“Aereo” smiths (part two)
In part one of this post I laid out the following propositions: (a) We operate in a common-law system, so want and expect judges to... Read more
Tag: Copyright
“Tolerated use”
Tim Wu (via Glenn Reynolds) says that we have to deal with the fuzzy logic of copyright enforcement in order properly to understand how copyright... Read more
Authors Guild v. Google: Judge Chin’s decision in favor of Google Books
Anyone looking for the Author’s Guild v. Google decision on the Southern District of New York website is going to have a hard time: It’s... Read more
What web developers should know about copyright
For some reason (maybe a weeklong trial?) I kind of missed the Megaupload story from mid-January. My bad. What story? Oh, this Megaupload story: Police... Read more
Norman Blagman Versus the Whole Digital Music Industry: Round 1 to Blagman.
I can’t write a better introductory sentence than Judge Andrew Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York did... Read more
Best of 2012: Moldy oldies
Originally posted March 29, 2012. Cohen the “Trademark Attorney” (his SEO people told him to sign blog posts as “Trademark Attorney” I guess; I think... Read more
“I don’t even own a TV”—Aereo (Part Two)
Familiarity of the reader with Part One is presumed. As I read the Second Circuit decision, I was pleased—for reasons I can’t quite, and won’t bother... Read more
About Face
Originally posted 2009-02-18 10:41:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The New York Times reports the latest on the Facebook “license” story: After a wave of... Read more
Fight for your right to parody. Or don’t.
Sometimes, just when a copyright dispute is getting very interesting, the parties go and do the unthinkable: They resolve their differences like reasonable people, and... Read more
Best of 2012: Not my money
Originally posted February 21, 2012. Last June, blogging about my presentation to the Copyright Society on the Righthaven litigation, I wrote the following: This brings... Read more
Persia purge
Remember how assiduously copyright owners went after services that made Hollywood entertainment "family friendly" against creators' wishes? Now do Iran. Read more
Going bananas after Star Athletica
Sometimes a banana costume isn't just a banana costume. At least not in the Third Circuit. #copyright Read more
Guest post: Not So Cheerful About Varsity Brands (Best of 2017)
Originally published on Match 28, 2017.[stextbox id=”info” caption=”Marc Whipple of the Legal Inspiration! Blog” image=”https://images.avvo.com/avvo/ugc/images/head_shot/standard/1034170_1486741391.jpg”]This is a special treat! In our line of work it... Read more
The PROTECT IP Act: We’re all infringers now
Glenn Reynolds links to this story: Dozens of law professors: PROTECT IP Act is unconstitutional: An ideologically diverse group of 90 law professors has signed... Read more