announced that the pleasure products company is working with Amazon in order to protect its intellectual property.

Randazza Publishes Paper on Morality and Intellectual Property Rights

Industry attorney Marc Randazza recently released a paper that examines intellectual property rights and the implications of morality-based impediments to the enforcement of them and their supportability under international agreements.

Sssh.com’s Singer: Corporate Abuse of Intellectual Property Is Out of Control

Sssh.com’s Coleen Singer recently penned a piece on loss leaders and online commerce, saying corporate abuse of intellectual property is out of control and “seriously injuring” the livelihoods of content creators.

opinion

Registering Your Intellectual Property

Savvy intellectual property owners understand that effective protection and enforcement of their intellectual property requires that they register their copyrights and trademarks.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

Taiwan Says Porn Not Protected Under Intellectual Property

Unlike the battle against pirated content elsewhere in the world, prosecutors in Tawain have no problem with their country’s online sites using other foreign companies’ porn to make a profit.

ICM Registry Hosting Intellectual Property Webinar on Tuesday

.XXX operator ICM Registry is hosting a webinar tomorrow to explain the impact new generic top-level domains will have on trademarks.

trends

Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

Protecting intellectual property against piracy and theft is a battle that both adult and mainstream businesses were fighting long before the advent of the Internet.

Alex Henderson ·
opinion

Intellectual Property: 2

In part one, we began our look at protecting your intellectual property rights. In this conclusion, we'll examine registration of copyrights, trademark enforcement and more.

Gregory Piccionelli ·
opinion

Intellectual Property: 1

The amount of adult entertainment content available to consumers today is enormous and growing exponentially. In fact, there has never been so much explicit erotica so readily available as there is now. Yet industry profits have slowed despite the fact that total revenues continue to increase.

Gregory Piccionelli ·
opinion

Intellectual Property

Ignorance of the law excuses no one. If you are unaware of your law, then you are in for big trouble. To better understand what are your rights and duties, educate yourself.

Paul Hood ·