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Suspect Assertions Of Copyright, Edward Lee Jun 2016

Suspect Assertions Of Copyright, Edward Lee

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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The Challenges Of Following Good Advice About Copyright And The First Amendment, Alfred C. Yen Jun 2016

The Challenges Of Following Good Advice About Copyright And The First Amendment, Alfred C. Yen

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Copyright’S Other Functions, Margaret Chon Jun 2016

Copyright’S Other Functions, Margaret Chon

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

This response to a keynote speech by Judge Margaret McKeown explores some dimensions of copyright in addition to its dominant function as a set of market-facilitating exclusive rights. The recent possible trend towards protecting privacy and other non-commercial concerns via copyright law is not necessarily inconsistent with its historical usages, does not necessarily threaten freedom of expression and may further important privacy policies. The balance of these competing policies is shifting, especially in an environment of proliferating digital content where cyber civil rights may need further development in response to cyberbullying. It examines the specific case of non-consensual pornography as …


Protecting Public Employee Trial Testimony, Joseph Deloney May 2016

Protecting Public Employee Trial Testimony, Joseph Deloney

Chicago-Kent Law Review

In a number of jurisdictions around the United States, police officers and other public employees that regularly testify as part of their ordinary job duties can be placed in compromising positions. Because these types of employees regularly testify as part of their ordinary job duties, such testimony is considered “employee speech” and therefore unprotected by the First Amendment. Consequently, governmental employers can take adverse employment actions against an employee based on his or her truthful trial testimony without violating the employee’s First Amendment rights. Drawing from the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Lane v. Franks and other circuit court cases, …


Keynote Address: Censorship In The Guise Of Authorship: Harmonizing Copyright And The First Amendment, M. Margaret Mckeown Jan 2016

Keynote Address: Censorship In The Guise Of Authorship: Harmonizing Copyright And The First Amendment, M. Margaret Mckeown

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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