Category Archives: copyright

Copyright Society: politics!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by rtushnet

The 21st-Century Copyright Office    (I know, but really, this panel is almost all about forum shopping and maneuvering to make sure that the people who have always made copyright policy continue to do so.  It’s important.) Moderator: Jacqueline Charlesworth, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Copyright Society: fan productions

Posted on June 9, 2014 by rtushnet

Crowd-Sourced Editorial Content and Fan Productions [Note: this is accidentally on purpose the perfect encapsulation of the move to monetize fandom: Four dudes sitting on a panel and telling me the history of fan fiction.] Moderator: Jay Kogan, DC Entertainment … Continue reading →

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Copyright Society: international developments

Posted on June 9, 2014 by rtushnet

International Copyright Developments Moderator: Robert Brauneis, George Washington University Law School Covering not the world, but focusing on certain important areas. Also focused on new rights/limitations rather than issues of jurisdiction and procedure.  Tomorrow: event on Marrakesh Treaty at AU—come! … Continue reading →

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Copyright Society: transformative use (herein mainly of Google)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by rtushnet

Transformation of Transformative Use           Moderator: Julie Ahrens, Stanford Fair Use Project Mass digitization: at the start of the litigation Google seemed bold, but after 8 years the result was less surprising, at least to some, since digitization is so valuable/expected. … Continue reading →

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Copyright Society meeting: Maria Pallante

Posted on June 9, 2014 by rtushnet

Copyright Society of the USA Annual Meeting [self-promotion: I’m here to pick up an award for Performance Anxiety.] The View from the Copyright Office Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office Petrella and Aereo through the perspective of … Continue reading →

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Lifetime piling up: Aspen and new anti-first sale business models

Posted on May 7, 2014 by rtushnet

When I teach property, I generally don’t teach much IP because I’ve found I get frustrated with the necessary quickness of any coverage.  But they’ve come for my casebook, and so I must respond.  Aspen is making the next edition … Continue reading →

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Next Great Copyright Act Conference, reform

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rtushnet

Modes and Venues for Reform Moderator: Nancy E. Weiss, U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Troy Dow, The Walt Disney Company Need to ensure meaningful and not merely symbolic protection to authors as well as users; otherwise it’s … Continue reading →

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Next Great Copyright Act Conference, remedies

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rtushnet

Remedies and Enforcement Moderator: Mitchell Zimmerman, Fenwick & West LLP To copyright maximalists, the entire population of the world seems to be Holmes’ bad man. Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation Broad agreement on need to fix, even if we don’t … Continue reading →

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Next Great Copyright Act Conference: Larry Lessig

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rtushnet

David Nelson Memorial Keynote Lecture Introduction by Andrew E. Monach, Morrison & Foerster LLP Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University Aaron Swartz: How will you ever solve the problem of laws that choke creativity with a government that’s so corrupt. Lessig said … Continue reading →

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Next Great Copyright Act Conference, quasi-copyright

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rtushnet

Quasi-Copyright Reforms Moderator: Hank Barry, Sidley Austin Rebecca Tushnet, Georgetown Law School I’m going to talk about managing the interface between copyright and several other rights—in the very first panel of the conference, Wendy Gordon reminded us that various doctrines … Continue reading →

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