Copyright Law Update – November 28, 2023
December 8, 2023Copyright Law Update — November 28, 2023 By Matt Hersh The federal court for the Central District of California has found that an author’s contention that a co-collaborator’s work was done “for hire” can trigger the running of the statute of limitations on a claim of authorship. The decision is Crabtr…
DetailsTRADE SECRETS UPDATE: CUSTOMER LIST CAN BE A TRADE SECRET—EVEN WITHOUT A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
October 9, 2023Practitioners of trade secrets law will want to take note of a decision that came down last week from the Arizona Court of Appeals. The opinion, ArborCraft v. Arizona Urban Arborist, 1 CA-CV 23-0384, 2023 WL 6439844 (Ariz. App. Oct. 3, 2023), shines a little light on what it takes to protect a customer list [&helli…
DetailsTRADE SECRETS ALERT: TWO DIFFERENT LESSONS IN TRADE SECRETS PREEMPTION
October 6, 2023The Arizona federal district court has weighed in twice in the past two weeks over the unique preemptive force of the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Litigators bringing trade secrets claims in Arizona courts—whether under the AUTSA or its federal counterpart, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, will want to take no…
Details