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https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/bootlegs-continued.html?showComment=1116815040000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Bootlegs Continued Thanks for the many fine comments on yesterday's blog. I will use this posting to reply to them (as some requested). I have, however, an unr... copyright blogpatrybootlegscontinued https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/08/6th-circuits-likelihood-of-confusion.html?showComment=1186507620000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The 6th Circuit's Likelihood of Confusion Yesterday's posting was on a 9 th circuit case that used a trademark analysis to dismiss a copyright claim. The 6 th circuit recently did... copyright blogpatrycircuitlikelihoodconfusion https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/statute-of-limitations-for-actions.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Statute of Limitations for Actions between Co-Owners The First Circuit has struggled for years with a case involving the well-known Hummel figurines, drawings of which were created by Sister B... statute of limitationscopyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/is-there-hole-in-first-sale-doctrine.html?showComment=1117524540000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Is There a Hole in the First Sale Doctrine? Section 109 of the Copyright Act contains what is commonly called in the United States the "first sale doctrine": if you own a lawfully mad... copyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/09/furniture-and-unpublished-opinions.html?showComment=1157922900000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Furniture and Unpublished Opinions In April, the Supreme Court blessedly adopted a rule change permitting the citation of unpublished opinions, effective December 1st. Here is... copyright blogpatryfurnitureunpublishedopinions https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/is-there-hole-in-first-sale-doctrine.html?showComment=1117923240000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Is There a Hole in the First Sale Doctrine? Section 109 of the Copyright Act contains what is commonly called in the United States the "first sale doctrine": if you own a lawfully mad... copyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/11/ The Patry Copyright Blog: November 2008 copyright blogpatrynovember https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/04/ The Patry Copyright Blog: April 2006 copyright blogpatryapril https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/02/on-road-again.html?showComment=1139347500000 The Patry Copyright Blog: On the Road Again The continuing, ancient struggle between ownership of the physical object and ownership of the copyright in a work of authorship embodied th... copyright blogon roadpatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/04/draft-criminal-bill-davinci-code.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Draft Criminal Bill; DaVinci Code The House of Representatives' IP subcommittee has circulated a draft bill, initiated, I believe with the DOJ to increase, yet again, the pen... copyright blogpatrydraftcriminalbill https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-nigeria-can-teach-oregon.html?showComment=1211541300000 The Patry Copyright Blog: What Nigeria Can Teach Oregon The State of Oregon apparently continues to press its groundless efforts to assert, directly or otherwise, claims in its statutes. Nate Ande... copyright blogpatrynigeriateachoregon https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/02/copyright-office-satellite-report.html?showComment=1139649120000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Copyright Office Satellite Report In an extremely impressive show of its bench strength, the Copyright Office yesterday released a second report to Congress, this time on th... copyright blogpatryofficesatellitereport https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/09/furniture-and-unpublished-opinions.html?showComment=1158392580000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Furniture and Unpublished Opinions In April, the Supreme Court blessedly adopted a rule change permitting the citation of unpublished opinions, effective December 1st. Here is... copyright blogpatryfurnitureunpublishedopinions https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/11/copyright-and-london-art-galleries.html?showComment=1197750900000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Copyright and London Art Galleries Since I am in London at the moment, and saw an article by the famous Canadian Cory Doctorow in the British online Guardian Unlimited about ... copyright bloglondon artpatrygalleries https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/05/clarity-about-fourth-fair-use-factor_08.html?showComment=1147367400000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Clarity About the Fourth Fair Use Factor The Sunday New York Times Business Section ran a story by Randall Stross entitled " Someone Has to Pay for TV. But Who? And How ?, accompan... copyright blogfair usepatryclarityfourth https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/11/overreaching-copyright-notices.html?showComment=1163703540000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Overreaching Copyright Notices In an era when a notice of copyright is not required and is of legal utility only in connection with innocent infringement claims, why go to... copyright blogpatrynotices https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/11/fair-use-and-personal-copying.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Fair Use and Personal Copying Exemptions In civil law countries, exceptions to rights don't take the form of fair use, but rather statutory provisions that spell out the permitted c... copyright blogfair usepatrypersonalcopying https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/preemption-and-public-utility-hearing.html?showComment=1211425200000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Preemption and Public Utility Hearing Transcripts On March 31st, Chief Judge of the Middle District of Pennsylvania Yvette Kane issued an opinion on the copying of public utility hearing tra... copyright blogpublic utilitypatrypreemptionhearing https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-director-general-for-wipo.html The Patry Copyright Blog: New Director General for WIPO Yesterday saw high drama in Geneva not seen since -- well, I don't know when there has been high drama in Geneva -- but anyway, by a vote of... copyright blognew directorpatrygeneralwipo https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/06/berne-convention-in-perspective.html?showComment=1118761380000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Berne Convention in Perspective US adherence to the Berne Convention in 1989 has taken a beating on this blog and elsewhere. I disagree with that criticism and will explai... copyright blogberne conventionpatryperspective https://advertisinglaw.foxrothschild.com/ Above the Fold | The Fox Rothschild Advertising, Trademark, & Copyright Blog | Fox Rothschild LLP above the foldfox rothschildtrademark copyrightadvertisingblog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/01/uk-consultative-document-and-problems.html The Patry Copyright Blog: The UK Consultative Document and the Problems of Private Copying In December 2006, Andrew Gowers , an editor of the Financial Times, issued a report and recommendations to Gordon Brown, then Exchequer, on ... copyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/12/augustine-birrell-and-benjamin-kaplan.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Augustine Birrell and Benjamin Kaplan There have been, since the 17 th century, many different types of works written about copyright: partisan petitions to Parliament, copyrigh... copyright blogpatryaugustinebenjaminkaplan https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/riaas-jury-verdict.html?showComment=1191949980000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The RIAA's Jury Verdict There have been a number of stories about yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota, awarding $220,000 in statutory damages. The best reporting ... copyright blogpatryriaajuryverdict https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/07/1909-act-work-for-hire-puzzle.html?showComment=1215625500000 The Patry Copyright Blog: A 1909 Act work for hire puzzle Olen York sent me this question awhile back. I would be interested in what people think. It involves the interplay between the 1909 Act and ... work for hirecopyright blogpatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/establishment-press-takes-riaa-on.html?showComment=1199126820000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Establishment Press Takes on the RIAA Today's NY Times and the Sunday Washington Post both had prominent pieces on the RIAA . Here is the link to the Times article, in Adam Litak... copyright blogpatryestablishmentpresstakes https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/11/judge-posner-second-life-and-copyright.html?showComment=1164992040000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Judge Posner, Second Life, and Copyright On December 7th, from 6 to 8 pm PST, in the Center Auditorium in Kula, Judge Posner, or more accurately, his avatar, will be interviewed. Ku... copyright blogsecond lifepatryjudgeposner https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/02/ The Patry Copyright Blog: February 2006 copyright blogpatryfebruary https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/02/retroactive-work-for-hire-agreements.html?showComment=1202415060000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Retroactive work for hire agreements Run of the mill cases sometimes illustrate common problems. Gladwell Government Services, Inc. v. County of Marin, 2008 WL 268268 (9th Cir. ... work for hirecopyright blogpatryretroactiveagreements https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/08/restoring-old-posts.html?showComment=1218316320000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Restoring Old Posts The voice of the people has been heard. I will restore the posts, hopefully by tomorrow. This is not what I would prefer, but I respect that... copyright blogpatryrestoringoldposts https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-new-blog.html?showComment=1249882748300 The Patry Copyright Blog: My new blog I launched a new blog today, called Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars. Here's the link. The blog is based on a book I just published of t... copyright blogpatrynew https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/09/remedies-in-architecture-cases.html?showComment=1144674240000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Remedies in Architecture Cases I know I am "building" up posts on architecture, but I came across an opinion that is so wacky it shouldn't go without comment; and, it rais... copyright blogpatryremediesarchitecturecases https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/06/martignon-reversed.html?showComment=1182093240000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Martignon Reversed Twenty-three months after oral argument, the Second Circuit has issued its opinion in United States v. Martignon , 2007 WL 1695089 (2d Cir.... copyright blogpatryreversed https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/is-there-hole-in-first-sale-doctrine.html?showComment=1118077200000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Is There a Hole in the First Sale Doctrine? Section 109 of the Copyright Act contains what is commonly called in the United States the "first sale doctrine": if you own a lawfully mad... copyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/12/in-praise-of-1909-copyright-act.html The Patry Copyright Blog: In Praise of the 1909 Copyright Act Last Tuesday, I visited a friend in DC, who, like me, has been practicing copyright law for a long time (in my case 25 years). He was speaki... in praise ofcopyright blogpatryact https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/way-back-machine-and-robotstxt.html?showComment=1121284380000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Way Back Machine and Robots.txt On July 8th, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Healthcare Advocates, Inc. ... way back machinecopyright blogpatryrobotstxt https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/08/section-1008.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Section 1008 Section 1008 of title 17 brings back bad memories. It was drafted "off-the-Hill" by industry (as was the entire initial draft of what later ... copyright blogpatrysection https://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/08/patry-copyright-blog-shuts-down.html Recording Industry vs The People: Patry Copyright Blog shuts down I am sad to report that the fine copyright law blog, The Patry Copyright Blog , has shut down. One of the reasons the author gave is that hi... recording industrythe peoplecopyright blogvspatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/jb-barrie-and-perpetual-rights.html The Patry Copyright Blog: J.B. Barrie and Perpetual rights Last night, I watched Finding Neverland , a 2004 film which stars the always amazing Johnny Depp as J.M. Barrie (Anthony Lane did a wonderf... copyright blogpatryjbarrieperpetual https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/02/photographs-and-derivative-works.html?showComment=1202235720000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Photographs and Derivative Works The concept of what constitutes a derivative work seems to elude far too many courts, particularly in the photography context. In Ets-Hokin ... copyright blogpatryphotographsderivativeworks https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/07/fourth-circuit-eats-breakfast-again.html?showComment=1184190660000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Fourth Circuit Eats Breakfast Again copyright blogfourth circuitpatryeatsbreakfast https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/us-government-and-copyright.html The Patry Copyright Blog: The U.S. Government and Copyright Can copyright owners sue the U.S. government for copyright infringement, if so where, and is it worth the effort? How does fair use apply to... copyright blogu spatrygovernment https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/way-back-machine-and-robotstxt.html?showComment=1121211660000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Way Back Machine and Robots.txt On July 8th, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Healthcare Advocates, Inc. ... way back machinecopyright blogpatryrobotstxt https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/09/apres-grokster.html?showComment=1126208280000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Apres Grokster The cases construing Grokster are beginning to trickle out. One from the Northern District of Illinois, involving the Monotype Corporation a... copyright blogpatryapres https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/09/borges-history-and-copyright.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Borges, History, and Copyright My two favorite writers are Kafka and Borges. There was a time I could read Kafka fairly well in the original, but never Borges, which I hav... copyright blogpatryborgeshistory https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/04/perform-act.html The Patry Copyright Blog: The PERFORM ACT There is a hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee on a just introduced bill, S. 2644, called the PERFORM ACT, short for the Pla... copyright blogpatryperformact https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/02/scholarly-journals-and-open-access.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Scholarly Journals and Open Access An article on page E1 of the New York Times Arts section today discusses a vote today by the Harvard Arts and Sciences faculty on whether to... copyright blogscholarly journalspatryopenaccess https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/08/gongs-and-pacificism.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Gongs and Pacificism Today's New York Times has a beautifully written obit. The obit masterfully draws out, but doesn't trumpet, wonderful paradoxes. The online ... copyright blogpatrygongspacificism https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/is-there-hole-in-first-sale-doctrine.html?showComment=1117824840000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Is There a Hole in the First Sale Doctrine? Section 109 of the Copyright Act contains what is commonly called in the United States the "first sale doctrine": if you own a lawfully mad... copyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/establishment-press-takes-riaa-on.html?showComment=1199309520000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Establishment Press Takes on the RIAA Today's NY Times and the Sunday Washington Post both had prominent pieces on the RIAA . Here is the link to the Times article, in Adam Litak... copyright blogpatryestablishmentpresstakes https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/10/put-another-copyright-act-on-barbie.html?showComment=1160879340000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Put Another Copyright Act on the Barbie, Mate The Austrialians, makers of excellent wine and all around great folk, are in the midst of a copyright revision process. Here is a link to ... copyright blogpatryputanotheract https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/04/smithsonian-showtime-agreement.html?showComment=1144352280000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Smithsonian Showtime Agreement The New York Times had this article on Saturday, by Edward Wyatt, which I reproduce in its entirety in order to give the discussion its prop... copyright blogpatrysmithsonianshowtimeagreement https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/01/raw-international-law.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Raw International Law Via Instapundit, I came across a paper by Professors John McGinnis (Northwestern Law School) and Ilya Somin (George Mason Law School), entit... copyright blogpatryrawinternationallaw https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/08/copyright-office-appeals-process.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Copyright Office Appeals Process Register of Copyright Mary Beth Peters, with whom I worked as a fellow Policy Planning Advisor from 1988 to 1992, has made a number of very ... copyright blogpatryofficeappealsprocess https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/02/insurance-policies.html?showComment=1141064340000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Insurance Policies If there is one type of business that does not deserve the profits it has, much less increased ones, it is health insurance companies. Even ... copyright blogpatryinsurancepolicies https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/09/little-guy-gets-off-hook.html?showComment=1159456800000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Little Guy Gets Off the Hook Following the Second Circuit's affirmance of Judge Daniels' grant of summary judgment in the U.S. DaVinci Code case, Brown et al v. Perdue, ... copyright bloglittle guygets offpatryhook https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-blog/top-10-posts-on-the-kluwer-copyright-blog-in-2019/ Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2019 | Kluwer Copyright Blog As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2020 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in... on thecopyright blogtoppostskluwer https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/08/restoring-old-posts.html?showComment=1218248280000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Restoring Old Posts The voice of the people has been heard. I will restore the posts, hopefully by tomorrow. This is not what I would prefer, but I respect that... copyright blogpatryrestoringoldposts https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/oregon-goes-wacka-wacka-huna-kuna.html?showComment=1209885720000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Oregon goes wacka wacka huna kuna The State of Oregon appears to be taking a novel position: that it has copyright in its statutes. The story comes from Ars Technica, here . ... copyright blogpatryoregongoeshuna https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/06/gender-and-copyright.html?showComment=1214454900000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Gender and Copyright A powerful metaphor employed to argue that authors should have extensive control over the works they create is the metaphor evoking the rela... copyright blogpatrygender https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/2d-circuit-speaks-twice-on-willfulness.html?showComment=1121106600000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The 2d Circuit Speaks Twice on Willfulness Since June 28th, the Second Circuit has handed down two opinions on willful copyright infringement. The first, and more substantial, is Isla... copyright blogpatrycircuitspeakstwice https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2009/07/rocky-mountain-ratings.html?showComment=1248281862125 The Patry Copyright Blog: Rocky Mountain Ratings A recent decision by a district court in Colorado , Health Grades, Inc., v. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Inc. (HT to Eric... copyright blogrocky mountainpatryratings https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/01/copyright-claim-in-frog-croaks.html?showComment=1201096320000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Copyright Claim in Frog Croaks The Ninth Circuit has taken a singularly restrictive approach to claims of copyright in sculptural works depicting real animals. For example... copyright blogpatryclaimfrogcroaks https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/oregon-goes-wacka-wacka-huna-kuna.html?showComment=1212973620000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Oregon goes wacka wacka huna kuna The State of Oregon appears to be taking a novel position: that it has copyright in its statutes. The story comes from Ars Technica, here . ... copyright blogpatryoregongoeshuna https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/05/icetv-iced-kangaroos-hopping-mad.html?showComment=1210640640000 The Patry Copyright Blog: IceTV Iced: Kangaroos Hopping Mad In August of last year, I did a post on a decision by Justice Annabelle Bennett of the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia in a copyright in... copyright blogpatryicedkangarooshopping https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/02/death-of-divisibility.html The Patry Copyright Blog: The Death of Divisibility Karaoke cases continue to flood the courts of appeals, much like plonk (in the sense of bad wine, not in the sense of female police officer... copyright blogdeath ofpatrydivisibility https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/riaas-jury-verdict.html?showComment=1191948180000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The RIAA's Jury Verdict There have been a number of stories about yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota, awarding $220,000 in statutory damages. The best reporting ... copyright blogpatryriaajuryverdict https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/01/ryszard-kapuscinski.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Ryszard Kapuscinski Michael Kaufman of the New York Times wrote a wonderful obituary of Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski on January 24th. Kapuscinski, wh... copyright blogpatryryszardkapuscinski https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/08/porno-leads-way-again.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Porno Leads the Way Again With the increase in the number of web sites offering videos, the number of copyright suits has increased too. As has been the case from the... copyright blogpatrypornoleadsway https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/11/chan-chan.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Chan Chan When two music publishers are fighting over who treated poor Cuban musicians best, one is in uncharted waters. Choice of law, forum selectio... copyright blogpatrychan https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/10/ The Patry Copyright Blog: October 2005 copyright blogpatryoctober https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/06/principle-and-responsibility-of-policy.html?showComment=1117741320000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Principle and the Responsibility of Policy Making In yesterday's posting, I detailed the vote switches in the Sony case and how Justice Blackmun gave up his majority by refusing to make fur... copyright blogpatryprincipleresponsibilitypolicy https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/09/remedies-in-architecture-cases.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Remedies in Architecture Cases I know I am "building" up posts on architecture, but I came across an opinion that is so wacky it shouldn't go without comment; and, it rais... copyright blogpatryremediesarchitecturecases https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/way-back-machine-and-robotstxt.html?showComment=1160604960000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Way Back Machine and Robots.txt On July 8th, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Healthcare Advocates, Inc. ... way back machinecopyright blogpatryrobotstxt https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/07/photography-and-copyright-continued.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Photography and Copyright Continued On July 21, 2005, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the SDNY issued an opinion (only available over the weekend) in Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., 2005 U... copyright blogpatryphotographycontinued https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/02/conference-in-london-on-copyright.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Conference in London on Copyright History Primary Sources on Copyright 1450-1900 is to launch in March. The online resource will revolutionize the way historical research into copyri... copyright blogin londonpatryconferencehistory https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/11/are-dogs-funny.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Are Dogs Funny? On the classic 1968 album "Cheaps Thrills" (should there be any other kind?), Janis Joplin sings "Whoa, call me mean or call me evil, I've b... copyright blogpatrydogsfunny https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-riaa-has-said-about-home-taping.html?showComment=1199825820000 The Patry Copyright Blog: What RIAA Has Said About Home Taping There is no substitute for actually reading what people say about issues, although I remain surprised that there are still seem to misreadin... copyright bloghas saidabout homepatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/riaas-jury-verdict.html?showComment=1192149060000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The RIAA's Jury Verdict There have been a number of stories about yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota, awarding $220,000 in statutory damages. The best reporting ... copyright blogpatryriaajuryverdict https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/05/grokster-debates.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Grokster Debates On Friday (May 20th), I moderated a debate on Grokster at a joint annual meeting of the San Francisco and Los Angeles IP associations in Pal... copyright blogpatrydebates https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/oregon-goes-wacka-wacka-huna-kuna.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Oregon goes wacka wacka huna kuna The State of Oregon appears to be taking a novel position: that it has copyright in its statutes. The story comes from Ars Technica, here . ... copyright blogpatryoregongoeshuna https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/01/freelaw.html?showComment=1203015300000 The Patry Copyright Blog: FreeLaw An important rationale for the lack of copyright in judicial opinions is the belief that the public should have free access to the laws they... copyright blogpatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/misuse-via-cease-desist-letters.html?showComment=1192467300000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Misuse via Cease & Desist Letters Efforts by lawyers to assert copyright in their pleadings and briefs is not new, and is typically done not to suppress the contents of docum... copyright blogpatrymisuseviacease https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-barking-for-judge-barkett.html The Patry Copyright Blog: I'm Barking for Judge Barkett Yesterday, the 11 th Circuit handed down its eagerly awaited en banc opinion in Greenberg v. National Geographic Society. By a 7-5 vote,... copyright blogpatrybarkingjudge https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/05/learned-hand-and-writing-of-history.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Learned Hand and the Writing of History copyright bloglearned handpatrywritinghistory https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/establishment-press-takes-riaa-on.html?showComment=1199300820000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The Establishment Press Takes on the RIAA Today's NY Times and the Sunday Washington Post both had prominent pieces on the RIAA . Here is the link to the Times article, in Adam Litak... copyright blogpatryestablishmentpresstakes https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/judge-james-l-oakes.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Judge James L. Oakes We have lost one of our greatest judges, Judge James L. Oakes (whose initials deliciously spelled out Jell-O). Judge Oakes was a native of... copyright blogpatryjudgejamesoakes https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-does-it-mean-to-be-pro-ip.html?showComment=1197432660000 The Patry Copyright Blog: What Does it mean to be Pro-IP? On December 4 th of this year, the legendary UK intellectual property authority Sir Hugh Laddie gave his inaugural lecture as a Professor ... what does it meancopyright blog https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/10/ The Patry Copyright Blog: October 2006 copyright blogpatryoctober https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/05/illegal-art.html?showComment=1211987940000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Illegal art Tomasz Rychlicki is a Polish copyright lawyer, who works at Patpol , Warsaw. He sometimes posts comments on this blog, and posted a very i... copyright blogpatryillegalart https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/04/blazing-waste.html?showComment=1176755580000 The Patry Copyright Blog: A Blazing Waste? A recent suit filed by Gary Friedrich, the creator of the comic book character Ghost Rider, alter ego of Johnny Blaze raises a number of ... copyright blogpatryblazingwaste https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/07/1909-act-work-for-hire-puzzle.html?showComment=1215642780000 The Patry Copyright Blog: A 1909 Act work for hire puzzle Olen York sent me this question awhile back. I would be interested in what people think. It involves the interplay between the 1909 Act and ... work for hirecopyright blogpatry https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/08/civil-conspiracy-to-commit-copyright.html?showComment=1187183520000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Civil Conspiracy to Commit Copyright Infringement I there a civil cause of action to commit copyright infringement, and if so is it a federal or state claim? In Mintel Learning Technology, ... copyright blogcivil conspiracypatrycommitinfringement https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/10/riaas-jury-verdict.html?showComment=1191679020000 The Patry Copyright Blog: The RIAA's Jury Verdict There have been a number of stories about yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota, awarding $220,000 in statutory damages. The best reporting ... copyright blogpatryriaajuryverdict https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2007/06/martignon-reversed.html?showComment=1181859300000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Martignon Reversed Twenty-three months after oral argument, the Second Circuit has issued its opinion in United States v. Martignon , 2007 WL 1695089 (2d Cir.... copyright blogpatryreversed https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/09/making-us-law-overseas.html The Patry Copyright Blog: Making U.S. Law Overseas BNA's September 15th PTCJ has two articles well worth reading. The first describes a meeting held by the PTO and the Copyright Office on Se... copyright blogu spatrymakinglaw https://williampatry.blogspot.com/2006/06/does-it-matter-if-copyright-is.html?showComment=1150906260000 The Patry Copyright Blog: Does It Matter if Copyright is Property? Recent years have seen an explosion of academic interest in questions of property. 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