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Top 11 Copyright Myths and Misconceptions

1.- What is copyrightable and what is not?

Copyright protection exists in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.

Works of authorship include the following categories:

literary works;
musical works, including any accompanying words;
dramatic works, including any accompanying music;
pantomimes and choreographic works;
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;
motion pictures and other audiovisual works;
sound recordings; and
architectural works.

Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. After all, copyright law doesn’t protect ideas, only the expression of the ideas.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2021-12-07T14:50:14-05:00April 24, 2019|Best Practices, Counterfeits, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business, International Law, IPR, Trademarks and Logos|0 Comments

CBP, BIS, and Other Agencies Launch A New Task Force to Combat Counterfeit Goods

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a press release announcing a new multi-agency task force, The Global Trade Task Force (GTTF), which is designed to protect national security and combat counterfeit goods. The multi-agency task force was launched recently in Detroit and DHS believes the task force could serve as a national model for related investigations.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2021-12-07T14:58:04-05:00March 21, 2019|Best Practices, Enforcement, Import, International Trade, Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

CBP Needs Your Help to Improve their Operations in the 21st Century Business Environment – COMMENT PERIOD NOW OPEN!

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has announced the re-opening of the public comment period on the six key themes identified by “The 21st Century Customs Framework” initiative. Now is your chance to provide feedback to CBP that can benefit your supply chain and the US economy.

CBP appreciates the need to stay modern to face the challenges of an evolving business landscape. To fulfill its mission, CBP is carrying out an initiative entitled “The 21st Century Customs Framework” which will seek to address and improve many aspects of CBP’s trade mission to better position the agency to operate in the 21st Century business environment. Below are the topics CBP is seeking public input on:

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By Jennifer Diaz|2019-03-12T21:28:58-04:00March 12, 2019|Best Practices, Import, International Law, International Trade, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

New Import Detention Order Targets Tuna Harvested with Forced Labor

Effective February 4, 2019, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ordered the detention at all U.S. ports of entry of tuna and any such merchandise manufactured wholly or in part by the Tunago No. 61, which is a fishing vessel owned by Tunago Fishery Co., LTD a company located in Vanuatu. According to the CBP press release of February 6, 2019, importers of detained shipments are provided an opportunity to export their goods or demonstrate that they were not produced with forced labor. The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1307) bans imports of merchandise or food produced in whole or at least in part by forced labor, including convict labor, forced child labor, and indentured labor.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:22:45-04:00March 7, 2019|Best Practices, Customs Expert, Food, Import, International Law, International Trade, Seizure, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

China Tariff Hike Postponed – USTR to Establish an Exclusion Process – Seminar on “China Tariffs/AD/CVD 101”

The on-going trade war continues as China and the US make progress to come to an agreement. For background information on past actions taken by the Trump Administration to protect American Intellectual Property, check out our previous blogs.

China Tariff Increase is Postponed

President Trump reported in a February 24th tweet that as a result of the “substantial progress” in trade negotiations with China on “important structural issues” he will be delaying the increase from 10 percent to 25 percent in the additional Section 301 tariffs on the List 3 goods (valued at about US$200 billion) that is scheduled to take place on March 2nd. To formalize the extension, the administration will have to publish a Federal Register notice stating the Section 301 additional tariff on the so-called List 3 products will remain at ten percent for now and the notice will likely provide the new date for the tariff increase. To date no formal notice has been published.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:21:09-04:00February 28, 2019|AD/CVD, Best Practices, China, China Trade War, Customs Broker, Expert, Export, HTSUS, Import, International Business, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

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