Bryce Pilz
Whether or not you work directly with software, you have probably heard the term “open source.”  In very general terms, “open source” technology is licensed under certain principles that guarantee the freedom to use the technology downstream (i.e., by the licensees, sublicenses, or other users).  A technology license is the way a holder of […]

Susan M. Kornfield, J.D.
skornfield@bodmanllp.com
Yoko Ono and her sons filed a lawsuit to prevent the use of fifteen seconds of John Lennon’s copyrighted song “Imagine” in a film about intelligent design.  Ms. Ono claimed that they had not given permission for the use of the composition or the sound recording in connection with the film, and […]

Susan M. Kornfield, J.D.
skornfield@bodmanllp.com
Everyone, but everyone, is calling for support of entrepreneurship and growth of the Michigan economy.  We have our hopes pinned on the development of the knowledge sector – software, biotech, Web 2.0 businesses, medical devices, and other intellectual property-based enterprises.  As a State we hope to create business “clusters”  – geographic concentration of companies in the […]