By David Atkinson David Atkinson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center and a 2026-2027 IPPI Edison Fellow. The legal argument that could either protect copyright forever — […]
[Archived Post] Copyright and Tattoos: New Amicus Brief in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg; Oct. 29 Virtual Clinic for Visual Artists
CIP2 congratulates the Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at Scalia Law, led by Professor Sandra Aistars, and Student Advocate Natalie Nachman, and supported by Counsel of Record Matt Hersh of […]
[Archived Post] SONA and Songwriters Fight DOJ’s Misguided 100% Licensing Rule
By Devlin Hartline Things are heating up in the lawsuit filed by Songwriters of North America and three of its members (SONA) challenging the new gloss of the Department of […]
[Archived Post] Rejection of DOJ Consent Decree Interpretation is a Win for Songwriters
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog. Earlier this month, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York issued an order rejecting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) interpretation of a […]
[Archived Post] European Union Draws a Line on Infringing Hyperlinks
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog. Last week, the European Court of Justice—the judicial authority of the European Union—issued an anticipated decision in the Sanoma hyperlinking case, declaring that commercial linking with […]
[Archived Post] Despite What You Hear, Notice and Takedown is Failing Creators and Copyright Owners
By Kevin Madigan In a recent op-ed in the LA Times, Professors Chris Sprigman and Mark Lemley praise the notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) […]
[Archived Post] Letter on FCC Set-Top Box Regulation Once Again Confuses the Issue
By Kevin Madigan Last week, a group of law professors wrote a letter to the acting Librarian of Congress in which they claim that the current FCC proposal to regulate […]
[Archived Post] Making Copyright Work for Creative Upstarts
The following post is by CPIP Research Associate Matt McIntee, a rising 2L at George Mason University School of Law. McIntee reviews a paper from CPIP’s 2014 Fall Conference, Common […]
[Archived Post] Copyright’s Republic: Promoting an Independent and Professional Class of Creators and Creative Businesses
By Mark Schultz and Devlin Hartline The following essay is the first in a series of CPIP essays celebrating the 225th anniversary of the Copyright Act by recognizing the rich […]
[Archived Post] Copyright’s Republic: Copyright for the Last and the Next 225 Years
By Mark Schultz and Devlin Hartline This past Sunday marked the 225th anniversary of the first U.S. Copyright Act. As we move well into the twenty-first century, a claim that […]