Tag Archives: my writings

Tamicus: IP profs’ amicus brief in Lee v. Tam with Christine Farley

Posted on November 17, 2016 by rtushnet

Hot off the presses.  Read it here.  Thanks to all who commented and signed on. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2fYVmhY

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Judge McKeown on copyright, and responses (including mine)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by rtushnet

Hon. M. Margaret McKeown,  Censorship in the Guise of Authorship: Harmonizing Copyright and the First Amendment, 15 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 1 (2016) Margaret Chon, Copyright’s Other Functions, 15 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 364 Edward Lee, Suspect Assertions of Copyright, … Continue reading →

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Amicus brief in Fox v. TVEyes appeal

Posted on March 24, 2016 by rtushnet

Arguing that TVEyes’ database and its functions are fair use.  Thanks to the signers, especially Chris Sprigman, & I’m also grateful for the last-minute help of Michael Levy, for when I discovered that being an e-filer in the Second Circuit … Continue reading →

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My forthcoming article on 2(a) and the First Amendment

Posted on March 9, 2016 by rtushnet

Rebecca Tushnet, The First Amendment Walks into a Bar: Trademark Registration and Free Speech, Notre Dame Law Review (forthcoming)  This Essay analyzes the First Amendment arguments against §2(a)’s disparagement bar with reference to the consequences of any invalidation on the … Continue reading →

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Copyright Office notice of inquiry on 1201

Posted on March 4, 2016 by rtushnet

Comments I’ve seen so far: Organization for Transformative Works comment (of which I am very proud!) Public Knowledge New America’s Open Technology Institute New Media Rights Joint Libertarian Comments (R Street, FreedomWorks, and Niskanen Institute) International Documentary Association Consumers Union … 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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Amicus seeking rehearing in In re GNC

Posted on July 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Brian Wolfman and I just filed this amicus on behalf of law professors seeking rehearing in the In re GNC case, which badly misunderstood literal falsity. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1M6pdSX

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New book chapter on young women and transformative works

Posted on May 28, 2015 by rtushnet

Busy week, part N: I have a new chapter, Transformative Works: Young Women’s Voices on Fandom and Fair Use, with Betsy Rosenblatt in a book edited by Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves from U Ottawa Press, eGirls, eCitizens, available as … Continue reading →

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