Golan v. Holder and the URAA's Impact on the Public Domain
Peter and the Wolf, a symphony written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, recently received national attention through the Supreme Court decision of Golan v. Holder....
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Sony v. Hotz: Controversies Regarding DMCA, Jurisdiction, Search Warrant and Subpoenas
Factual Background When Sony released its PlayStation 3 (“PS3”) video game console, it included a feature that allowed customers to install a version of the...
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Four Rounds of ICE Domain Name Seizures and Related Controversies and Opposition
The Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under the Department of Homeland Security, engaged in another round of domain name seizures Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2011....
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Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega, S.A.: Extraterritorial Applicability of the First Sale Doctrine
In the Ninth Circuit decision of Omega, S.A. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., the court ruled that the first sale doctrine does not apply to imported...
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Winter 2010 News Briefs
This month, our team members have been consumed with outlines, papers, and finals, and now the holidays are upon us. Although we won’t be able...
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Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset: Trial Three
Not only was the landmark peer-to-peer file-sharing trial involving Northern Minnesotan Jammie Thomas-Rasset the first of its kind to reach trial; Thomas-Rasset’s file-sharing litigation will...
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The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (“ACTA”) has been under negotiation since October 2007. Over the past three years a group of nations, including the United States,...
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Copyright Principles Project/Center for Democracy and Technology Copyright Reform
Current copyright law has proven inadequate to address the uses of creative works in this technological and Internet age. Today’s global environment is one of...
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Vernor v. Autodesk: Ninth Circuit test for distinguishing software owners from licensees
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit clarified its test for determining whether a software purchaser is a licensee or an owner of the purchased copy in...