{"id":7027256,"date":"2026-08-04T18:58:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-briefing-copyright-basics-what-you-own-what-you-dont-and-what-happens-when-someone-crosses-the-line\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:58:42","slug":"the-briefing-copyright-basics-what-you-own-what-you-dont-and-what-happens-when-someone-crosses-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7027256","title":{"rendered":"The Briefing: Copyright Basics: What You Own, What You Don\u2019t, and What Happens When Someone Crosses the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NgTwbDV6lUg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theiplawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/927\/embed_thumbs\/NgTwbDV6lUg.png\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weintraub.com\/people\/scott-m-hervey\/\">Scott Hervey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weintraub.com\/people\/richard-d-buckley-jr\/\">Richard D. 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