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On March 12, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released its order captioned In re Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, (“Open Internet Order”). This order, one of the most important in the history of the Internet in the United States, reclassifies broadband Internet access services from an “information service” ...

In the midst of its recent film release, 50 Shades of Grey is raising eyebrows for a new reason: possible copyright infringement. News outlets have begun to question whether the author of the best-selling Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer, ultimately holds the copyright to 50 Shades of Grey, written by E.L. ...

On October 15, 2014, Aereo, appeared at a hearing before the U.S. District Court in New York to defend itself against a preliminary injunction filed by broadcasters seeking the court’s order to stop Aereo from streaming and publicly performing any copyrighted content over the internet. The hearing follows Aereo’s loss ...

BTLJ is excited to welcome Jane C. Ginsburg of Columbia Law School on April 18–19, 2013 to the 17th Annual BTLJ/BCLT Symposium: Reform(aliz)ing Copyright for the Internet Age?. This is a summary of Professor Ginsburg’s topic of discussion and forthcoming article:   Copyright formalities are back in fashion, but their acolytes have ...

BTLJ is excited to welcome Molly S. Van Houweling of Berkeley Law on April 18–19, 2013 to the 17th Annual BTLJ/BCLT Symposium: Reform(aliz)ing Copyright for the Internet Age?. This is a summary of Professor Van Houweling’s topic of discussion and forthcoming article:   Intellectual property scholars often contrast tangible and intangible ...

BTLJ is excited to welcome Daniel Gervais of Vanderbilt Law School on April 18–19, 2013 to the 17th Annual BTLJ/BCLT Symposium: Reform(aliz)ing Copyright for the Internet Age?. This is a summary of Professor Gervais’s topic of discussion and forthcoming article:   The policy that copyright protection vests as soon as a work ...

The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg ruled on October 18, 2011 in a landmark decision in the case C-34/10 Oliver Bruestle v Greenpeace e.V. and barred embryonic stem cell patents in Europe. In its ruling, the Court said that “a process which involves removal of a stem cell from ...

The recent settlement between the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and an ambulance service company in Connecticut is the first of its kind to set legal limits on employers’ Internet and social media policies. In December of 2009, employee Dawnmarie Souza was fired for posting negative comments on Facebook about ...