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Copyright Small Claims Court: It’s Almost Ready By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, March 2022 On December 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act). The CASE Act establishes a small claims court for copyright infringement cases. The law requires the Copyright Office to establish a Copyright Claims Board within one year to hear the claims.
SAG-AFTRA Welcomes Influencers By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, December 2021 “Influencers” are a growing group of performers who use social media to affect purchasing decisions of others through their knowledge, position, or relationship with their audience. Influencers often create content that is unique and attention-grabbing. SAG-AFTRA is the union for movie, television and radio performers. Membership in SAG-AFTRA comes with attractive benefits for performers. SAG-AFTRA is now allowing influencers to become members of the union. An influencer’s on-camera (audio and/or video) performances in the content they create for an advertiser will now be considered union-covered services and allow union pension and health contributions to be made.
Important Changes to Copyright and Trademark Law By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, March 2021 When the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law, it included the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act and the Trademark Modernization Act, which made significant changes to our intellectual property law.
Innovation Transformation: Creative Sparks Generated From Disruption and Intellectual Property Solutions By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, December 2020 The disruption caused by COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn sent a lot of businesses reeling. March 2020 began a dark time in almost every business sector. However, some businesses used these disruptions to generate creative sparks. The creative sparks manifested in different ways. Some businesses finally got to those great ideas they never had time to explore before. Others reshaped their business models. The prevailing theme in these changes was the creation of Intellectual Property to spur growth and find new sources of revenue. In other words, Innovation Transformation. The great thing about Innovation Transformation is that it has unlimited potential.   
Bankruptcy treatment of ipso facto clauses in intellectual property licenses By Beverly A. Berneman Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2004 Attorneys who insert an "ipso facto clause" into an intellectual property license hope to give their client an "out" in the event that the other party files a bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy treatment of ipso facto clauses in intellectual property licenses By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, December 2003 Attorneys who insert an "ipso facto clause" into an intellectual property license hope to give their client an "out" in the event that the other party files a bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy treatment of ipso facto clauses in intellectual property licenses By Beverly A. Berneman Intellectual Property, December 2001 Attorneys who insert an "ipso facto clause" into an intellectual property license hope to give their client an "out" in the event that the other party files a bankruptcy.

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