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Freedom of Expression and Copyright
Xinglong Cao, A University School of Law, has published "Expression in Copyright, and its Reflections in Patent and 'Freedom of Expression'." This article carefully peruses the pivotal theories in copyright, patent and "freedom of expression," includin Here is the abstract.
Media Law Prof Blog
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Jury Picked and Trial Commences in SCO v. Novell UNIX Code Copyright Ownership Dispute
over the ownership of copyrights to UNIX source code is lengthy indeed. But we'll spare you the details and just say that the ownership of the copyrights is a critical issue because it is that very source code that underlies SCO's claims that the open source Linux Operating System infringes on its intellectual property rights, thereby obligating just about everybody who uses the Linux OS to pay royalties to SCO. briefly recap, the issue of code ownership is being resolved in a slander of title lawsuit The back story to the dispute between The SCO Group and Novell, Inc., So needless
New Media and Technology Law
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The History of Copyright Law In British Palestine
Michael Birnhack, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, has published "Hebrew Authors and English Copyright Law in Mandate Palestine," in volume 12 of Theoretical Inquiries in Law (2011). Here is the abstract. This article (re)tells the as yet-untold stor
Media Law Prof Blog
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Introducing the 'psycho-acoustic simulation' defense to copyright infringement
Capitol and several other record labels sued BlueBeat for copyright infringement, alleging in a Nov. BlueBeat claims that "Plaintiffs are not likely to succeed on the merits because Defendants' website markets and sells an entirely different sound recording than that copyrighted by Plaintiffs." BlueBeat even says it obtained copyright registrations on such "new" recordings (which, as the plaintiffs point out, are exactly the same as the original recordings). The works of virtually every major recording artist are now available, through legitimate channels, for digital download.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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What's the point of copyright?
The debate over copyright's ultimate purpose -- " to protect the intellectual property created by artists" vs. "to note that this issue is specifically addressed in the Constitution, which says that patents and copyrights should be granted “for limited times”—i.e., What I mean is that the purpose of copyright is (as Yglesias says) to encourage creation of works -- by (as Bunch says) " protect[ing] the intellectual property created by artists so they are to benefit consumers, not producers" -- leaked into the mainstream political blogosphere this week, as Andrew Sullivan highlighted an exchange between Sonny Bunch and Matt Yglesias: Sonny Bunch whacks Yglesias : The purpose of intellectual property law has very little to do with Matt Yglesias being able to enjoy a wide variety of new music.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Thursday, February 4, 2010
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How the RealDVD ruling could reshape copyright law
Tags: Copyright Fair Use IP/Tech Litigatio By Eriq Gardner Hollywood studios got a huge win yesterday when Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction against the release of a technology produced by RealNetworks that lets consumers save copies of...
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AP: Shepard Fairey under criminal investigation over falsehoods in copyright case
The copyright lawsuit between the Associated Press and Shepard Fairey over the artist's use of an AP photo in his iconic " Obama Hope " poster was interesting enough. Hellerstein mentioned the grand jury probe in a handwritten note denying a request by a lawyer for artist Shepard Fairey that a hearing relating to a copyright lawsuit they brought against The Associated Press be closed. *** The U.S. But the case now has taken a decidedly strange and ominous turn for Fairey, as it was revealed in court today that a federal grand jury is investigating Fairey over his admitted lies about the photo he copied and the creation and deletion of evidence about which which photo he used.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Class action copyright suit filed against Scribd; is filtering an act of infringement?
YouTube for print, a Houston financial writer has sued Scribd.com for copyright infringement, purporting to represent a class of authors who allege their works have been illegally copied, re-formatted, and displayed by the popular document-hosting service. As first reported by CNET's Greg Sandoval, the plaintiff, Elaine Scott, is represented by Kiwi Camara , famous in the copyright world for his defense of p2p infringer Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In what could be Viacom v. Scott's complaint is in many ways similar to those filed by movie, TV, and music companies against user-generated
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Sunday, September 20, 2009
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The Asshat in the Rye
Tags: copyrigh J.D. Salinger wrote one of the most influential novels in modern history. If you don’t know which book that is, then you’re a moron. That might piss you off, if you are one of those who don’t know which book Salinger wrote, being called a moron and all. All morons hate [...]
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The Legal Satyricon
- Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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Jessica Seinfeld wins cookbook copyright lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni Cookbook author Jessica Seinfeld has prevailed in a copyright lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed Seinfeld ripped off several sections of her bestseller "Deceptively Delicious." Tags: Copyright Litigatio In the decision, issued today in New York, Federal judge Laura...
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Are Tweets Copyrightable?
Is a tweet copyrightable ? Is a tweet copyrighted by default when its published ? Tags: copyrigh Mark Cuban, whinebox owner of the Dallas Mavericks, recently got tagged by the NBA with a 25k fine for a courtside tweet complaining about officiating.
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The Legal Satyricon
- Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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Ellen boogeys into copyright lawsuit
Tags: Copyright Corporate Litigation Music Televisio By Eriq Gardner We know she can dance. And apparently she can judge singing competitions. But how can Ellen do in court? We might soon find out.
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NPR makes copyright claim over anti-same-sex-marriage ad; another political fair use fight
Another day, another news organization trying to suppress political speech it doesn't like through a suspect copyright claim. While the issue isn't quite as much of a slam dunk as Perez Hilton's copyright claims over the use of 3 seconds of his video blog in an anti-SSM ad by a different group, I think SFMM has a very strong fair use claim here. Here's the letter from SFMM attorney Barry Bostrom rejecting NPR's copyright claims. ( This time the victim is Stand for Marriage Maine , a group that supports Question 1, a Nov. 3
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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