Written and edited by: Hannah Nacario and Ambur C. Smith, Esq. Last Saturday, Hutch Studio, the Baltimore-based incubator for govtech startups, hosted attorney Ambur C. Smith, Esq., founder of Ambur Smith Law, for a hands-on session demystifying the two things that quietly make or break founder-led businesses: contracts and intellectual property. The 2-partworkshop, entitled "Built to Last: A Founder's Guide to Contracts & Dealmaking" and “All Rights Reserved: was split into two halves —...

By: Ambur C. Smith, Esq. As a fifth-generation Black American, celebrating the Fourth of July as a socially and politically conscious adult has always been bittersweet. Just two weeks after Juneteenth, America's "birthday" serves as an annual reminder of the profound gap between America’s stated independence and the actual emancipation of the enslaved Africans who built this nation. The contrast is stark. The following is food for thought, as we embark upon the next chapter in American...

Overview Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark unanimous decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment , fundamentally reshaping how copyright infringement liability is assessed across the digital economy. Justice Thomas, writing for all nine Justices, held that Cox, one of the nation's largest internet service providers, was not liable as a contributory copyright infringer simply because some of its subscribers used its service to share music without authorization....