Tag Archives: copyright

WIPIP Concurrent 2

Posted on February 16, 2018 by rtushnet

Nancy Kim, The License v. Sale Puzzle after Impressions v. Lexmark Sales exhaust the patentee’s rights to any item regardless of what the contract says. But restrictions on licensees are different because a license doesn’t implicate the same concerns about … Continue reading →

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WIPIP panel one: TM tarnishment and (c)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by rtushnet

[title fixed because I can’t keep seasons straight] Suneal Bedi, Bad Brands: Experimental Studies in Trademark Tarnishment What is the reputation of a mark?  Working on PhD in marketing at Penn; marketing is the best discipline to answer this Q.  … Continue reading →

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WIPIP: Opening plenary

Posted on February 16, 2018 by rtushnet

WIPIP Plenary [Standard disclaimer: these are just my notes; I miss stuff or it’s about patents and I don’t necessarily get it; I also have to pick and choose from many attractive panels and this year I’m only at the … Continue reading →

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DMCA exemption survey: for vidders and other remixers

Posted on December 12, 2017 by rtushnet

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false advertising of copyright ownership of songs not preempted, court rules

Posted on November 16, 2017 by rtushnet

Carter v. Pallante, 256 F. Supp. 3d 791 (N.D. Ill. 2017) Tollie Carter sued, as relevant here, alleging that ARC, Fuji, and BMG infringed his copyrights in certain songs by selling unauthorized licenses to third parties, who in turn publicly … Continue reading →

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Website copying allegations allow potpourri of claims

Posted on October 27, 2017 by rtushnet

DHI Group, Inc. v. Kent, No. 16-1670, 2017 WL 4837730 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 26, 2017) DHI and Oilpro compete in the market for websites for oil and gas professionals that include job postings. DHI filed a lawsuit against Oilpro and … Continue reading →

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Fantasy gambling is newsworthy, doesn’t violate players’ rights of publicity

Posted on October 5, 2017 by rtushnet

Daniels v. FanDuel, Inc., No. 16-cv-01230 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 29, 2017) Akeem Daniels, Cameron Stingily, and Nicholas Stoner played college football and sued FanDuel and DraftKings for violating their Indiana right of publicity. Defendants run fantasy sports websites and mobile … Continue reading →

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Harvard JOLT seeks submissions

Posted on September 26, 2017 by rtushnet

The Harvard Journal of Law and Technology is one of the leading journals covering the ever-developing interaction between law and technology. JOLT Digest is the Journal’s online-only companion, providing timely updates and new perspectives on recent developments in technology law, … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout Session V

Posted on August 11, 2017 by rtushnet

Copyright Theory (my apologies; I had to leave early for a flight) Redundancy and AntiRedundancy In Copyright – Oren Bracha & John M. Golden Doctrines that overlap: fair use/functionality; fair use/improper appropriation; copyrightable subject matter originality; reproduction/derivative works rights (cautionary … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout Session IV

Posted on August 11, 2017 by rtushnet

Copyright Enforcement  Protecting Copyright Integrity – Shyamkrishna Balganesh & Gideon Parchomovsky Dominant theory: © is about value. Additional assumption: w/every exclusive right comes important limitations. Every grant of power is also clear placing of limits on scope of that power. … Continue reading →

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