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Seeing’S Insight: Toward A Visual Substantial Similarity Test For Copyright Infringement Of Pictorial, Graphic, And Sculptural Works, Moon Hee Lee
Northwestern University Law Review
Before imposing liability for copyright infringement, a court analyzes whether the defendant’s allegedly infringing work is substantially similar to the copyright-holder plaintiff’s allegedly infringed work. This substantial similarity analysis broadly contains two steps. First, facts and ideas do not receive copyright protection and are filtered out. Second, the two works are compared to see if there is material overlap between the two works’ remaining creative expression—i.e., whether or not the two works are substantially similar. This two-step approach furthers the delicate dual goal of copyright law to keep ideas and facts freely available as raw material for creation while awarding …
Unavoidable Aesthetic Judgments In Copyright Law: A Community Of Practice Standard, Robert Kirk Walker, Ben Depoorter
Unavoidable Aesthetic Judgments In Copyright Law: A Community Of Practice Standard, Robert Kirk Walker, Ben Depoorter
Northwestern University Law Review
Aesthetic judgments are “dangerous undertakings” for courts, but they are unavoidable in copyright law. In theory, copyright does not distinguish between works on the basis of aesthetic values or merit (or lack thereof), and courts often go to great lengths to try to avoid artistic judgments. In practice, however, implicit aesthetic criteria are deeply embedded throughout copyright case law. The questions “What is art?” and “How should it be interpreted?” are inextricably linked to the questions “What does copyright protect?,” “Who is an author?,” “What is misappropriation?,” and many other issues essential to copyright. Although courts rarely (if ever) explicitly …
Is Apple Playing Fair? Navigating The Ipod Fairplay Drm Controversy, Nicola F. Sharpe, Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Is Apple Playing Fair? Navigating The Ipod Fairplay Drm Controversy, Nicola F. Sharpe, Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Extra-Judicial Decision Making For Drug Safety And Risk Management: Evidence From The Fda, Hazel Mcmullin, Andrew B. Whitford
Extra-Judicial Decision Making For Drug Safety And Risk Management: Evidence From The Fda, Hazel Mcmullin, Andrew B. Whitford
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Times May Have Changed, But The Song Is Still The Same: Why The Supreme Court Was Incorrect To Stray From Sony's Reasoning In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. V. Grokster, Ltd., Julie A. Wooten
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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The Emerging Bric Economies: Lessons From Intellectual Property Negotiation And Enforcement, Robert C. Bird, Daniel R. Cahoy
The Emerging Bric Economies: Lessons From Intellectual Property Negotiation And Enforcement, Robert C. Bird, Daniel R. Cahoy
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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The Duty To Disclose Patent Rights, Richard M. Lebovitz
The Duty To Disclose Patent Rights, Richard M. Lebovitz
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Caveat Venditor: Technologically Protected Subsidized Goods And The Customers Who Hack Them, Christopher Soghoian
Caveat Venditor: Technologically Protected Subsidized Goods And The Customers Who Hack Them, Christopher Soghoian
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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A (My)Space Of One's Own: On Privacy And Online Social Networks, Patricia Sanchez Abril
A (My)Space Of One's Own: On Privacy And Online Social Networks, Patricia Sanchez Abril
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Well Duh: Obviousness, Gas Pedals, And The Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation Test, Randall J. Hirsch , M.D.
Well Duh: Obviousness, Gas Pedals, And The Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation Test, Randall J. Hirsch , M.D.
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Should Fashion Design Be Copyrightable?, Brandon Scruggs
Should Fashion Design Be Copyrightable?, Brandon Scruggs
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Will India And China Profit From Technological Innovation?, David Orozco
Will India And China Profit From Technological Innovation?, David Orozco
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
A New Tool For Analyzing Intellectual Property, Stephen M. Mcjohn
A New Tool For Analyzing Intellectual Property, Stephen M. Mcjohn
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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Injunctive Relief: A Charming Betsy Boomerang, Harold C. Wegner
Injunctive Relief: A Charming Betsy Boomerang, Harold C. Wegner
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Trademark Dilution In Japan, Kenneth L. Port
Trademark Dilution In Japan, Kenneth L. Port
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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A New Economics Of Trademarks, David W. Barnes
A New Economics Of Trademarks, David W. Barnes
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
Conventional wisdom holds that trademarks are nothing like other intellectual property. Copyright and patent law are theoretically based in public goods theory and are designed to promote creation and disclosure of original expressions and novel, useful innovations. By contrast, trademarks are private goods and trademark law is designed to promote trade and encourage competition.
This article challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that trademarks are a type of public good that contributes to the public stock of useful ideas just as patented and copyrighted works do. This economic perspective suggests, again contrary to conventional trademark theory, that competitive markets fail to …
Easing The Claim Construction Blow With Early-Discovery Markman Hearings That Are Appealable To The Federal Circuit On An Interlocutory Basis, Srikanth K. Reddy
Easing The Claim Construction Blow With Early-Discovery Markman Hearings That Are Appealable To The Federal Circuit On An Interlocutory Basis, Srikanth K. Reddy
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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A Realist Approach To Merck Kgaa V. Integra, Daniel A. Lev
A Realist Approach To Merck Kgaa V. Integra, Daniel A. Lev
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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A Comparative Analysis Of The Impact Of Experimental Use Exemptions In Patent Law On Incentives To Innovate, Kevin Iles
A Comparative Analysis Of The Impact Of Experimental Use Exemptions In Patent Law On Incentives To Innovate, Kevin Iles
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
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In-Line Or Insane? The Federal Circuit's Recent Interpretation Of Festo In Honeywell V. Hamilton Sundstrand, Justin E. Gray
In-Line Or Insane? The Federal Circuit's Recent Interpretation Of Festo In Honeywell V. Hamilton Sundstrand, Justin E. Gray
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Free Radicals In Cyberspace: Complex Liability Issues In Information Warfare, Meiring De Villiers
Free Radicals In Cyberspace: Complex Liability Issues In Information Warfare, Meiring De Villiers
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Pharmacogenomics: Privacy In The Era Of Personalized Medicine, Berrie Rebecca Goldman
Pharmacogenomics: Privacy In The Era Of Personalized Medicine, Berrie Rebecca Goldman
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Virtual Property: The Challenges Of Regulating Intangible, Exclusionary Property Interests Such As Domain Names, David Nelmark
Virtual Property: The Challenges Of Regulating Intangible, Exclusionary Property Interests Such As Domain Names, David Nelmark
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Revisiting Standard-Setting Organizations' Patent Policies, Kraig A. Jakobsen
Revisiting Standard-Setting Organizations' Patent Policies, Kraig A. Jakobsen
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.