By Devlin Hartline & Terrica Carrington After countless delays, the extradition hearing against Kim Dotcom began yesterday in New Zealand. Dotcom has been indicted on several charges, including criminal copyright […]
[Archived Post] Ninth Circuit Gets Fair Use Wrong to the Detriment of Creators
By Devlin Hartline The Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Lenz v. Universal is out, and it’s a doozy. The main issue in the case is whether a rightholder has to consider […]
[Archived Post] Google’s Patent Starter Program: What it Really Means for Startups
The following guest post comes from Brad Sheafe, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Dominion Harbor Group, LLC. By Brad Sheafe Recalling its rags-to-riches story of two guys with nothing but […]
[Archived Post] The MovieTube Litigation: Who Needs SOPA?
Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog. On July 24th, six major studios sued MovieTube for direct and indirect copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition in the Southern District of […]
[Archived Post] Federal Circuit Should Reconsider Ariosa v. Sequenom: The Panel Decision Threatens Modern Innovation
Here’s a brief excerpt of a post by Devlin Hartline that was published on IPWatchdog. In an amicus brief co-authored by Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP […]