As known to many, the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (CTEA) added 20 years to the duration of copyrights. Writing for the majority in Eldred v. Ashcroft,…
Eric Hirshberg in the Huffington Post: "There are a number of people in my life -- some family, some friends, some colleagues -- with whom I have never agr…
What has the on-going financial crisis to do with information law? Everything Financial services today are regulated by laws written when Bonnie and Clyde wer…
Olivia Judson in the NYT: "First, according to a report published last month in the journal Science, strong political views are correlated with distinct ph…
Packets Vol. 6 No. 1 is online here. Packets is production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford La…
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Author: Evan Berquist Appellant Jacobsen holds a copyright for computer software designed to control model trains that he made available free of charge to the…
Author: Stuart Loh The plaintiff, Stephanie Lenz, posted a 29-second video clip on YouTube of her children dancing to the Prince song “Let’s Go Crazy.” Univer…
Author: Matt Kellogg The Lexicon originated from author Steven Vander Ark's website, The Harry Potter Lexicon, an online reference for the fictional world…
Author: Robert Orlando Lopez This was a case of first impression for fair use as a defense against common law copyright infringement of a sound recording. Fo…
Author: Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich Hill v. Stubhub Jeffrey Hill and Lisa Hill brought suit against Stubhub, an online marketplace for reselling tickets, after…