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Patent Trolls: Moral Panics, Motions In Limine, And Patent Reform, Edward Lee Dec 2014

Patent Trolls: Moral Panics, Motions In Limine, And Patent Reform, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

No abstract provided.


Trademark Protection And Territoriality: Challenges In The Global Economy, Edward Lee Dec 2013

Trademark Protection And Territoriality: Challenges In The Global Economy, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

No abstract provided.


The Fight For The Future: How People Defeated Hollywood And Saved The Internet—For Now, Edward Lee Dec 2012

The Fight For The Future: How People Defeated Hollywood And Saved The Internet—For Now, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

No abstract provided.


Digital Originality, Edward Lee Dec 2011

Digital Originality, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

This Article examines the doctrine of originality in U.S. copyright law and proposes a reconfigured, three-part test that can better analyze issues of first impression involving works created with new digital technologies. The proposed test, encapsulated by the concept of digital originality, provides much needed guidance to courts to address the increasing complexities of digital creations in the twenty-first century.


Copyright, Death, And Taxes, Edward Lee Dec 2010

Copyright, Death, And Taxes, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

The Copyright Act of 1976 is due for a major revision in the 21st century, in order to keep pace with the advances in digital technologies. This Article offers a new alternative for copyright reform: tax law. Using the tax system as a way to modernize our copyright system offers several advantages. Most important, tax law can fix problems in our copyright system without violating the Berne Convention or TRIPS Agreement, and without requiring amendment to either treaty. Tax law can also be used to incentivize the copyright industries to adopt new, innovative approaches to copyright in ways that voluntary …


Technological Fair Use, Edward Lee Dec 2009

Technological Fair Use, Edward Lee

Edward Lee

The Article proposes a framework tailoring fair use specifically for technology cases. At the inception of the twenty-first century, information technologies have become increasingly central to the U.S. economy. Not surprisingly, complex copyright cases involving speech technologies, such as DVRs, mp3 devices, Google Book Search, and YouTube, have increased as well. Yet existing copyright law, developed long before digital technologies, is ill-prepared to handle the complexities these technology cases pose. The key question often turns, not on prima facie infringement, but on the defense of fair use, which courts have too often relegated to extremely fact-specific decisions. The downside to …