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A Spatial Critique Of Intellectual Property Law And Policy, Peter K. Yu Sep 2017

A Spatial Critique Of Intellectual Property Law And Policy, Peter K. Yu

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Trademark Laundering, Useless Patents, And Other Ip Challenges For The Marijuana Industry, Sam Kamin, Viva R. Moffat University Of Denver College Of Law Jan 2016

Trademark Laundering, Useless Patents, And Other Ip Challenges For The Marijuana Industry, Sam Kamin, Viva R. Moffat University Of Denver College Of Law

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Frank Miller’S Sin City College Football: A Game To Die For And Other Lessons About The Right Of Publicity And Video Games, Jordan M. Blanke Jan 2015

Frank Miller’S Sin City College Football: A Game To Die For And Other Lessons About The Right Of Publicity And Video Games, Jordan M. Blanke

Washington and Lee Law Review

The challenge of finding a workable solution for applying the right of publicity is a formidable one because it implicates not only a delicate balance between First Amendment rights and the rights of publicity, but also the complications of varying state laws. The best of the tests developed by the courts so far—the transformative use test—was borrowed from copyright law and itself reflects a careful balance between First Amendment and copyright interests. Additionally, because of dramatic progress in technology, it is likely that in the near future this balancing will often involve not only the rights of publicity and the …


Aereo And Filmon: Technology’S Latest Copyright War And Why Aereo Should Survive, Krista Consiglio Sep 2014

Aereo And Filmon: Technology’S Latest Copyright War And Why Aereo Should Survive, Krista Consiglio

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Regulatory Monopoly And Differential Pricing In The Market For Patents , Neel U. Sukhatme Jun 2014

Regulatory Monopoly And Differential Pricing In The Market For Patents , Neel U. Sukhatme

Washington and Lee Law Review

Patents are limited-term monopolies awarded to inventors to incentivize innovation. But there is another monopoly that has been largely overlooked at the heart of patent law: the monopoly of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) over the granting of patents. This Article addresses this topic by developing the notion of a regulatory monopoly, where a single governmental actor has the power to set prices in a regulatory area. The Article explains how regulatory monopolists like the PTO could enhance social welfare via differential pricing—by charging regulated entities differing fees based on their willingness and ability to pay. In particular, …


The Death Of Cyberspace, Lawrence Lessig Mar 2000

The Death Of Cyberspace, Lawrence Lessig

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Remedies For The Misappropriation Of Intellectual Property By State And Municipal Governments Before And After Seminole Tribe: The Eleventh Amendment And Other Immunity Doctrines, Paul J. Heald, Michael L. Wells Jun 1998

Remedies For The Misappropriation Of Intellectual Property By State And Municipal Governments Before And After Seminole Tribe: The Eleventh Amendment And Other Immunity Doctrines, Paul J. Heald, Michael L. Wells

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Truth May Not Set You Free, Robert M. O'Neil Jun 1990

The Truth May Not Set You Free, Robert M. O'Neil

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.