I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…
In Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, the author compares the law to a blanket. When used by a big family in the same bed, one family member tugs on the b…
On March 31, I gave a virtual guest lecture in Mailyn Fidler’s course “The Digital Fourth Amendment” at Harvard Law School. Prof. Fidler invited me to come talk…
COLLEGE BROADCASTERS say a Congressional bill to reform how the Copyright Office settles disputes over royalties doesn't go far enough in helping college ra…
Today, April 10, 2003 the Copyright Office granted the motion of Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. to reschedule the deadlines for noncommercial entities (including…
On April 4th, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued long-awaited orders setting a briefing schedule for the consolidated appeals from the 1998-2002 C…
The Stanford Center for Internet and Society's recent spectrum policy conference is the subject of an article on Wireless NewsFactor, Spectrum Policy: Prope…
New, extraordinary royalty rates threaten the diversity and the existence of Internet radio. Learn about the underlying copyright legislation, how it was imple…
In a victory for fair use, Judge Barbara N. Jones granted the motion of defendants CNN, ABC and CBS for attorneys fees after they obtained summary judgment that…
Among other things, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act prohibits the circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The Co…
April 1 at 2 PM, the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on H.R. 1417, the pr…
April 1, 2003 2PM Eastern- Caveat- This is my first attempt at Live blogging, and I'm not a great typist. Much will have been lost. Please treat this as…
Congressman Lamar Smith has introduced the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act (H.R. 1417). In a nutshell, the Act would replace the Copyright Arbitr…
Congressman Lamar Smith has introduced the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act (H.R. 1417). In a nutshell, the Act would replace the Copyright Arbitr…
Monday, March 31, 2003 12:30-1:30 pm Moot Court Room Stanford University Law School Lunch will be provided All Welcome about the speaker Richard Stallman is t…