We agreed to help represent RDR Books in its litigation against J.K. Rowling because she asserts rights that go far beyond those the Copyright Act gives her, an…
On Friday, we filed our opposition to J.K. Rowling's motion to enjoin publication of the Lexicon. In our brief, we explain both why the Lexicon is the sort…
In the context of aspects S1145 for Patent Reform, attached is a chart that illustrates the effect of patent reexaminations and litigation on patents. This com…
Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:02/08/2008 Download PDF…
Some time ago I did a post on the new copyright legislation in Israel. There are many interesting things about this law, and now, at the curtsey of Prof. Niva E…
Technology transfer, and the exchange of patents in particular, entering a phase reflecting a maturing of the practice. In the past I’ve reported about the Oc…
Motion for Preliminary Injuction filed by Plaintiffs. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:01/15/2008 Download PDF…
Today on Slate, Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu lays out an excellent explanation of why RDR Books has the right to publish the Harry Potter Lexicon, and why J.K.…
The Powder & the Glory tells the story of two of the first highly successful women entrepreneurs in America, Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein. One hund…
I came across this anecdote earlier this week, reading in the Israeli press about a judge who quoted in a court opinion an article from the Hebrew Wikipedia, bu…
In this case, two archives challenged statutes that extended copyright terms unconditionally—the Copyright Renewal Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTE…
Pat Aufderheide, Peter Jaszi and their colleagues at American University's Center for Social Media have released a fantastic new study on creativity on the…