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Plus Or Minus America: Spanski, Geoblocking Technology, And Personal Jurisdiction Analysis For Nonresident Defendants, Daniel Canedo

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

The use of a geoblock—technology that restricts access to websites based on user location—is a controversial topic, and one that plays a role in defining the scope under which nonresident defendants may be subjected to the personal jurisdiction of U.S. courts in copyright infringement cases. For example, a recent D.C. Court of Appeals case, Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A., involved a Polish television network whose geoblock setting, known as “minus America,” failed to restrict website access in violation of a Canadian company’s exclusive rights under the U.S. Copyright Act. Cases like Carsey-Werner Co., LLC v. British Broadcasting Corp. …

Free Speech In The Modern Age, Fordhamiplj@Gmail.Com

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Washington "Redskins" -Disparaging Term Or Valuable Tradition?: Legal And Economic Issues Concerning Harjo V. Pro-Football, Inc., Mark S. Nagel, Daniel A. Rascher

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

"I'll never change the name of the Redskins. You have my word on that. In addition to that, it's really what the Redskins mean that's not quite out there.., what it means is tradition. It means winning. It means a great tradition for the franchise."

-Daniel Snyder (owner of the Washington Redskins).

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom."

-Thomas Paine.