Copyright infringement mecca?
That term, courtesy of the MBA’s Andie Schwartz (who sent the link) could apply to the whole Internet, but it seems particularly appropriate for describing […]
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Gin a body meet a body
Body #1 being the “Mother Court,” as it describes itself–the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Body #2 being […]
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Patry and “The Copyright Wars”
The Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book feature just uploaded a podcast featuring Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google, copyright treatiste and, of course, […]
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Continue reading » Baseball been very, very good to lawyers
Do you remember the lawsuit by Major League Baseball over the use of — well, not statistics, exactly, but the rights of publicity in baseball […]
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Companies versus their fans
Walter Olson: The famous maker of candies and candy-dispensers is suing the owners of the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in Northern California, claiming that […]
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Continue reading » Google and the bookmakers
Remember the Google book-scan lawsuit? No, we hadn’t either; we hardly even remember books. But thanks to Jaded Topaz we’re reminded, as she sends along […]
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The long and rocky road
Irvin Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, died yesterday. Here’s how much time has passed since just about the time your blogger […]
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Jews for Jesus Redux (or, the Second Filing)
Jews for Jesus sues Google over blog SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Christian evangelical group Jews for Jesus is suing Google Inc., saying a Web log […]
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Have a Coke and a Trial
India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So […]
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Continue reading » “I Have a Dream ©”
The online Globe and Mail has an important item on how documentary filmmakers and others are being slammed by the IP equity grab, called “How […]
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