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Amicus brief on CMI removal in Doe v. Github

Posted on July 21, 2025 by rtushnet

 With Jennifer Urban, Erik Stallman, and Pam Samuelson, I’m happy to have worked on this amicus brief discussing the text, history, and structure of 1202. from Blogger http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2025/07/amicus-brief-on-cmi-removal-in-doe-v.html

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The Battle for Our Attention: Empirical, Philosophical and Legal Questions: Northeastern University School of Law

Posted on April 11, 2025 by rtushnet

 Panel 3 – Media and Communication Systems for Attention Capture  This panel will address how different fields, from media studies to economics, think about attention, how it is captured and valued. Do different types of media (political news, advertisements, sexual … Continue reading →

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Reading list: Margaritha Windisch, Unveiling the Bond Between Artists and Their Work: A Vignette Study

Posted on April 3, 2025 by rtushnet

Unveiling the Bond Between Artists and Their Work: A Vignette Study 38 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2025 Last revised: 19 Feb 2025 Margaritha Windisch Date Written: January 31, 2025 Abstract This paper empirically measures the bond between artists and their … Continue reading →

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game spat expands beyond false advertising to TM and (c)

Posted on February 17, 2025 by rtushnet

Skillz Platform Inc. v. Papaya Gaming, Ltd., 2025 WL 438387, 24cv1646(DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2025) Previous discussion. Skillz sued its competitor Papaya, alleging false advertising under federal and state law. Papaya counterclaimed for the same causes of action and added … Continue reading →

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WIPIP: Copyright: Incentives and the Digital Age

Posted on February 1, 2025 by rtushnet

Tang, Creative Labor in the Age of Platform Capitalism Theories of expressive work and creativity: lead to idea that AI training itself is not a © problem b/c it doesn’t use work expressively. Past idea: digital creativity enhances autonomy by … Continue reading →

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WIPIP: Copyright: Infringement & Enforcement

Posted on February 1, 2025 by rtushnet

McFarlin, Restoring Joint Authorship We apply a separate accrual approach to © infringement: Petrella. But a one-time plain & express repudiation of joint authorship to a claim for accounting, Zuill, 9th Circuit. Should we continue to do so? Chuck Berry … Continue reading →

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WIPIP: IP for the Larger World

Posted on January 31, 2025 by rtushnet

Koo, De-Colonising Copyright Law Is fair use even possible outside the US? If we want to export fair use, what is it we actually want to export? Many US academics many not think it’s the greatest idea—if we had a … Continue reading →

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WIPIP Panel 2B Copyright: Authorship, Ownership

Posted on January 31, 2025 by rtushnet

Newman, Adoption as Authorship Concept of being an author: personally generating all the sensory signals other humans will process as part of the work—comes into being because my mind decides to put it there and my body guides it. Certainly … Continue reading →

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Two recent amicus briefs: Santos v. Kimmel and Sedlik v. Von Drachtenberg

Posted on December 23, 2024 by rtushnet

 In the Second Circuit, supporting fair use on a motion to dismiss in Santos v. Kimmel, and in the Ninth Circuit, supporting the jury’s verdict of lack of substantial similarity in Sedlik v. Von Drachtenberg.  from Blogger http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2024/12/two-recent-amicus-briefs-santos-v.html

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Celebration on Rimini Street as it achieves significant (c)/Lanham Act victories in 9th Circuit

Posted on December 18, 2024 by rtushnet

Oracle Int’l Corp. v. Rimini Street, Inc., — F.4th —-, No. 23-16038, 2024 WL 5114449 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2024) Rimini Street gets a reasonably substantial victory in its long-running battle with Oracle in this appeal. Prior rulings held that … Continue reading →

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