The Death of Brick and Mortar
It’s good to be an “Internet lawyer” — at least if you have “Internet clients.” Thankfully, I do. Here’s why it’s so good, besides the... Read more
Category: Distribution systems
Google Books settlement takes it on the Chin
I raised questions about the Google Books settlement ages ago. Now some of them have been answered, and Judge Denny Chin’s answer is “no”: While... Read more
Boycotting the RIAA?
Gizmodo seems to be the epicenter of this intriguing concept. Hat tip to attorney Brett Trout. Read more
The Internet of Things: A threat to yummy trademarks?
This item came across the ether yesterday: RT @adage: Edible 3-D food printing becomes a reality at Hershey http://t.co/GiYhzUzoR2 pic.twitter.com/LVWDV2ioe2 — Likelihood TM Blog (@likely2confuse)... Read more
DRM insanity confounding even Microsoft
A reader writes in to Instapundit: “On Windows Vista, the only way to get true HD movie and TV content from your $2000 home-theater PC... Read more
Infinite loop (updated and bumped)
Originally published on July 22, 2011; see update at bottom!) It can only mean one thing when you read this in a news article: On... Read more
New reporting requirements for webcasters
Crack broadcasting consultant John Catlett, who sits with me on the advisory board of WPRB in Princeton and like me is an alumnus of the... Read more
Aereo, FilmOn, and the “Shimmer” of maybe-unlawfully-clever digital entertainment delivery
Those of you of a certain age will remember the classic SNL parody commercial for “New Shimmer“: It’s kind of the same thing with Aereo,... Read more
Best of 2011: What “beating Righthaven” means
First posted November 3, 2011. Instapundit links to Donald Douglas’s blog post, Beating Righthaven. Excerpt: Righthaven files “no warning” lawsuits. That is, it gives no advance... Read more
“Aereo” smiths (part one)
UPDATE, June 25, 2014: The Supreme Court has ruled. [Still, read this. Then read this. — RDC] If you are a real IP lawyer, or... Read more
PROTECT IP — Threat or menace?
Got this video by Kirby Ferguson from Holmes Wilson at “Fight for the Future,” a starry-eyed organization that looks a little naive and a little goofy, but... Read more
How Web Content Consumption Has Evolved
Far be it from me to be a malcontent, but one problem we have around here is that the copyright and trademark statutes have changed... Read more
“Diversion”: Threat or menace?
We have written before (as have some judges) about the dubious concept of “diversion,” usually used to rationalize the equally dubious concept of “initial interest... Read more
Best of 2008: “‘Diversion’: Threat or Menace?” (June)
This was posted on June 25th: We have written before (as have some judges) about the dubious concept of “diversion,” usually used to rationalize the... Read more