Category: Talkers Magazine

The Idea / Expression Dichotomy

Attorney Matthew B. Harrison

By Matthew B. Harrison SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –– Good talk radio hosts draw upon multiple sources for material. News, media, pop culture and their own lives and interests are standard sources for talking points. In today’s digital world two pressing legal questions should be on your mind: 1) How difficult is it to infringe upon someone’s […]

A Lesson from the NJ101.5 Case – Copyright Infringement

Attorney Matthew B. Harrison

By Matthew B. Harrison Senior Partner, Harrison Strategies SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –– When choosing to use non-original materials as a portion of programming, it is important to make sure that such usage falls squarely within the accepted affirmative defense of fair use. A New Jersey federal appeals court recently reinstated a copyright and defamation lawsuit against […]