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 […]
[Archived Post] Recap of the Supreme Court’s Google v. Oracle Opinion
The following post comes from Liz Velander, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Liz Velander The Supreme Court finally reached a determination in […]
[Archived Post] Ninth Circuit Confirms: Fair Use Is an Affirmative Defense to Copyright Infringement
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision clarifying transformative fair use in Dr. Seuss v. ComicMix gives much to admire (see my deep dive into the opinion here). The court held that […]
[Archived Post] Ninth Circuit Clarifies Transformative Fair Use in Dr. Seuss v. ComicMix
This past Friday, the Ninth Circuit handed down its opinion in Dr. Seuss v. ComicMix, a closely watched transformative fair use case. The decision marks an important milestone in the […]
[Archived Post] Professor Shyam Balganesh on Understanding Privative Copyright Claims
The following post comes from Liz Velander, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Liz Velander Some argue that modern copyright law is decidedly […]
[Archived Post] Google v. Oracle at the Supreme Court: Copyrightability, Fair Use, and Standard of Review
The following post comes from Chris Wolfsen, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Chris Wolfsen Grocery store shelves, QWERTY keyboards, and restaurant menus. […]
[Archived Post] Nicola Searle on Business Models and Copyright: The Legal Business Model
The following post comes from Dr. Nicola Searle, an economist who specializes in the economics of intellectual property and the creative industries. This post is derived from a paper that […]
[Archived Post] CPIP’s Sandra Aistars Joins Artomatic Panel on Copyright Protection for Visual Artists
The following post comes from Liz Velander, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Liz Velander As part of its ongoing series about the […]
[Archived Post] Senate IP Subcommittee Hearing Addresses Intersection of DMCA and Fair Use
The following post comes from Yumi Oda, an LLM Candidate at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Yumi Oda As part of its year-long review of the […]
[Archived Post] Copyright Office Questions Legality of Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library
On March 24, the Internet Archive (Archive) unveiled what it called the “National Emergency Library” (NEL) in order to “address our unprecedented global and immediate need for access to reading […]