‘Ireland’s SOPA:’ Leaner, Meaner, and About to Become Law
Although the United States recently (and successfully, for the time being) shelved SOPA, Ireland now faces the same threat. Although U.S. detractors of SOPA had the luxury of attacking the bill as it...
View ArticleThe Librarians’ Fair Use Code and Golan: A Step Back for the Public Domain, A...
Two recent developments of interest for those interested in copyright law: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently unveiled their new “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and...
View ArticleDoes WaPo Really Believe Shiva Ayyadurai Invented E-mail? How Confusion Over...
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Smithsonian Institution had acquired historical materials from V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of e-mail. One problem: As TechDirt points out, lots...
View ArticleBerkeley’s New Notes Policy, Part 3: Permissions, Restrictions, and...
Continuing our discussion of UC Berkeley’s new class notes policy, I’d like to argue that (1) permissions-based policies, such as those embodied in Creative Commons licenses, create less uncertainty...
View ArticleMayo v. Prometheus – A Watershed Case for Patent Reform?
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Mayo v. Prometheus, is, by several accounts, a horrible precedent for patent law and research-driven industries. Some background for non-patent-lawyers: Mayo addresses the...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Silicon Graphics Doesn’t Say “Boo,” It Says “Patent!”
TechWorld reports that Graphics Properties Holdings, the post-bankruptcy incarnation of Silicon Graphics, is suing mobile device makers for infringement of a graphics-related patent. Smartphone...
View ArticleRight to Remix Panel, NY Today!
Right to Remix: Appropriation Art in the Digital Age Monday, April 9, 2012 @ 4:00 PM New York Law School, April 9, 2012 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 2nd Floor Events Center, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m....
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3rd Annual World’s Fair Use Day in DC
Our friends over at Public Knowledge are holding World’s Fair Use Day next month: 3rd Annual World’s Fair Use Day May 4th, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center Join Public...
View ArticleBerkman Center is Hiring a Project Manager for Open Textbox Poject
Great opportunity to work on a cutting edge Free Culture project: The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Harvard Law School library seek a full-time Project Manager to advance their...
View ArticleBerkeley’s New Notes Policy, Part 4: Let Your Policies Serve Your Mission
The “fundamental missions” of the University of California are “teaching, research, and public service.” All three of these missions are based on relationships – between teacher and student, science...
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