Copyright
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Intellectual Property
Celebrating Fair Use Week: An Interview With Peter Jaszi
In recognition of Fair Use Week, we're sharing an interview with a true leader in the field of copyright and fair use. -
Intellectual Property
Rethinking Linking: 3 Reasons Not To Panic About Embedded Links...Yet
There may be some rethinking about linking going forward, but no worries -- the internet will not be broken down as a result. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Technology
Federal Judge Ruined The Internet Yesterday
It's a Copyright Act violation to embed a Tweet now. Ugh.
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Technology
Scholastic Wants To Help Young Creators Showcase Their Works By Stripping Them Of Their IP Rights
Kids are so cute... is there some way we could profit off of them? -
Intellectual Property
International Olympics Committee Only Wants You to Share Content It Approves
Social media corporations are being pressured to censor content, regardless of intellectual property rights. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.14.18
* “Plaintiffs’ claim to being the only ones in the world who can refer to players playing and haters hating is frivolous.” Taylor Swift has successfully shaken off an absurd copyright infringement lawsuit thanks to her lawyer’s player-hating. [THR, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter]
* President Trump has nominated 87 judges thus far, and of those nominees, 80 are white, five are Asian-American, one is Hispanic, and one is African-American. Trump’s nominees are 92 percent white, which “turns the clock back on years of work and effort that went into promoting judicial diversity.” [USA Today]
* Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! What better way for a law firm to celebrate the special occasion than to offer a free divorce? We may have more on this later. [UPI]
* Yesterday was the second anniversary of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, and [t]hanks to [his] disruption, the Supreme Court may never be the same.” Admirers, critics, and clerks share their memories of the man, the myth, the legend. [National Law Journal]
* Elizabeth Rose, a former employee of Vice Media, has filed a proposed class-action suit against the company, alleging that women were “systemically and intentionally” paid less than their male counterparts in violation of equal pay laws in New York and California, as well as in violation of the Equal Pay Act. [Los Angeles Times]
* Judge Sandra Townes, the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Eastern District of New York, has died of cancer at 73. RIP. [New York Law Journal]
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Intellectual Property
How Blockchain Just May Transform Online Copyright Protection
When it comes to online copyright protection and enforcement, blockchain technology is shaping up to handle the challenge. -
Intellectual Property
MLK Actually Wasn't A Fan Of Chrysler, And Fair Use Makes This Super Bowl Ad 50 Times Better
Here’s to hoping that next year’s Super Bowl commercials stay away from using icons like MLK to sell their wares. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Intellectual Property
Why Playboy's Take On Hyperlinks Is A Risky Proposition
It’s an interesting argument, but as you will see, it’s a naked one. -
Intellectual Property
Will 1923 Finally Arrive In The U.S. Public Domain, Or Will Mickey Mouse Stir Up More Mischief?
By this time next year, we’ll finally be able to have full access to works that are nearly a century old. -
Intellectual Property
ALI’s Great Copyright Caper: Has The American Law Institute Been Hijacked By Big Tech?
The public has turned against Big Tech, and this misguided project will only enforce that distrust. -
Intellectual Property
Top 3 Questions 2018 Will Answer For IP Lawyers
What will happen to patent, copyright, and trademark law in 2018? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.16.17
* Ogletree slapped with $300 million gender discrimination suit. You’d have thought a labor and employment firm could have avoided this. [The Recorder]
* Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Brown doesn’t boast a Twitter presence. [UPDATE: He does… but the point is it’s more conventional than the car’s] But his Toyota Camry has its own Twitter handle. Hmm. I guess he doesn’t buy American. [Texas Lawyer]
* It’s Copyright Week 2018, and EFF wants your help in raising awareness about the abuses going on out there. [EFF]
* Law360 names the practice groups of the year. [Law360]
* Just how much can Trump transform the Ninth Circuit? [McClatchy]
* Supreme Court takes on the Texas gerrymandering dispute. Read into this what you will. [Courthouse News Service]
* Republicans calling for pot legalization to fix public services. Just another day in bizarro world. [Newsweek]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Intellectual Property
2017 Copyright Year In Review
What were some of the most important things to happen in the copyright (or copyright-related) world in 2017? -
Intellectual Property
Musicans Drop Holiday Hurt On Spotify With Copyright Infringement Case
It will be fascinating to see how aggressively Spotify attacks in litigation the very artists whose work its service relies on and celebrates. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.10.18
* Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris were both appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday afternoon. Booker is the first African-American man to ever serve on the SJC, and Harris is the second African-American woman to ever serve on the SJC. Congratulations! [The Hill]
* Rescind immigration protection from current DACA recipients? Dream on! That’s not going to happen under Judge William Alsup’s watch. He issued a nationwide injunction to block the Trump administration from denying program renewals for “dreamers.” [Washington Post]
* Sorry, North Carolina, but according to the Middle District, your congressional map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered. This is the first time that a federal court has blocked a congressional map because it was “motivated by invidious partisan intent.” [New York Times]
* Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has filed defamation suits against Fusion GPS and BuzzFeed over the Steele dossier following Senator Dianne Feinstein’s publication of a transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s interview with Fusion’s co-founder. The legal action was announced over Twitter, obviously. [POLITICO]
* “Lawyers like shiny things, and so there has been a huge spike in interest in blockchain law, especially over the last year.” This is just one of the reasons why so many Biglaw firms now have blockchain practice groups and task forces. [Big Law Business]
* Norton Rose Fulbright has closed its doors in Abu Dhabi, making it the largest law firm to shutter an office in the Middle East. [American Lawyer]
* Professor Toby Heytens of UVA Law has been named the next solicitor general of Virginia. He’ll be taking his second leave of absence from the law school during his term. He took his first leave to serve in the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office. [Daily Progress]
* No, contrary to popular belief, Radiohead has not filed suit against Lana Del Rey for similarities between their hit song “Creep” and her song “Get Free” — but the band really should consider doing so, and their lawyers ought to become as “relentless” as Del Rey claimed on Twitter. Take a listen, here. [Rolling Stone]
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Small Law Firms
Taylor Swift's Lawyer Does Some Serious Player-Hating In Attempt To 'Shake Off' Absurd Copyright Lawsuit
Plaintiffs, they gonna play, and defendants, they gonna hate. -
Intellectual Property
It's A Wrap: What To Expect From The Copyright Wars In 2018
Here’s hoping that 2018 will be a year of creation, collaboration, and lawful monetization. -
Intellectual Property
Porn Piracy: Forbidden To Settle?
While an innocent defendant will perhaps be offered refuge from unnecessary embarrassment, porn pirates will eventually find a lack of safe harbors available to them. -
Intellectual Property
Cosby Show Producers Claim Copyright Infringement In Documentary Covering Rape Allegations Against Bill Cosby
Despite the allegations by the production company, the use of these clips is clearly transformative and a textbook example of fair use.