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Is There Ever A Reason To Know? A Comparison Of The Contributory Liability "Knowledge" Standard For Websites Hosting Infringed Trademarked Content Versus Infringed Copyrighted Content, Rachel N. Agress
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
The doctrines of contributory copyright liability and contributory trademark liability are both based on the confluence of basic tort liability and the policy goal of encouraging innovation and commerce. Because the two concepts sometimes conflict, courts have struggled to create a comprehensive body of law to reach a reconciliation. The doctrine of contributory copyright liability evolved through a rich body of case law that was subsequently supplemented by the legislatively enacted Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In contrast, the doctrine of contributory trademark liability is a purely common law doctrine and has not witnessed legislative intervention. This article posits that …
Printing The Impossible Triangle: The Copyright Implications Of Three-Dimensional Printing, Brian Rideout
Printing The Impossible Triangle: The Copyright Implications Of Three-Dimensional Printing, Brian Rideout
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Three-dimensional printing (3D printing), which allows users to digitize and replicate objects, is emerging as the next potentially disruptive technology. It is now possible to “print” intricate objects from furniture to food to human organs. Because 3D printing relies on computer-based blueprints in order to create physical objects, digital copyright infringement can now impact the physical world. The first example occurred in February 2011, when the world's first Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice for a 3D printed object was sent. This article describes how 3D printing works in relation to copyright law, first by discussing this DMCA takedown …
A New Look For The Fashion Industry: Redesigning Copyright Law With The Innovative Design Protection And Piracy Protection Act (Idpppa), Brittany West
A New Look For The Fashion Industry: Redesigning Copyright Law With The Innovative Design Protection And Piracy Protection Act (Idpppa), Brittany West
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Introduced in Congress in August 2010, the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA) would amend 17 U.S.C. § 1301 to extend copyright protection to unique, distinguishable, non-trivial, and non-utilitarian fashion designs. The fashion industry in the United States is currently a $200 billion industry which is afforded limited intellectual property protection compared to foreign markets. This article explores the applicability of the existing Copyright Act to fashion designs and argues that the IDPPPA takes a narrow approach to eliminate ambiguity present in former bills attempting to amend copyright law. The IDPPPA would incentivize innovation, the ultimate goal of …
Both A License And A Sale: How To Reconcile Self-Replicating Technology With Patent Exhaustion, Douglas Fretty
Both A License And A Sale: How To Reconcile Self-Replicating Technology With Patent Exhaustion, Douglas Fretty
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Too many authorities view the transfer of patented self-replicating technology (SRT) as either a pure license or a pure sale. If a pure license exists, the patentee can impose post-transfer restrictions on the product's use, frustrating the policy goals of limited monopoly and free alienability of chattels. If a pure sale is triggered, however, the patentee loses all rights through patent exhaustion, allowing the purchaser to replicate the chattel at will. Sensitive to this latter argument, several courts have enforced Monsanto Company's “bag tag” seed licenses, which require Monsanto's farmer customers to destroy all second-generation seed. Urging a middle path, …
It Looks Like A Sale; It Quacks Like A Sale…But It's Not? An Argument For The Application Of The Duck Test In A Digital First Sale Doctrine, Matthew J. Turchyn
It Looks Like A Sale; It Quacks Like A Sale…But It's Not? An Argument For The Application Of The Duck Test In A Digital First Sale Doctrine, Matthew J. Turchyn
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
What are you purchasing when you buy a print of Picasso's Guernica? The piece of paper it is printed on, several courts have replied. In these instances, courts have created a pragmatic legal fiction that allows for the transfer of a copy of a work while the author retains his or her rights and privileges under copyright law. Therefore, the purchaser of the Guernica print could resell his or her legally created print of the painting on the secondary market. This is the essence of the First Sale Doctrine of the U.S. Copyright Act. This practice breaks down, however, when …
Measuring Intellectual Property 'Strength' And Effects: An Assessment Of Patent Scoring Systems And Causality, W. Lesser
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
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No More Format Disputes: Are Reality Television Formats The Proper Subject Of Federal Copyright Protection?, Jessica E. Bergman
No More Format Disputes: Are Reality Television Formats The Proper Subject Of Federal Copyright Protection?, Jessica E. Bergman
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Renewing Healthy Competition: Compulsory Licenses And Why Abuses Of The Trips Article 31 Standards Are Most Damaging To The United States Healthcare Industry, Jon Matthews
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
International Media Pirates: Are They Making The Entertainment Industry Walk The Plank?, Lavonne Burke
International Media Pirates: Are They Making The Entertainment Industry Walk The Plank?, Lavonne Burke
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
And Justice For . . . : An Analysis Of Digital Music, Fair Use And Audience Rights, Christopher Cunico
And Justice For . . . : An Analysis Of Digital Music, Fair Use And Audience Rights, Christopher Cunico
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert
Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Moore's Law generally asserts that the transistor capacity on a computer processing unit increases exponentially over time. To exemplify, in 1971, Intel's first microprocessor contained 2,300 transistors and was used in simple electronic pocket calculators and by 2007 Intel was manufacturing microprocessors containing 820,000,000 transistors used in personal computers capable of near-instantaneous worldwide communication over the Internet. When the framers of the Constitution drafted the empowering words, “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,” could they foresee such a blistering pace of innovation? Have courts been able to maintain the balance between progress and limited monopolies? The history …
Protecting A Celebrity's Legacy: Living In California Or New York Becomes The Deciding Factor, Laurie Henderson
Protecting A Celebrity's Legacy: Living In California Or New York Becomes The Deciding Factor, Laurie Henderson
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Shutting Down The Offense: Why The Supreme Court Should Designate The Nfl A Single Entity For Antitrust Purposes, Peter R. Morrison
Shutting Down The Offense: Why The Supreme Court Should Designate The Nfl A Single Entity For Antitrust Purposes, Peter R. Morrison
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Notorious: The Treatment Of Famous Trademarks In America And How Protection Can Be Ensured, Blake W. Jackson
Notorious: The Treatment Of Famous Trademarks In America And How Protection Can Be Ensured, Blake W. Jackson
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Medimmune, Inc. V. Genentech, Inc. And Its Progeny On Technology Licensing, Michael Donovan
The Impact Of Medimmune, Inc. V. Genentech, Inc. And Its Progeny On Technology Licensing, Michael Donovan
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Abolish Trademark Law's Initial Interest Confusion And Permit Manipulative Internet Search Practices, Priya Singh
Abolish Trademark Law's Initial Interest Confusion And Permit Manipulative Internet Search Practices, Priya Singh
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This article discusses trademark law’s doctrine of initial interest confusion, which is currently applied to Internet cases. First, it argues that the doctrine is problematic because it does not require the traditional showing of likelihood of confusion, it is superfluous, and it is unnecessary in the Internet context. Second, it proposes that courts should instead rely on the likelihood of confusion analysis. Additionally, courts should acknowledge that metatags are an outdated issue, and, when it comes to domain names, they should make use of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”).
Piracy By Plastic: Why The Ninth Circuit Should Have Held Credit Cards Liable For Secondary Copyright Infringement, Jonathan Lee
Piracy By Plastic: Why The Ninth Circuit Should Have Held Credit Cards Liable For Secondary Copyright Infringement, Jonathan Lee
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Federal Patent Takings, Christopher S. Storm
Federal Patent Takings, Christopher S. Storm
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Playboy, Contact Lenses, And Trademark Infringement: An Analysis Of Possible Claims As A Result Of Pop-Up Advertisements, Ashley A. Locke
Playboy, Contact Lenses, And Trademark Infringement: An Analysis Of Possible Claims As A Result Of Pop-Up Advertisements, Ashley A. Locke
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Moral Rights Act Of 2007: Finding The Melody In The Music, Aurele Danoff
The Moral Rights Act Of 2007: Finding The Melody In The Music, Aurele Danoff
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache
Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
No abstract provided.
The "Evolving Written Description Doctrine" And The Search For Specificity (A.K.A. Adequacy Is The Matter Of Invention.), Gerald R. Prettyman Jr.
The "Evolving Written Description Doctrine" And The Search For Specificity (A.K.A. Adequacy Is The Matter Of Invention.), Gerald R. Prettyman Jr.
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Markman that claim construction was a matter of law for the judge to decide. There was hope in the patent bar that Markman would bring uniformity to claim construction and a reduction to the lengthy process of patent litigation. Some authors report instead that the claim construction reversal rate is increasing. Other authors question the consistency of the rulings from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Circuit Judge Rader of the Federal Circuit recently named this controversy the “Evolving Written Description Doctrine.” Behind this controversy primarily lies judicial interpretation of …