By Jason Lee Guthrie For the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy blog, in fulfillment of obligations for the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship In early 1940, […]
[Archived Post] Trump Interview Lawsuit Exposes Uncertainty in a Corner of Copyright Law
Will Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward and publisher Simon & Schuster[1] finally resolve the question of who owns the copyright over interviews? While the complaint has other challenges, it […]
[Archived Post] C-IP2 2022 Fall Conference Panel Discusses Copyright Under Pressure
The following post comes from Cala Coffman, a 2L at Scalia Law and Research Assistant at C-IP2. At the recent C-IP2 conference entitled IP on the Wane: IP on the […]
[Archived Post] Paradise Rejected: A Conversation about AI and Authorship with Dr. Ryan Abbott
This post comes from Sandra Aistars, Clinical Professor and Director of the Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, and Senior Fellow for Copyright […]
[Archived Post] Recap of the Supreme Court’s Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.
The following post comes from Sabren H. Wahdan, a 3L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2. In one of his final majority opinions before announcing his retirement, […]
[Archived Post] Photography, Portrait Subjects, and Copyright Law
By Molly Stech* *The blog post below and the law review article it links to are the individual thoughts and views of the author and should not be attributed to […]
[Archived Post] A View from Both Sides: COVID-19, the TRIPS Waiver, IP Rights, and How to Increase the Supply of Vaccines
Issue The United States and other wealthy nations have access to plenty of COVID-19 vaccine doses and thus are beginning to get the pandemic under control, while less affluent countries […]
[Archived Post] Just What Is the Case with the CASE Act? A Brief Overview
The following post comes from Ryan Reynolds, a 3L at Scalia Law and Research Assistant at CPIP. By Ryan Reynolds The phrase “creators have rights, but no remedies” is likely […]
[Archived Post] Professor Justin Hughes on “Restating Copyright Law’s Originality Requirement”
The following post comes from Ryan Reynolds, a 3L at Scalia Law and Research Assistant at CPIP. By Ryan Reynolds In the 89 years following the publishing of the first […]
[Archived Post] Artist Roundtable Presented by the Mason Sports & Entertainment Law Association and the Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic
The following post comes from Austin Shaffer, a 2L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Austin Shaffer On April 6th, the Mason Sports & Entertainment Law […]