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A pox on both their steel buildings: unusual copyright and false advertising rulings

Posted on September 21, 2015 by rtushnet

General Steel Domestic Sales, LLC v. Chumley, — F. Supp. 3d –, No. 13-cv-00769, 2015 WL 5353080 (D. Colo. Sept. 15, 2015)   A bizarre copyright fair use ruling mars this iteration of this long-running, bitter dispute between the parties, … Continue reading →

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AU Fair Use event: Best Practices in Fair Use/the Future

Posted on September 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Jaszi: DMCA left us somewhat bruised; the next time we set out to do something useful, we asked what could be done without requiring congressional authority?  Go back to 1991, when film scholar Kristin Thompson was prominent in the Society … Continue reading →

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AU, Copyright Advocacy and Fair Use Education 1995-2015

Posted on September 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Public Interest Copyright Advocacy and Fair Use Education 1995-2015   This event celebrates significant anniversaries of two initiatives that were launched at AUWCL – the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Digital Future Coalition, the first broad-based civil society … Continue reading →

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New article on self-publishing, with Eric Goldman

Posted on September 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Eric Goldman and I have written Self-Publishing an Electronic Casebook Benefited Our Readers–And Us, in the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1KTXYvt

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Delicious and scandalous?

Posted on September 17, 2015 by rtushnet

I just came across Pinches Tacos, a restaurant that sounds yummy.  When registering its mark, the company represented that the translation was “kitchen boys.”  According to the internet … not so much, for speakers of Mexican Spanish.  Scandalous? from Blogger … Continue reading →

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Journal of Patent & Trademark Office Society’s Mid-Atlantic student writing competition

Posted on September 16, 2015 by rtushnet

As the oldest publishing intellectual property law journal in America, the Journal of Patent & Trademark Office Society (JPTOS) provides a forum dedicated to the discussion of legal and technical subjects related to patent, trademark, and copyright laws.  JPTOS boasts … Continue reading →

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Event tomorrow on Public Interest Copyright Advocacy and Fair Use Education 1995-2015

Posted on September 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Event 1:00pm-5:30pm; Reception 5:30-7:00pm Room 603 – American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW http://ift.tt/1Lhnnht This event celebrates significant anniversaries of two initiatives that were launched at AUWCL – the 20th anniversary of the founding of the … Continue reading →

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Lochner in genespace?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Here’s an argument that the First Amendment protects the ability to engage in genetic engineering.  (Title reference.) from Blogger http://ift.tt/1NCS9D3

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Carry on dancing: Lenz v. Universal

Posted on September 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Nos. 13-16106, 13-16107 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2015)   The OTW amicus brief gets a shoutout! Stephanie Lenz sued under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), alleging that Universal misrepresented in a takedown notification that her 29-second … Continue reading →

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Descriptive and nominative fair use in China

Posted on September 16, 2015 by rtushnet

I found this article by Samiko Sun of Kangxin Partners PC to be quite informative–it seems that China has adopted a US-style approach to trademark fair use. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1NCS5TP

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