Decades in Business,
Technology and Digital Law

A consent farm is a website that is designed only to gather personal information, which is then sold as leads to third party businesses. The business concept is not illegal, but how such a model is executed may be. Response Tree provides a good lesson on activities to...

You’re probably aware that the IRS requires reporting on Form 8300 if someone engaged in a trade or business receives $10,000 or more in cash for a transaction or series of transactions (Internal Revenue Code, Sec. 60501). The purpose of such requirement is to prevent...

Mickey Mouse in the public domain? Well, sort of. The copyright in Mickey’s debut in “Steamboat Willie” in 1928 expired on January 1st. The surprising result is that the characters, yes, even Mickey, enter the public domain. Immediately, the production of some Mickey...