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These Hobbyists Add to Calculators, Multiplying Their Fun
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and I are mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article about TI calculator hackers and the law.…
Copyright and Fair Use
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BT Wins Again: Second Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and $175,000 Fee Award
After years of litigation based on spurious allegations of copyright infringement, BT was vindicated again this week when the Second Circuit affirmed the distri…
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The Google Books Amended Settlement Agreement and International Works
The long-awaited Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA) was filed yesterday. The relevant documents (including the new version of the settlement and a summery of th…
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What the Intel / AMD Settlement Doesn't Mean
Intel and AMD announced today that they were settling their many antitrust and patent disputes, with Intel to pay $1.25 billion and the two companies to cross-l…
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FUP Withdraws From Fairey Case; Hope Remains
As reported, we are no longer representing Shepard Fairey in his dispute with The Associated Press. The events that led to this have been well-publicized; they…
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German Music Sampling Decision Translated
It was brought to my attention that the German high court decision on copyright and music sampling I had previously blogged on here received a fresh English tra…
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The Bilski Case and the Future of Software Patents
My view on today’s Supreme Court case regarding business method and software patents appears on Slate.com's "The Big Money." (See http://larrydown…
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Hollywood: Wanted Dead or Alive
Two recent articles with competing views of the fate of Hollywood content producers caught my attention. The first, by CNET’s Greg Sandoval, reiterates long-st…
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Vargas v. BT
We successfully defended Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, and songwriter, Brain Transeau’s (better known by his stage name, BT), against spur…
Vargas v. BT - Second Circuit Summary Order
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the case on summary judgment and the award of $175,000 in attorneys' fees to BT. * Publicati…
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Nokia v. iPhone: Business as Usual, Alas
If you can’t beat ‘em, sue ‘em. Earlier this week, Nokia filed suit in the U.S. to force Apple to pay royalties on Nokia patents involving cell phone technolog…
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For Texas Instruments, Calculator Hackers Don't Add Up
Great article on my Texas Instruments dispute in the IEEE Spectrum magazine, with a picture of one of my clients: For Texas Instruments, Calculator Hackers Don&…