Paul Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Media Coalition in the Tennessee Supreme Court
Last week, Paul filed an amicus brief in the Funk v. Scripps defamation lawsuit on behalf of thirteen national media entities and a national public interest group in the Tennessee Supreme Court. The brief challenges a limitation on the fair report privilege that...
Meet the Bloggers at INTA 2018! (But sadly, not Rick)
You are more than likely reading this post on the plane or in the airport on your way to Seattle. (For the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, for our seven or so readers who don't attend). But if you're headed there, make sure this one's on your...
Tara is quoted in The Verge’s latest article on blockchain legislation
The Verge has been skeptical about the public understanding of blockchain, and this article is no exception. On March 22nd, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed into law Senate Bill 1662, to "recognize the legal authority of blockchain technology and smart contracts...
Paul Serves on Faculty of ABA Media Advocacy Workshop
Paul has long been involved with the media law community nationally, including through his work with the ABA Forum on Communications Law. For several years, Paul served on the Forum’s Training and Development Committee, including as one of its co-chairs. The...
Rick talks with Communications Daily about the 4th Circuit Cox Decision
Those who follow our blog know that Rick has long been thinking and writing about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the reaches of liability for hosting companies and ISPS for infringing material posted by users, and what it is really supposed to mean to have a...
Tara Aaron will be participating in a webinar on Drafting Clickwrap and Browsewrap Agreements on October 17th
Hello all - I will be participating in a ClearLaw Institute webinar at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, October 17th, 2017. The webinar is entitled "Drafting Clickwrap and Browsewrap Agreements: Enforceability Pitfalls." If you are interested in attending,...
Tara Aaron reviews a new Trademark Transactions Book for Oxford University Press
Tara's review of the new book The Law and Practice of Trademark Transactions: A Global and Local Outlook (Calboli, Irene and DeWerra, Jacques, eds.) has been published in Oxford University Press's Journey of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. Tara has reviewed...
Rick’s Article on Secondary Copyright Liability and BMG v. Cox Communications Has Been Published
Rick has blogged pretty extensively about BMG v. Cox Communications, including two about why the "Sony Betamax Rule," as commonly understood, didn't apply. Those ideas are now distilled into a single article over at Copyright and New Media Law (vol. 21, iss. 2, Summer...
Tara Aaron named 2017 Chair of the Copyright Society of the South
Aaron | Sanders proudly announces the election of founding partner Tara Aaron to chairperson of the Copyright Society of the South. The Copyright Society of the South's membership consists of publishers, attorneys, business people and academics interested in the...
Rick and Tara named to the list of The Best Lawyers in America®
Aaron | Sanders is pleased to announce that Tara Aaron and Rick Sanders have both been named by Best Lawyers® for the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Rick has been named for both copyright and trademark law, which is no surprise considering his great...
Aaron | Sanders is 5 years old!
This month, Aaron | Sanders celebrates its fifth anniversary! It's been a stellar year. We moved into our newest offices at 810 Dominican Drive, and most importantly, we added media attorney Paul McAdoo to our ranks. Since Paul joined us in September, he and Rick...
Tara Aaron appointed to the Copyright Society of the South Board of Directors
Tara Aaron has been appointed to a five year term on the Board of Directors of the Copyright Society of the South. Tara has been an active member of the Society and the current members felt that her dedication to and knowledge about copyright would be of great value...
