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PayPal Account Frozen and Online Store Shut Down for Infringement – Now What?

In their latest efforts to combat coppyright or trademark infringement, foreign content creators have been filing a rash of complaints in the Southern District of Florida to obtain a temporary restraining order (TRO) seizing and freezing online seller's PayPal, Square, and other payment platform accounts and online stores through such platforms as Etsy, eBay, Bonanza, Amazon, Wish, and more. If you've had your online store shut down and seized and are the subject of a Federal lawsuit, don't just ignore it. Here's some suggestions on how to handle having your online store shut down by claims of copyright or trademark infringement.
The author's children about to visit Journey Behind the Falls in Ontario, Canada

Why Canadian Creators Should Register Copyrights in the United States

If you are a Canadian author, you should consider investing in a United States copyright registration. Why? The short answer is damages and attorney's fees.

PPP Flexibility Act Brings Welcome Changes to Loan Program

Congress yesterday passed the H.R. 7010, entitled the Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPFA), to fix what many perceived to be some of the biggest flaws in the loan program.

Presentation to Stetson Intellectual Property Law Society

I gave a presentation entitled "Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Copyright Law I Learned from Cartoons" to the Stetson University Law School Intellectual Property Law Society.