Guide Through the Legal Jungle

NBC Harry-Potter Lawsuit Raises Copyright-Font Issue

A while ago I blogged about copyright protection for fonts, the risks of using font exchanges, and a client’s pursuit of a font license for use on a company logo. The client story had a happy ending.

I don’t see tons of font copyright issues in my entertainment and intellectual property law practice. They are apparently on the rise. The P22 Type Foundry just sued NBC Universal for using P22’s Cezanne font software to create various Harry Potter merchandise. The Hollywood Reporter offers an interesting article about the lawsuit.

Writing Effective Disclaimers for Your Twitter Account

It has become increasingly common for companies to have policies concerning employee online activities. I’ve previously blogged about what a company social media policy may legally require.

Most company social media policies require that if the employee identifies himself as an employee of the company, the employee must include a disclaimer such as the following:

The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ABC Company.

But how does one include that 102-character disclaimer on a medium like Twitter that allows only 140 characters per message? Many people include the disclaimer as part of their Twitter profile. Here are some of the effective short disclaimers I’ve recently seen:

• Tweets independent of ABC Company

• Opinions my own

• Tweets my own, composed for free.

• Tweets in personal capacity

• Links/RTs are not endorsements.