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Copyright And The Single Work, Laura A. Heymann Nov 2018

Copyright And The Single Work, Laura A. Heymann

Popular Media

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Music Streaming: Where Interactive & Non-Interactive Services Fit Under The Homestyle Exemption, Taylor Mcgraw Nov 2018

Music Streaming: Where Interactive & Non-Interactive Services Fit Under The Homestyle Exemption, Taylor Mcgraw

William & Mary Business Law Review

When business owners play music in their establishments, they have either appropriately purchased a public performance license or they are playing the musical composition without permission from the rights holder, ultimately violating the Copyright Act. Business owners commonly use what is known as the Homestyle Exemption, giving them the ability to forego purchasing a license, assuming they can meet the exemption’s requirements. Before the era of music streaming, terrestrial radio was the popular way to consume music, which is reflected in the Homestyle Exemption’s requirement that the music be radio broadcast. Today’s business owners are taking advantage of other music …


Patent Prior Art And Possession, Timothy R. Holbrook Oct 2018

Patent Prior Art And Possession, Timothy R. Holbrook

William & Mary Law Review

Prior art in patent law defines the set of materials that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and courts use to determine whether the invention claimed in a patent is new and nonobvious. One would think that, as a central, crucial component of patent law, prior art would be thoroughly theorized and doctrinally coherent. Nothing could be further from the truth. The prior art provisions represent an ad hoc codification of various policies and doctrines that arose in the courts.

This Article provides coherency to this morass. It posits a prior art system that draws upon property law’s …


Custom-Edited Dna: Legal Limits On The Patentability Of Crispr-Cas9'S Therapeutic Applications, Noah C. Chauvin Oct 2018

Custom-Edited Dna: Legal Limits On The Patentability Of Crispr-Cas9'S Therapeutic Applications, Noah C. Chauvin

William & Mary Law Review

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Infringement, Unbound, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Oct 2018

Infringement, Unbound, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Faculty Publications

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“Either Secrecy, Or Legal Monopoly”: Why We Should Choose Fracking Patents, Sarah Spencer Feb 2018

“Either Secrecy, Or Legal Monopoly”: Why We Should Choose Fracking Patents, Sarah Spencer

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Pornography And Gender Inequality—Using Copyright Law As A Step Forward, Kayla Louis Jan 2018

Pornography And Gender Inequality—Using Copyright Law As A Step Forward, Kayla Louis

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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