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In the heart of the Silicon Valley, legal doctrine is emerging that will determine the course of civil rights and technological innovation for decades to come. The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law.

CIS Fair Use Project Sues Joyce Estate on Behalf of Scholar Carol Shloss

by David Olson, posted on June 12, 2006 - 10:37pm

On June 12, 2006, CIS filed suit against the Estate of James Joyce on behalf of Stanford English professor Carol Shloss. In a nutshell, the Complaint asks for a declaration that Professor Shloss is permitted under "fair use" to make use on her academic website of certain Joyce materials that are copyrighted. In addition, the suit argues that due to the Joyce Estate's history of misusing its copyrights, the Court should hold that the Estate is barred from enforcing its copyrights against Professor Shloss.

Read more about the case here. And see thecomplaint here.

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