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Ms. Haviland Macy Marie Kebler Joins The Board of Great Explorations Children’s Museum
We are excited to announce that Ms. Kebler has joined the Board of Great Explorations. She is thrilled to continue supporting Great Explorations and their mission to stimulate learning for children in a hands-on environment through creativity & play in her new...
The Music Modernization Act “MMA”
The Music Modernization Act, (“MMA”) was introduced on April 10, 2018 to update the copyright laws to ensure statutory licensing is more impartial for creators and efficient for digital music providers. There are three key titles of this Act: Musical Works...
Florida’s Adoption of the Federal Summary Judgment Standard
At the very end of an already tumultuous 2020, the Supreme Court of Florida issued a decision on December 31, 2020, adopting the federal summary judgment standard. In that opinion, rather than making substantial changes to the text of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure...
Unicolors, Inc. v H&M Hennes & Marutz, LP
On June 01, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari for a matter of first impression and to review a circuit split regarding Copyright Law. The petition was granted for the Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP Lawsuit and the...
Ms. Brittany Maxey-Fisher Selected as a 2021 Super Lawyer in Florida for Intellectual Property Law!
Congratulations to our Managing Partner, Ms. Brittany J. Maxey-Fisher on being named on the 2021 Florida Super Lawyers List as a Top-Rated Intellectual Property Attorney in St. Petersburg. The annual list compiles the top lawyers throughout different regions and...
Copyright’s Small Claims Court
Until this year, copyright infringement actions could only be brought in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. §1338(a). There was no small-claims court with jurisdiction to hear copyright claims in the United States. The problem, first recognized by Congress in 2011, is...