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By Elizabeth Rader on November 17, 2003 at 3:30 pm
The Federal Circuit will hear oral argument en banc in the Knorr-Bremse Systeme v. Dana Corp. appeal on February 5, 2004, according to a November 13, 2003 order received today. I filed an amicus brief in this case on behalf of Public Patent Foundation. Read more about More Scheduling News from the Court of Appeals
By Elizabeth Rader on November 17, 2003 at 3:11 pm
Stanford's Cyberlaw Clinic will be closed up tight this holiday week, but on December 29, the Librarian of Congress will be filing his brief in response to the various consolidated appeals from his June, 2002 Order setting rates and terms for digital transmission rights used in webcasting. Under the D.C. Circuit's new scheduling order of November 13, reply briefs by petitioners will be due February 12, 2004, the deferred appendix on February 19, final briefs on March 4. And then, perhaps, at long last, the Court will set a hearing date for oral argument. Read more about Scheduling News in Webcasting Royalty Appeal
By Elizabeth Rader on November 17, 2003 at 12:17 pm
November 17, 2003- U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel heard oral argument on plaintiffs' motion for preliminary relief enjoining Diebold from further interfering with their using the Internet to disseminate internal documents of Diebold concerning dangerous vulnerabilities and defects in Diebold's electronic voting machines, in use and being considered for use in numerous voting jurisdictions. After oral argument, the Judge stated that he still needed time to digest and weigh all the arguments, so there is no ruling yet. Read more about Court Hears Argument on Preliminary Injunction in Diebold First Amendment Case
By Lauren Gelman on November 14, 2003 at 4:40 pm
The Free Expression Policy Project's Marjorie Heines reviews CIS fellow Mark Cooper's new book, co-published by the Center. Read more about Cooper's Book Reviewed by FEPP
By Elizabeth Rader on November 14, 2003 at 12:05 pm
Yesterday, November 13, the Court held a Case Management Conference in Open Source Yoga Unity v. Bikram Choudhury. I appeared, along with James Harrison, for OSYU; Akin Gump lawyers appeared for Bikram. Judge Phyllis Hamilton began the conference by observing that this case is one of the most interesting she's had all year. The good news: Judge Hamilton gets it. She completely understands our argument that a "method" of stretching and exercising is not copyrightable subject matter. Read more about Stretching copyright- Judge Gets Warmed Up for Bikram Yoga Case
By admin on November 14, 2003 at 3:05 am
C|Net quotes Jennifer Granick in its article about a cease and desist letter sent to an Italian hacker over vulnerability disclosures. Read more about C|Net: GameSpy warns security researcher
By Dan Wielsch on November 13, 2003 at 3:14 pm
Civil Society is among those concepts which were developed in the context of the nation state. In the post-absolutist order it was invoked as an intermediary zone through which it seemed possible to reconcile both the new realm of private freedom and the imperative of the common or public good. Given the role of the law as a central steering mechanism and powerful regulator of human behavior, law’s particular relationship to civil society was always a much debated topic on the agenda of modern social thought. Read more about Civil Society goes transnational: bringing the law back in
By admin on November 13, 2003 at 11:15 am
Today's Daily reports on the CIS case against Diebold. Read the article here Read more about Stanford Daily: Law clinic files suit against Diebold
By Lauren Gelman on November 12, 2003 at 12:18 pm
Salon article here (paid subscription required) quotes me in its look at 'net usage monitoring at colleges and universities in response to the RIAA and terrorist threats. Read more about quote
By admin on November 12, 2003 at 1:19 am
Salon quotes Lauren Gelman in its look at 'net usage monitoring at colleges and universities in response to the RIAA and terrorist threats. Find the article here. (paid subscription required) Read more about Salon: Don't look now, but the dean is watching
