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FDLI symposium on constitutional challenges to FDA

Posted on October 30, 2015 by rtushnet

FDLI Symposium: Constitutional Challenges to FDA Law & Regulation   Session 1:  Compelled Speech Moderator: Allison Zieve, Director, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Vice-Chair, FDLI   First Amendment Limits on Compulsory Labeling Nigel Barrella, Sole Practitioner, Washington DC   Review of … Continue reading →

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CFP: Intermediary liability

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Intermediary Liability: How to Kill Content on the Internet. Thanks to statutes like Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and even the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, intermediaries in the United States are at least theoretically shielded from liability for … Continue reading →

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IPSC: Other IP

Posted on August 6, 2015 by rtushnet

Other IP  [Insert wry commentary about “fringe” fields like advertising law]   Sarah Burstein, The University of Oklahoma College of Law Reviving Ornamentality    Fed. Cir. killed the doctrine.  Statute says new, original, and ornamental designs can get a design … Continue reading →

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IPSC, opening plenary

Posted on August 6, 2015 by rtushnet

IPSC at DePaul   Opening Plenary Session   Tributes to Benjamin Liu & Greg Lastowka, much-missed colleagues who passed away in the last year.   Roberta Kwall, DePaul University College of Law   Changes in law school in last 15 … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: beyond transformative use

Posted on April 18, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel VII. Beyond Transformative Use—Other Fair and Permitted Uses (Moderator, Professor Gomulkiewicz) (partial: I had to leave early, sorry)   Gomulkiewicz: sometimes licenses get a bad rap but they can be a powerful engine for creativity. Jessica Litman, University of … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: IP and cultural expression

Posted on April 18, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel VI. IP and Cultural Expression (Moderators, Professor Said and Professor Margaret Chon)   Mark McKenna, Notre Dame: Influence of Campbell outside copyright/in right of publicity: the First Amendment cases in which there’s an arguably expressive use of someone’s identity—movie, … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: copyright and music licensing

Posted on April 18, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel V. Copyright and Music Licensing (Moderator, Dean O’Connor)   Peter Menell, U.C. Berkeley: We seem to approach fair use depending on how we approach our careers. Lawyers: fair use is attractive b/c it has so much potential.  Social science: … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: Justin Hughes keynote

Posted on April 18, 2015 by rtushnet

Closing Keynote Address: Justin Hughes   In a world of complex laws, like tax regulation, everyone likes the idea of a rule that’s both general and exculpatory—fun and safe because when you’re applying a multifactor test it’s very difficult to … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: future of digital tech

Posted on April 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel IV. Campbell and the Future of Digital Technologies (Moderator, Dean O’Connor)   O’Connor: output of one creative person becomes input for the next. Consider how copyright and fair use work in that system.   Robert Brauneis, George Washington University: … Continue reading →

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Campbell conference: Judge Leval keynote

Posted on April 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Keynote Address: The Honorable Pierre Leval   Earned a reversal rate of 67% in his significant fair use cases; at the cutting edge of law in the role of the salami.  Campbell: good framework for authors, without manacles on science. … Continue reading →

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