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What is the longevity of a "lawfully made" copy?
Denise hosted her 20th episode (Ethically Cleansed) of her legally-minded program This Week In Law. I had a great time appearing on the program with my co-panel…
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FUP Files Suit Against The Associated Press On Behalf Of "Obama Hope" Artist Shepard Fairey
Last week, the Associated Press accused Los Angeles visual artist Shepard Fairey of infringing copyrights the AP asserts in a photograph Fairey used as a visual…
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Tools Of Change
Enjoying the day at the O'Reilly TOC Conference (Tools of Change for Publishing). The audience has a much more traditional publisher feel to it than the new…
Fairey v. The Associated Press - Complaint
Complaint filed against the AP on behalf of artist Shepard Fairey. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:02/09/2009 Download PDF…
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Doe Plaintiffs: A Case Study in On Line Reputation & Privacy
I recently gave a talk at Berkeley School of Law to a privacy class regarding a recent case I filed involving a Doe Plaintiff who faces a serious on-line reputa…
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Sixth Circuit Invalidates Broad Construction of the Community Decency Act
Author: Robert Lopez John Doe sued SexSearch.com, an online adult dating service, alleging fourteen violations of Ohio law. Each count attempted to hold SexS…
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Google Books Reaches Settlement With Publishers And Authors
Author: Matt Kellogg Google recently reached a settlement agreement with the authors and publishers who in 2005 sued the company for copyright infringement. A…
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Second Circuit Partially Invalidates National Security Letters Section of the Patriot Act on First Amendment Grounds
Author: José Mauro Decoussau Machado Citing the First Amendment, the Second Circuit invalidated provisions of the Patriot Act that permit the FBI to impose a…
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Hope Under Fire
As reported here by the Associated Press, the Fair Use Project is representing visual artist Shepard Fairey in connection with the AP's claim that his iconi…
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CIS is hiring a Summer Intern!
The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School is looking for a volunteer Summer Intern to work on public interest issues involving technology…
Point/Counterpoint - Network Neutrality Nuances
Communications of the ACM * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:02/01/2009 Download PDF…
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Beautiful Alarmism
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