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Bush Spy Order and Bravo to Judge Robertson for Fulfilling his Oath
I haven't been blogging because I'm trying to get a paper (ironically on blogging and the First Amendment) finished by the time school resumes. But I&#…
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A challenge to the "demagogic table thumpers" and "blustery blowhards"
Nicholas Kristof offers an intruiging inside perspective (and astute cross-cultural commentary) in his NYT column today: "Perhaps I'm particularly sen…
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The Wonderful World of Litigation
Slate is running a contest entitled "Billable Horrors," which, as the title suggests, is a contest where lawyers are asked to submit "the meanest…
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London Summary
So, my trip to London was really fun. I "minded the gap" in the tube and train and stood inside one of the fun red phonebooths: I paid close attentio…
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Possible advertising effect of Grokster decision
Pre-Grokster, in the Bay Area at least, SBC Yahoo! had billboard ads posted along highway 101 (just south of SF, if I recall correctly) that advertised their hi…
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Excellent Fair Use Resource
The Brennan Center for Justice has published this study on fair use. It's really well done, and a great resource for anyone interested in understanding the…
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Utah District Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction Based on Cease-and-Desist Letters Sent By “Patent Troll”
The United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division recently granted defendant Furnace Brook LLC’s (“Furnace Brook”) motion to dismiss p…
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Court Orders Justice Department to Deliver Patriot Act Documents
In March 2005, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents pertaining to the U.S.…
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Eleventh Circuit Does Not Extend Alabama State Shield Law To Magazine Reporters
Plaintiff Michael Price, the head coach of the University of Alabama's football team, sued Time Inc., the publisher of Sports Illustrated, and a writer name…
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Patent Claim Covering Both an Apparatus and a Method for Using that Apparatus is Invalid for Indefiniteness
Plaintiff-appellant IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. (“IPXL”) holds a patent for an “electronic fund transfer or transaction system” that stores user information, displays…
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Federal Circuit Rules Alternatives Must be Specifically Identified to be Dedicated to the Public
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction granted by the United States District Court for the District of New J…
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Court denies summary judgment motions focused on the meaning of “interactive” under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
In a case before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, plaintiffs, major recording industry members including BMG Music, Virgi…