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Aereo And Filmon: Technology’S Latest Copyright War And Why Aereo Should Survive, Krista Consiglio Sep 2014

Aereo And Filmon: Technology’S Latest Copyright War And Why Aereo Should Survive, Krista Consiglio

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Regulatory Monopoly And Differential Pricing In The Market For Patents , Neel U. Sukhatme Jun 2014

Regulatory Monopoly And Differential Pricing In The Market For Patents , Neel U. Sukhatme

Washington and Lee Law Review

Patents are limited-term monopolies awarded to inventors to incentivize innovation. But there is another monopoly that has been largely overlooked at the heart of patent law: the monopoly of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) over the granting of patents. This Article addresses this topic by developing the notion of a regulatory monopoly, where a single governmental actor has the power to set prices in a regulatory area. The Article explains how regulatory monopolists like the PTO could enhance social welfare via differential pricing—by charging regulated entities differing fees based on their willingness and ability to pay. In particular, …


Facing Down The Trolls: States Stumble On The Bridge To Patent-Assertion Regulation , David Lee Johnson Jun 2014

Facing Down The Trolls: States Stumble On The Bridge To Patent-Assertion Regulation , David Lee Johnson

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Indistinguishable From Magic: A Wizard’S Guide To Copyright And 3d Printing, James Grimmelmann Jan 2014

Indistinguishable From Magic: A Wizard’S Guide To Copyright And 3d Printing, James Grimmelmann

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Cad’S Cradle: Untangling Copyrightability, Derivative Works, And Fair Use In 3d Printing, Kyle Dolinsky Jan 2014

Cad’S Cradle: Untangling Copyrightability, Derivative Works, And Fair Use In 3d Printing, Kyle Dolinsky

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Comment: 3d Printing, Sarah K. Wiant Jan 2014

Comment: 3d Printing, Sarah K. Wiant

Washington and Lee Law Review

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