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Three Reactions To Mgm V. Grokster, Pamela Samuelson
Three Reactions To Mgm V. Grokster, Pamela Samuelson
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
It was prescient of the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review to have organized a conference to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Grokster, Inc. As the articles in this issue reveal, commentators have had somewhat mixed reactions to the Grokster decision. Perhaps I am the most mixed (or mixed up) about Grokster among its commentators, for I have had not just one but three reactions to the Grokster decision. My first reaction was to question whether MGM and its co-plaintiffs really won the Grokster case, or at least won it in the way they had hoped. …
File Sharing, Copyright, And The Optimal Production Of Music, Gerald R. Faulhaber
File Sharing, Copyright, And The Optimal Production Of Music, Gerald R. Faulhaber
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
Much economic, political, judicial and legal attention has been showered on the significant changes currently taking place within the music production and distribution business forced by the use of the Internet for both file sharing (of unauthorized copyrighted material) and more recent online (legal) music distribution. The strong demand for music, coupled with the low cost of distributing illegal copies via peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, is unraveling the business model by which music has traditionally been created, developed, and distributed. Application of traditional copyright law has been ineffective in stopping the loss of business in the traditional channels. Producers have implemented …
The Intent Element Of Inducement To Infringe Under Patent Law: Reflections On Grokster, Lynda J. Oswald
The Intent Element Of Inducement To Infringe Under Patent Law: Reflections On Grokster, Lynda J. Oswald
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
In June, 2005, the United States Supreme Court set forth an "inducement" rule in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. that imposes secondary liability on "one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement." The Court emphasized the limitations of the liability standard it was setting forth, stating that the target was only "purposeful, culpable expression and conduct, and thus does nothing to compromise legitimate commerce or discourage innovation having a lawful promise." Yet, the liability standard set forth in Grokster …
The Temporal Dynamics Of Capable Of Substantial Noninfringing Uses, R. Anthony Reese
The Temporal Dynamics Of Capable Of Substantial Noninfringing Uses, R. Anthony Reese
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
The copyright issues raised by "dual-use" technologies--equipment that can be used both in ways that infringe copyright and in ways that do not--first gained prominence in connection with the litigation over videocassette recorders that culminated in the Supreme Court's decision in Sony in 1984. Copyright owners had asserted that Sony's manufacture and distribution of VCRs rendered it liable for copyright infringement committed by customers using their Sony VCRs. The Supreme Court in Sony concluded that copyright law did not impose such secondary liability where the device in question was capable of substantial noninfringing uses (and that the VCR was such …
The Half-Fairness Of Google's Plan To Make The World's Collection Of Books Searchable, Steven Hetcher
The Half-Fairness Of Google's Plan To Make The World's Collection Of Books Searchable, Steven Hetcher
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
Google's major new initiative is to undertake the task of digitizing the world's collection of books so as to make them searchable. The very idea is audacious, but what is more so is that Google plans to copy without first seeking the permission of the owners of these works. Google Print would make available what is, by conventional measures at least, the highest grade of information--books produced by millions of the world's leading scholars. This is in stark contrast to the inconsistent quality spectrum one encounters through other online sources such as peer-to-peer networks and blogs, where there currently exists …
21st Century Copyright Law In The Digital Domain Symposium Transcript, Symposium Panelists
21st Century Copyright Law In The Digital Domain Symposium Transcript, Symposium Panelists
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
21st Century Copyright Law in the Digital Domain Symposium held at Universtiy of Michigan Law School Friday, March 24, 2006
All Rights Reserved? Cultural Monopoly And The Troubles With Copyright , Michael Geist
All Rights Reserved? Cultural Monopoly And The Troubles With Copyright , Michael Geist
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
With an increasing ease for one to download, trade and share information, there is also an increasing desire by companies, corporations and private interests to protect their works. In a time where everything can be commoditized and ideas can be bought and sold at a price, a question we must answer is - Who owns our creativity? Must all rights be reserved? This lecture explores the growth of the citizen journalist and the blossoming of independent creativity online. He also examines the concerns with copyright: how lobby groups have consistently pushed for ever stronger rules. Finally, Dr. Geist presents the …
Evaluating The Proposed Changes To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 37: Spoliation, Routine Operation And The Rules Enabling Act, Nathan D. Larsen
Evaluating The Proposed Changes To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 37: Spoliation, Routine Operation And The Rules Enabling Act, Nathan D. Larsen
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A New Tool For Analyzing Intellectual Property, Stephen M. Mcjohn
A New Tool For Analyzing Intellectual Property, Stephen M. Mcjohn
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
"Consumer Protection:" Consumer Strategies And The European Market In Genetically Modified Foods, Johanna Gibson
"Consumer Protection:" Consumer Strategies And The European Market In Genetically Modified Foods, Johanna Gibson
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Piracy: Twelve Year-Olds, Grandmothers, And Other Good Targets For The Recording Industry's File Sharing Litigation, Matthew Sag
Piracy: Twelve Year-Olds, Grandmothers, And Other Good Targets For The Recording Industry's File Sharing Litigation, Matthew Sag
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Injunctive Relief: A Charming Betsy Boomerang, Harold C. Wegner
Injunctive Relief: A Charming Betsy Boomerang, Harold C. Wegner
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Trademark Dilution In Japan, Kenneth L. Port
Trademark Dilution In Japan, Kenneth L. Port
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Rule 37(F) Meets Its Critics: The Justification For A Limited Preservation Safe Harbor For Esi, Thomas Y. Allman
Rule 37(F) Meets Its Critics: The Justification For A Limited Preservation Safe Harbor For Esi, Thomas Y. Allman
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A New Economics Of Trademarks, David W. Barnes
A New Economics Of Trademarks, David W. Barnes
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
Conventional wisdom holds that trademarks are nothing like other intellectual property. Copyright and patent law are theoretically based in public goods theory and are designed to promote creation and disclosure of original expressions and novel, useful innovations. By contrast, trademarks are private goods and trademark law is designed to promote trade and encourage competition.
This article challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that trademarks are a type of public good that contributes to the public stock of useful ideas just as patented and copyrighted works do. This economic perspective suggests, again contrary to conventional trademark theory, that competitive markets fail to …
Identification Of Trade Secret Claims In Litigation: Solutions For A Ubiquitous Dispute, Charles Tait Graves, Brian D. Range
Identification Of Trade Secret Claims In Litigation: Solutions For A Ubiquitous Dispute, Charles Tait Graves, Brian D. Range
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Easing The Claim Construction Blow With Early-Discovery Markman Hearings That Are Appealable To The Federal Circuit On An Interlocutory Basis, Srikanth K. Reddy
Easing The Claim Construction Blow With Early-Discovery Markman Hearings That Are Appealable To The Federal Circuit On An Interlocutory Basis, Srikanth K. Reddy
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A Realist Approach To Merck Kgaa V. Integra, Daniel A. Lev
A Realist Approach To Merck Kgaa V. Integra, Daniel A. Lev
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer V. Grokster: Unpredictability In Digital Copyright Law, Kent Schoen
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer V. Grokster: Unpredictability In Digital Copyright Law, Kent Schoen
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.