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"Statutory Damages" In Copyright Law And The Mp3.Com Case, Michael B. Landau Oct 2014

"Statutory Damages" In Copyright Law And The Mp3.Com Case, Michael B. Landau

Michael B. Landau

No abstract provided.


Copyright And Trademark Legal Research, Terrance K. Manion, Colleen C. Williams Oct 2014

Copyright And Trademark Legal Research, Terrance K. Manion, Colleen C. Williams

Terrance K Manion

No abstract provided.


Patent Trolls As Parasites, Yaniv Heled Oct 2014

Patent Trolls As Parasites, Yaniv Heled

Yaniv Heled

This short commentary piece suggests that patent trolls may be better understood when viewed as analogous to biological parasites. Understanding patent trolls in this manner may help in explaining the patent troll phenomenon and in setting realistic expectations in the fight against them. It may also explain the difficulty in designing perfect solutions against patent trolls and why we must not be discouraged by this fact in our efforts to curb their harmful effects.


Federal And State Authority For Network Neutrality And Broadband Regulation, Tejas N. Narechania Mar 2014

Federal And State Authority For Network Neutrality And Broadband Regulation, Tejas N. Narechania

Tejas N. Narechania

For the second time in less than four years, the D.C. Circuit has rebuffed the Federal Communications Commission’s attempt at imposing network neutrality rules on internet traffic. But in so doing, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC’s theory of jurisdiction based on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This ruling has the significant effect of transforming a questionable source of authority into what may become the Commission’s most significant font of regulatory power.

Surprisingly, section 706 seems to give the Commission the power to implement a slightly revised set of network neutrality rules. By narrowing the scope of …