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The Evolution Of Copyright Law In The Arts, Kevin Liftig
The Evolution Of Copyright Law In The Arts, Kevin Liftig
Honors Scholar Theses
As digital storage of intellectual goods such as literature and music has become widespread, the duplication and unlicensed distribution of these goods has become a frequent source of legal contention. When technology for production and replication of intellectual goods advanced, there were disputes concerning the rights to produce and duplicate these works. As new technologies have made copies of intellectual goods more accessible, legal institutions have largely moved to protect the rights of ownership of ideas through copyright laws. This paper will examine key changes in the technology that affect intellectual property, and the responses that legal institutions have made …
Strangers In A Strange Land: Specialized Courts Resolving Patent Disputes, Lawrence M. Sung
Strangers In A Strange Land: Specialized Courts Resolving Patent Disputes, Lawrence M. Sung
Lawrence M. Sung
As the number of cases and disputes involving proprietary technology subject to intellectual property rights has increased in recent years, a decades-old view that such matters should be adjudicated exclusively by specialized courts and judges has experienced a renaissance. This call for specialized, or problem-solving, courts at both the federal and state levels is not unique to the intellectual property field, however. Indeed, there has been a significant movement over the past several years to establish specialized drug courts, community courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence courts. One common element among these efforts is the idea that specialized courts …
Collegiality And Collaboration In The Age Of Exclusivity, Lawrence M. Sung
Collegiality And Collaboration In The Age Of Exclusivity, Lawrence M. Sung
Lawrence M. Sung
No abstract provided.
Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Charles Duan, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, James Skelley
Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Charles Duan, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, James Skelley
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's (CAFC) en banc decision, In re Bilski, redefined the standard for patenting processes including business methods and computer software. In Bilski, the Federal Circuit departed from the "useful, concrete, and tangible result" test it had established in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. SignatureFinancialGroup,Inc., which had been the standard for the past ten years. The Federal Circuit returned to a test articulated nearly 40 years ago by the Supreme Court in Gottschalk v. Benson, and clarified that State Street was "never intended to supplant the Supreme Court's test.", Under …
Coding Privacy, Lilian Edwards
Coding Privacy, Lilian Edwards
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Lawrence Lessig famously and usefully argues that cyberspace is regulated not just by law but also by norms, markets and architecture or "code." His insightful work might also lead the unwary to conclude, however, that code is inherently anti-privacy, and thus that an increasingly digital world must therefore also be increasingly devoid of privacy. This paper argues briefly that since technology is a neutral tool, code can be designed as much to fight for privacy as against it, and that what matters now is to look at what incentivizes the creation of pro- rather than anti-privacy code in the mainstream …
Nobody Reads Your Privacy Policy Or Online Contract? Lessons Learned And Questions Raised By The Ftc's Action Against Sears, Susan E. Gindin
Nobody Reads Your Privacy Policy Or Online Contract? Lessons Learned And Questions Raised By The Ftc's Action Against Sears, Susan E. Gindin
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A Discourse On The Public Nature Of Research In Contemporary Life Science: A Law-Policy Proposal To Promote The Public Nature Of Science In An Era Of Academia-Industry Integration, Michael J. Malinowski
A Discourse On The Public Nature Of Research In Contemporary Life Science: A Law-Policy Proposal To Promote The Public Nature Of Science In An Era Of Academia-Industry Integration, Michael J. Malinowski
Journal Articles
This article addresses the impact of integration of academia, industry, and government on the public nature of research. The article concludes that, while the integration has benefited science immensely, regulatory measures should be taken to restore the public nature of research in an age of integration.
Working Toward Spontaneous Copyright Licensing: A Simple Solution For A Complex Problem, Tanya M. Woods
Working Toward Spontaneous Copyright Licensing: A Simple Solution For A Complex Problem, Tanya M. Woods
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
As the web evolves, so too are discussions on how to manage the rights of copyright owners online. Finding a solution that is balanced and that accounts for the international nature of the Internet is essential. While many have attempted to craft such a solution, a model that accommodates the spontaneity of copyright content users and that recognizes the multi-territorial nature of the Internet has yet to materialize. For this reason, this Article formulates a macro-level conceptual approach to building a practical copyright licensing model that could generate spontaneous digital copyright licenses to accommodate the creative impulses of web users …
Sequential Innovation, Patents, And Imitation, James Bessen, Eric Maskin
Sequential Innovation, Patents, And Imitation, James Bessen, Eric Maskin
Faculty Scholarship
How could such industries as software, semiconductors, and computers have been so innovative despite historically weak patent protection? We argue that if innovation is both sequential and complementary--as it certainly has been in those industries--competition can increase firms' future profits thus offsetting short-term dissipation of rents. A simple model also shows that in such a dynamic industry, patent protection may reduce overall innovation and social welfare. The natural experiment that occurred when patent protection was extended to software in the 1980?s provides a test of this model. Standard arguments would predict that R&D intensity and productivity should have increased among …
Who's Your Daddy? A Psychoanalytic Exegesis Of The Supreme Court's Recent Patent Jurisprudence, Gretchen S. Sween
Who's Your Daddy? A Psychoanalytic Exegesis Of The Supreme Court's Recent Patent Jurisprudence, Gretchen S. Sween
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Discussion Of Employer Assignment Agreements After Ddb Technologies V. Mlb Advanced Media, Mike Baniak, Todd Dawson
Discussion Of Employer Assignment Agreements After Ddb Technologies V. Mlb Advanced Media, Mike Baniak, Todd Dawson
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Scary Patents, Stephen Mcjohn
Scary Patents, Stephen Mcjohn
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Egyptian Goddess V. Swisa: What Is The 'Point'?, A.C. Dike
Egyptian Goddess V. Swisa: What Is The 'Point'?, A.C. Dike
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Protection And Enforcement Of Well-Known Mark Rights In China: History, Theory And Future, Jing "Brad" Luo, Shubha Ghosh
Protection And Enforcement Of Well-Known Mark Rights In China: History, Theory And Future, Jing "Brad" Luo, Shubha Ghosh
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Betting On Prohibition: The Federal Government's Approach To Internet Gambling, Kraig P. Grahmann
Betting On Prohibition: The Federal Government's Approach To Internet Gambling, Kraig P. Grahmann
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey
Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Copyrighting Stage Directions & The Constitutional Mandate To "Promote The Progress Of Science", Jessica Talati
Copyrighting Stage Directions & The Constitutional Mandate To "Promote The Progress Of Science", Jessica Talati
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Reexamination And Improving Patent Quality, Roger Shang
Reexamination And Improving Patent Quality, Roger Shang
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
In Re Bilski: A Midpoint In The Evolution Of Business Methods, R. David Donoghue, Micael A. Grill
In Re Bilski: A Midpoint In The Evolution Of Business Methods, R. David Donoghue, Micael A. Grill
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Charles Duan, James Skelley
Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Charles Duan, James Skelley
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Debate On In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Bob Irvine, David Donoghue
Debate On In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Bob Irvine, David Donoghue
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Panel On Tafas V. Dudas, Patent Rules Changes And Patent Reform, Matthew Sag, Sean Seymore, Chris Singer
Panel On Tafas V. Dudas, Patent Rules Changes And Patent Reform, Matthew Sag, Sean Seymore, Chris Singer
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Innovation And Liability For Contributory Copyright Infringement, David Mcgowan
Innovation And Liability For Contributory Copyright Infringement, David Mcgowan
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek
The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
The Effect: Tougher Standards But Courts Return To The Prior Practice Of Granting Injunctions For Patent Infringement, Stacy Streur
The Effect: Tougher Standards But Courts Return To The Prior Practice Of Granting Injunctions For Patent Infringement, Stacy Streur
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule And Jurisdiction Over Patent Law Counterclaims: An Empirical Assessment Of Holmes Group And Proposals For Improvement, Jiwen Chen
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A Discussion On The Patentability Of Signals: Examining In Re Nuijten, Damien Howard
A Discussion On The Patentability Of Signals: Examining In Re Nuijten, Damien Howard
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Technology And Intellectual Property: New Rules For An Old Game?, Elizabeth A. Rowe
Technology And Intellectual Property: New Rules For An Old Game?, Elizabeth A. Rowe
UF Law Faculty Publications
This foreword to the first issue of 2009 for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy discusses the questions presented by the merger of technology and intellectual property and considers how best the two areas should co-exist.
Contributory Negligence, Technology, And Trade Secrets, Elizabeth A. Rowe
Contributory Negligence, Technology, And Trade Secrets, Elizabeth A. Rowe
UF Law Faculty Publications
In tort law, the doctrine of contributory negligence captures conduct by the plaintiff that falls below the standard to which he should conform for his own protection. Whether one has been contributorily negligent is determined by an objective standard of reasonableness under the circumstances. This Article, for the first time, applies contributory negligence principles to trade secret law. It draws upon this doctrine to frame and analyze a challenge posed by modem technology. The very technological tools in use today that increase the efficiency with which companies do business also create challenges for trade secret protection. What might have been …