Law Students

A Patent Lie
Paul Goldstein is a distinguished intellectual property scholar and author of both Copyright?s Highway, perhaps the best layman?s introduction to copyright law there is, and Goldstein on Copyright, one of the essential treatises for copyright experts...

Introduction To a New Book on Copyright
Neil Netanel, UCLA School of Law, has published "Introduction: Copyright's Paradox," as part of his book "Copyright's Paradox" (Oxford University Press, 2008). The United States Supreme Court famously labeled copyright the engine of free expression because it provides a vital...

Digital Copyright Slider
Thanks to The Wired Campus, I stumbled across this nifty digital copyright tool developed by the American Library Association’s Copyright Advisory Network (in the Office for Information Technology Policy)...

Cultural v. Commercial Uses
Cory Doctorow: "Copyright law should distinguish between commercial and cultural uses" (2008) Professor L. Ray Patterson: "The competitor uses the copyright; the consumer uses the work...

C-61 Copyright bill results in storm of criticism
The press and blogosphere has been all over yesterday's introduction of the copyright bill. The vast majority of the comments are negative, and rightly so. I don't recall ever seeing so much commentary on legislation so quickly - it hasn't....

The Idea-Expression Dichotomy in Copyright Law
It is not possible to copyright an idea. The owner of a small business in Georgia recently received an undoubtedly unwanted lesson in this sometimes-overlooked aspect of copyright law when she saw her suit for copyright infringement dismissed following the...

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Spike Lee and Showtime
Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.

Joke Book
Judy Brown and publishers pay undisclosed settlement to comedians and talkshow celebrities for copyright infringement.

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement