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ISHTIP at Penn, part 6

Session 4 | Traci Zimmerman (James Madison University), Moderator   Confederate Copyright: The Role of Nationalism in Designing a Copyright Regime Shane Valenzi (Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm, Chicago) Commentator | Shyam Balganesh (University of Pennsylvania)   In addition to … Continue reading

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ISHTIP at Penn, part 6

Session 4 | Traci Zimmerman (James Madison University), Moderator   Confederate Copyright: The Role of Nationalism in Designing a Copyright Regime Shane Valenzi (Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm, Chicago) Commentator | Shyam Balganesh (University of Pennsylvania)   In addition to … Continue reading

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Washington Post explains how the DMCA will kill your family

Buries the lede a bit, but it gets there: The industry says the law protects consumers by preventing cars from being hacked. But the main impact, say Rad and other security researchers, is to stem the tide of revelations embarrassing … Continue reading

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ISHTIP at Penn, Part 5

Session 3 | Marianne Dahlén (Uppsala University, Sweden), Moderator   Design and Copyright: An Open Question? Stina Teilmann-Lock (University of Southern Denmark) Commentator | Jessica Silbey (Northeastern University)   Openness in the law for fair followers?  Design in law in … Continue reading

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Washington Post explains how the DMCA will kill your family

Buries the lede a bit, but it gets there: The industry says the law protects consumers by preventing cars from being hacked. But the main impact, say Rad and other security researchers, is to stem the tide of revelations embarrassing … Continue reading

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ISHTIP at Penn, Part 5

Session 3 | Marianne Dahlén (Uppsala University, Sweden), Moderator   Design and Copyright: An Open Question? Stina Teilmann-Lock (University of Southern Denmark) Commentator | Jessica Silbey (Northeastern University)   Openness in the law for fair followers?  Design in law in … Continue reading

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ISHTIP at Penn, part 4

Session 2 | Dina Leytes (Griesing Law, LLC), Moderator   Lord Eldon, Lord Byron, and the Public Domain Gary Dyer (Cleveland State University) Commentator | Simon Stern (University of Toronto)   Byron’s strategies to deal with Eldon’s doctrine that created … Continue reading

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Claims about computer expertise aren’t puffery to ordinary consumers

Burton v. iYogi, Inc., 2015 WL 4385665, No. 13–CV–6926 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2015)   iYogi provides computer diagnostics and repair, general troubleshooting, updates to computer drivers, security protection, and PC speed and performance optimization. To market itself, iYogi offers “Free … Continue reading

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ISHTIP at Penn, part 4

Session 2 | Dina Leytes (Griesing Law, LLC), Moderator   Lord Eldon, Lord Byron, and the Public Domain Gary Dyer (Cleveland State University) Commentator | Simon Stern (University of Toronto)   Byron’s strategies to deal with Eldon’s doctrine that created … Continue reading

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Claims about computer expertise aren’t puffery to ordinary consumers

Burton v. iYogi, Inc., 2015 WL 4385665, No. 13–CV–6926 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2015)   iYogi provides computer diagnostics and repair, general troubleshooting, updates to computer drivers, security protection, and PC speed and performance optimization. To market itself, iYogi offers “Free … Continue reading

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