Copyright
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Copyright, Intellectual Property, Kiwi Camara, Music
Sorry File Sharing Lady, Looks Like You Just Have to Take One for the Team
The crappy thing about being a martyr is that you have to die. Just ask Obama how the whole “savior” thing is working out for him. The recording industry has set out to make an example out of Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a woman guilty of illegally downloading 24 songs. We mentioned her third trial this week […] -
Benchslaps, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Professors, Music
Before Thomas-Rassert Gets Tried a Third Time, Charles Nesson Receives 'Instantaneous' Benchslap.
Tomorrow, Jammie Thomas-Rasset goes to trial for a third time over her illegal downloads of 24 songs. As we’ve reported before, the music industry is determined to make an example of her, and tomorrow they’ll be fighting over damages the Thomas-Rasset should pay for stealing things valued at $1 on iTunes. But what should and […] - Sponsored
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Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Schools
Illinois Law Never Got the 'No Snitching' Memo; It May Rat Out Its Own Students About Illegal Downloads
The University of Illinois College of Law knows a thing our two about scandals. It’s a public university in one of the most politically corrupt states in the union, so we can forgive the occasional admissions scandal (like the one that popped up back in 2009). You’d think that a school which has had its […]
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2nd Circuit, Books, Copyright, Deaths, Intellectual Property, Old People
J.D. Salinger, R.I.P.
J.D. Salinger, the celebrated (and reclusive) author of The Catcher in the Rye, passed away yesterday. He was 91. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, according to a statement from Salinger’s literary representative. Is there a legal angle here? -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Pictures
Condé Nast is Aware of the Internet, At Least When It Comes to Copyright
Condé Nast, which publishes Vogue, GQ, and a number of other publications that can be found at the airport, is suing to defend its pictures. Fashionista reports: This morning brings news of a more literal form of infringement, filed by none other than Condé Nast. Who are they battling, you ask? An internet hacker–which is […] -
Copyright, Fashion, Intellectual Property, Shoes
Lawsuit of the Day: Lego My Lego (Shoe)
At first we were of the opinion that Balenciaga’s “Lego shoe” was too hideous to merit copying. But then we learned that Beyonce has been spotted in a pair. If it’s good enough for Beyonce, it’s good enough for the rest of us, right? That was apparently the thinking of Steve Madden, which produced a […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Music, Reader Polls, Technology
Brooklyn Law Won't Proactively Rat Out Its Students
Yesterday we reported on this announcement by Brooklyn Law School: This semester we have received several warnings from our Internet service provider that copyrighted movies and TV shows are being downloaded illegally via our wireless network. The Information Technology office is now ascertaining who is doing this. Once we have names of the individuals involved, […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Music, Reader Polls, Technology
Is Brooklyn Law School Informing On Its Own Students?
Apparently so. From a student at Brooklyn Law School: Today we received this e-mail from the administration, which is causing quite an uproar among the student body. The gist of it seems to be that, contrary to the practice of other schools, BLS will begin actively investigating [illegal] downloading and proactively providing names of people […] - Sponsored
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Copyright, Fashion, Intellectual Property, Trendspotting
All the Rage: Fashion Design Litigation?
What should be done to protect fashion designers from copycats? Law professor Gerard Magliocca would probably say nothing, but other observers are more sympathetic to the designers. Law profs Scott Hemphill (recently married) and Jeannie Suk (half of celebrity couple Feldsuk) propose what they call “the squint test.” Although fashion designs don’t currently enjoy copyright […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Kiwi Camara, Music
Kiwi Camara Fights the RIAA One More Time
You learn a few things when you survive a major outbreak of alleged racism before you even graduate from law school. One thing you learn is that you don’t have to step aside quietly when million-dollar judgments go against your client. Last month, we reported that Jammie Thomas-Rasset — who is represented by K.A.D. Camara […] -
Copyright, Larry Lessig, Law Professors
Larry Lessig Defends Pirates
Stanford law professor Larry Lessig had an editorial in the Wall Street Journal’s weekend edition, “In defense of piracy.” Lessig starts off hating on the lawyers who went after the mother in the dancing baby/YouTube/Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” case. (Background here.) How is it that sensible people, people no doubt educated at some of the […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Scrabble / Scrabulous, Social Networking Websites
Bring Back Scrabulous or I Will F_ _K_NG (17 pts!) Cut You.
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] This is why people hate lawyers. This is why lawyers hate lawyers. Scrabulous was too much fun for lawyers to leave it alone. […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Scrabble / Scrabulous, Social Networking Websites
Scrabulous, RIP
Several of you brought this sad news to our attention, including one tipster who wrote: “It’s gone! And I had a friggin bingo to put down.” But we were already aware of the demise of Scrabulous. When we tried to access our games this morning, we received this message: “Scrabulous is disabled for US and […]
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Copyright, India, Intellectual Property, Scrabble / Scrabulous, Social Networking Websites, Trademarks
More Facebook Lawsuits: Hasbro Doesn't Think Scrabulous Is Fabulous
Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. It’s all over the news these days due to a spate of lawsuits. If we weren’t so into Facebook, we might be over it. It’s way overexposed. Anyway, here’s one of the latest suits. This one is near and dear to our hearts, as it concerns one of our favorite procrastination tools […] -
Copyright, India, Lawsuit of the Day, Outsourcing, Social Networking Websites
(Threatened) Lawsuit of the Day: How Do You Spell 'Infringement'?
Do you have a Scrabulous problem? Are you addicted to the online version of Scrabble, which you can play via Facebook? We had a Scrabulous addiction for a while, until we forswore the game. We’re finishing up current games; in fact, we just scored a bingo right before posting this (“OPERATED” — see board at […] -
Benchslaps, Birthdays, Copyright, Hillary Clinton, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit of the Day, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Securities and Exchange Commission, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.07
* Happy Birthday, Mrs. President! Scott Shrake conducts an astrological analysis of Hillary Clinton. [Huffington Post] * Speaking of witch, is Stephen Colbert “the best-scripted candidate this side of Hillary Clinton”? [Radar Online] * “‘Terrorism,’ Censored Legal Briefs & The Blogosphere: Awesome Together.” [Fishbowl NY] * Lawsuit of the Day: Mom of “Let’s Go Crazy” […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Job Searches, Patents, Technology, Trademarks
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: IP Firms
Sometimes it seems like we talk about the same handful of general practice Biglaw shops again and again. So let’s mix things up a bit. Here’s a suggestion from a loyal reader: I’m in the field of patent law. It might be interesting to post a Fall Recruiting Thread that discusses both patent boutiques (Finnegan […] -
Bad Ideas, Copyright, Music, New York Times, Peter Lattman, Videos, WSJ Law Blog, YouTube
Nixon Peabody ThemeSongGate: A Synopsis
Right now some of you are probably thinking: “Enough already about Alberto Gonzales and Michael Vick! Isn’t there anything else you can write about?” Of course. Let’s go back to the story of Nixon Peabody, and its ridiculous law firm theme song! (In preemptive response to those of you who are sick and tired of […] -
Copyright, Fabulosity, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Music, Videos, YouTube
Nixon Peabody ThemeSongGate: This Story Has Legs
Please see the short parody video posted below. Is this a casebook-ready example of “fair use,” or what? To ChurchHatesTucker, who produced the video: You are a genius and a god. (Please note that we had no hand in making this video. ChurchHatesTucker acted sua sponte, after reading this Techdirt story.) Update: Blawg Review, quoting […] -
Bad Ideas, Blogging, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Music, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, YouTube
Nixon Peabody ThemeSongGate: A Linkwrap
Sadly, the humorless crew over at Nixon Peabody has had their fabulous law firm song — which, mind you, is NOT a theme song — pulled from YouTube. See here. Even if it’s gone from YouTube, you can still access “Everyone’s A Winner” as a plain-vanilla MP3 file. Just click here. We incorporate by reference […]