Tag Archives: my writings

New paper: Bad Spaniels, Counterfeit Methodists, and Lying Birds: How Trademark Law Reinvented Strict Scrutiny

Posted on March 15, 2023 by rtushnet

On SSRN, in advance of the JDI v. VIP case: Bad Spaniels, Counterfeit Methodists, and Lying Birds: How Trademark Law Reinvented Strict Scrutiny Abstract: Does trademark law cover noncommercial speech, defined as it is in First Amendment doctrine as speech … Continue reading →

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An Antitrust Framework for False Advertising, out now

Posted on June 9, 2021 by rtushnet

Michael A. Carrier & Rebecca Tushnet, An Antitrust Framework for False Advertising, 106 Iowa L. Rev. 1841 (2021) From the introduction:   Federal law presumes that false advertising harms competition. Federal law also presumes that false advertising is harmless or even … Continue reading →

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Amicus brief in rehearing petition for Warhol v. Goldsmith

Posted on April 30, 2021 by rtushnet

 With Christine Farley and Pam Samuelson: our brief addresses the effect of Google v. Oracle, which the Second Circuit has explicitly asked for more briefing about. I would expect other amicus interest, including on Goldsmith’s side, given the stakes of … Continue reading →

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Comments on DMCA reform

Posted on December 2, 2020 by rtushnet

Senator Tillis has been soliciting suggestions for DMCA reform (including 512, 1201, and 1202). With Jessica Litman, Pam Samuelson, and Jennifer Urban, I submitted responses. The Organization for Transformative Works, on whose legal committee I serve, also submitted responses.  from … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fifth Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials by Goldman & Tushnet

Posted on August 10, 2020 by rtushnet

(Crossposted from Eric’s blog, with thanks to my assistant Andrew Matthiesen and Eric for all the work they did to get the book out.) Eric Goldman and I are pleased to announce the fifth edition of our casebook, Advertising & … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming article: Michael A. Carrier & Rebecca Tushnet, An Antitrust Framework for False Advertising

Posted on May 7, 2020 by rtushnet

Michael A. Carrier & Rebecca Tushnet, An Antitrust Framework for False Advertising, Iowa Law Review, Forthcoming Abstract: Federal law presumes that false advertising harms competition. Federal law also presumes that false advertising is harmless or even helpful to competition. Contradiction … Continue reading →

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Amicus brief in Google v. Oracle

Posted on January 13, 2020 by rtushnet

Like everyone else, I filed an amicus, this one on behalf of copyright scholars, focused on fair use. Other currently submitted briefs are here. from Blogger https://ift.tt/35MOKNd

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Amicus brief in 4th Circuit Lanham Act case on the meaning of literal falsity

Posted on December 31, 2019 by rtushnet

Brian Wolfman filed this amicus, which I drafted, on behalf of a number of Lanham Act professors. It involves a false advertising case with a number of moving parts; the amicus addresses only the court’s opportunity to correct the mistaken … Continue reading →

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Content Moderation in an Age of Extremes

Posted on December 10, 2019 by rtushnet

Belatedly, here is a link to the written version of a talk I gave last year, Content Moderation in an Age of Extremes, in which I note that the digital millennium lasted ten years, that strange apps handing out badges … Continue reading →

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Amicus in Dr. Seuss v. ComicMix

Posted on October 14, 2019 by rtushnet

Here. With Mark Lemley, Jessica Litman, Lydia Loren, Pam Samuelson, and Erik Stallman.  from Blogger https://ift.tt/2OMxfrJ

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