Stanford CIS

Copyright and Fair Use

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Defending The Lexicon

Yes, it's true.  As Zohar Efroni reported, the Fair Use Project has signed on as co-counsel representing RDR Books in its litigation against J.K. Rowling an…

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CIS Petitions for Review in Kahle

CIS has petitioned for review of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Kahle v. Gonzalez, asking the Supreme Court to clarify the scope of the “traditional contou…

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Government Seeks Rehearing in Golan

After our win in Golan v. Gonzales, the government has petitioned the Tenth Circuit for a rehearing of the case, which decided that the Uruguay Round Agreements…

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CC and GFDL interoperability

Something significant has happened in the world of free licensing, Lessig has the details and a video. Apparently, an important step has been made towards inter…

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Henry Jenkins on Moral Kombat

Henry Jenkins at M.I.T. put up an excellent post about Moral Kombat, one of the first films we reviewed as part of our then-new (now not-so-new but significantl…

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SPLIT: A Divided America

Shocking and informative, SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA takes a behind the scenes look at the partisanship dominating our politics. Balancing candid discussions with…

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Beyond Belief

Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief co…

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Debate Team

Debate Team is a documentary exploring the weird subculture of competitive college debate.  Competitors battle at 360 words per minute, hauling around mountains…