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Jaszi festschrift: Panel 2 – Authorship

Posted on November 18, 2016 by rtushnet

Margaret Chon, What Berne Article 15(4) Tells Us Decolonization and development: only one country, India, initially designated an authority to facilitate compulsory licensing and even after Berne was amended only two dozen countries have taken advantage of the option.  Non … Continue reading →

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ABA amicus in Lee v. Tam

Posted on November 18, 2016 by rtushnet

The ABA’s amicus in Lee v. Tam in favor of neither party is largely strong (though I don’t agree with everything therein) but does contain one argument that is unworthy of the ABA’s trademark experts: The theory that otherwise valid marks become … Continue reading →

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Jaszi festschrift, Panel 1 – Traditional Knowledge

Posted on November 18, 2016 by rtushnet

Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Toward a Festschrift for Peter A. Jaszi Boatema Boateng, “Tradition” and the Production of the Other in Intellectual Property Law Jaszi’s questioning of received wisdom of copyright law is a key influence.  How different … Continue reading →

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Jaszi festschrift, Panel 1 – Traditional Knowledge

Posted on November 18, 2016 by rtushnet

Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Toward a Festschrift for Peter A. Jaszi Boatema Boateng, “Tradition” and the Production of the Other in Intellectual Property Law Jaszi’s questioning of received wisdom of copyright law is a key influence.  How different … Continue reading →

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Peter Jaszi lecture, Confessions of a recovering auteurist

Posted on November 18, 2016 by rtushnet

This was a lecture given in honor of Prof. Jaszi’s retirement from teaching, before a festschrift for his work. New Librarian of Congress said that she’d have the CO serve the interests of authors—assumption that authors are ©’s beneficiaries.  Metaphor … Continue reading →

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Unclear on the concept? publisher boilerplate + CC license

Posted on November 17, 2016 by rtushnet

I can read these sentences in a way that makes them consistent … but not easily. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2eKKCrH

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Reading list: Free Innovation by Eric von Hippel

Posted on November 17, 2016 by rtushnet

E von Hippel, 2017. Free Innovation. Cambridge MA: MIT Press Abstract:      In this book I integrate new theory and new research findings into the framework of a “free innovation paradigm.” Free innovation involves innovations developed and given away by consumers … Continue reading →

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Tamicus: IP profs’ amicus brief in Lee v. Tam with Christine Farley

Posted on November 17, 2016 by rtushnet

Hot off the presses.  Read it here.  Thanks to all who commented and signed on. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2fYVmhY

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Mark McKenna reviews Registering Disagreement

Posted on November 16, 2016 by rtushnet

At Jotwell, here.  Thanks for the kind review! from Blogger http://ift.tt/2ggKzUy

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Announcing my upcoming move to Harvard

Posted on November 15, 2016 by rtushnet

Beginning next academic year, I will be joining the faculty of Harvard Law as the inaugural Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law. I’ll miss the wonderful students, staff and faculty of Georgetown, but I’m incredibly excited for this new … Continue reading →

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