On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Victoria Taylor, Director of Digital Community at WeWork, asked me to do a mini question and answer session. The full text of the Q&A session follows: Tell us about your first job? My first job was a telemarketing position working for a home security company. It was really helpful in knocking […]
The music industry is a lot different than how it was years ago. With the increasing power of social media, the independent revolution has flurished. More often than not, artists are self releasing their music and becoming celebrities over night. And while the rise of the independent world has a multitude of benefits for the
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The “Happy Birthday” song, one of the most popular songs in history, has been in copyright for the past 80 years. Yesterday, that all ended. In a dramatic turn of events, Judge George H. King ruled that the copyright filed by the Clayton F. Summy Co. provided a copyright over the specific piano arrangements
Apple has shrunken down the headphone connector, deviating from the standard 3.5mm headphone plug most smartphone users know and love. Before I go any further, let me start out by giving a small disclaimer (as a lawyer, I am trained to give disclaimers a lot). I am writing this on my Apple MacBook Air,
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What’s a Trademark? Trademarks are a form of intellectual property. A trademark is used to identify and distinguish the source of the goods or services that are being represented by the trademark. We get it, this is confusing. In the simplest of terms, a trademark is your brand. Trademarks can be letters and words,
Thinking about starting a business in New York? Reguardless of whether you are thinking about starting the next big startup that turns into a fortune 500 company or a small business, the legal implications of starting a business can be complex. As a result, Cordero Law is happy to provide you its “starting a business checklist” as a guide to help you along the way.
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