Intellectual Property

Many Film lawsuits
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Manny Film lawsuits – 40 new cases in Florida

Thanks to a tip-off from the Die Troll Die blog, we can see 40 new Manny Film lawsuits in our Florida courts.  The chart below was pulled this morning from PACER.  All of these cases, as indicated by “flsdce” are in the Southern District of Florida.  The image is a portion of the complaint. The lawsuits…

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Good Man Productions lawsuits
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38 Good Man Productions Lawsuits filed in Florida

Thanks to a Twitter tip-off from @DieTrollDie, we have learned of 38 new Good Man Productions lawsuits.  All 38 lawsuits were filed by Plaintiff “Good Man Productions, Inc.” for the alleged downloading of movies via the BitTorrent protocol, and all appear to have been filed by and through the same attorney who has also been representing Malibu Media, LLC in hundreds of similar…

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What is a Trade Secret?
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What is a ‘Trade Secret’? And how is it protected?

Many business owners and entrepreneurs have information they want to protect.  But what sort of information falls under the context of a trade sect?  And what is a “Trade Secret”? Well, it depends on the context.  Generally, “trade secrets” involve information.  Florida has its own definition for trade secret in the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which defines “trade…

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