The number of people creating content online continues to grow worldwide, whether through traditional websites and news sites, social media sites like Facebook or Instagram, via blogs, YouTube videos, or many other platforms. This, in turn, has led to a rising tide of copyright disputes. Anytime you use someone else’s image, video, music or text online, there is a risk that you are infringing someone’s intellectual property.
Today, Haynes and Boone Partner Jason Bloom is joining the podcast to discuss the scope of copyright protection that exists for online materials, the types of disputes that have arisen in this area, how to avoid liability, and what to do if you’re on the receiving end of a complaint. Jason chairs the firm’s Copyright Practice Group and has litigated a wide variety of copyright disputes throughout the country.