By David Lund An oil well drilling rig is not an abstract idea. A method of operating an oil well drilling rig is also not an abstract idea. This proposition […]
[Archived Post] New CPIP Report: The Global Patent Pendency Problem
Why are some of the biggest fights about patent policy almost pointless in some places? Because in many countries, including some of the world’s most important emerging economies, it takes […]
[Archived Post] Content Thief Turned Content Creator Rails Against Piracy
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog. Last week, YouTube celebrity (yes, that’s a thing now) Olajide “JJ” Olatunji posted an expletive-filled tirade aimed at those illegally downloading his new movie “Laid […]
[Archived Post] Second Circuit Brings Some Sanity Back to Transformative Fair Use
By Devlin Hartline The Second Circuit handed down an opinion in TCA Television v. McCollum earlier this week holding that a play’s inclusion of Abbott and Costello’s famous “Who’s on […]
[Archived Post] WALA and Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic Hosting Copyright Clinic and Panel
Scalia Law’s Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) are hosting a Copyright Clinic and Panel on the evening of Tuesday, November 1st, 2016, […]
[Archived Post] FTC’s PAE Study Makes Unsupported Recommendations
By Devlin Hartline The FTC released its long-awaited study of so-called patent assertion entities, or PAEs, today. As many predicted, the FTC makes several broad recommendations for substantive and procedural […]