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Newsgroups Float Into Safe Harbor, And Copyright Holders Are Sunk, Alicia L. Wright
Newsgroups Float Into Safe Harbor, And Copyright Holders Are Sunk, Alicia L. Wright
Duke Law & Technology Review
Usenet newsgroups are swiftly becoming a popular vehicle for pirating digital music, movies, books, and other copyrighted works. Meanwhile, courts ignore Usenet’s tremendous potential for copyright infringement. In Ellison v. Robertson, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that America Online’s Usenet service might qualify for safe harbor under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. According to the district court below, safe harbor would preclude a finding of secondary copyright infringement against America Online. However, the courts misinterpreted the safe harbor provisions. One safe harbor provision was misapplied and another was ignored altogether. This iBrief critiques the Ellison opinions and analyzes …
Injunction Junction: Remembering The Proper Function And Form Of Equitable Relief In Trademark Law, Ryan Mcleod
Injunction Junction: Remembering The Proper Function And Form Of Equitable Relief In Trademark Law, Ryan Mcleod
Duke Law & Technology Review
Injunctions are supposed to be among the most extraordinary remedies in the American judicial system, yet they have become anything but rare in trademark litigation. Although the unique nature of trademark protection may explain the frequency of injunctive relief, the process by which this relief is issued is rapidly devolving into rubber-stamping by the courts. This iBrief argues that courts should (1) recommit themselves to the principles of equity before granting injunctions and (2) seriously apply the specificity requirements of Rule 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to avoid overly broad orders.
Download, Stream, Or Somewhere In Between: The Potential For Legal Music Use In Podcasting, Benjamin Aitken
Download, Stream, Or Somewhere In Between: The Potential For Legal Music Use In Podcasting, Benjamin Aitken
Duke Law & Technology Review
Podcasting is an increasingly popular new digital technology with the potential to be a great conduit of expression. Currently, the use of music is limited in podcasting due in large part to uncertainty as to what rights must be licensed before copyrighted music can be used legitimately. This iBrief examines what legal rights are implicated by podcasting by analyzing U.S. copyright law and comparing related technologies. This iBrief concludes that onerous licensing requirements are unnecessary, and for podcasting to realize its potential, a simple licensing framework must be established.
Unnecessary Indeterminacy: Process Patent Protection After Kinik V. Itc, John M. Eden
Unnecessary Indeterminacy: Process Patent Protection After Kinik V. Itc, John M. Eden
Duke Law & Technology Review
In Kinik v. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suggested in dicta that the defenses available to foreign manufacturers in infringement actions under 35 U.S.C. § 271(g) in Federal district courts do not apply to exclusion actions before the International Trade Commission. This iBrief argues that this decision is problematic for three reasons: (1) the Federal Circuit’s decision is inconsistent with the ITC’s longstanding tradition of consulting the patent statute when adjudicating exclusion actions under 19 U.S.C. § 1337, (2) the court’s suggestion that the ITC should be given broad discretion to resolve conflicts …
Patent Misuse In Patent Pool Licensing: From National Harrow To “The Nine No-Nos” To Not Likely, Daniel P. Homiller
Patent Misuse In Patent Pool Licensing: From National Harrow To “The Nine No-Nos” To Not Likely, Daniel P. Homiller
Duke Law & Technology Review
Courts and the Justice Department’s Antitrust division have become increasingly tolerant of patent licensing practices that were previously viewed with suspicion. This trend has put pressure on the doctrine of patent misuse, which arose in the 1940s as a doctrine distinct from, but closely related to, standard antitrust analysis. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently overturned an International Trade Commission order that held unenforceable, on the grounds of patent misuse, six patents licensed as a package by U.S. Philips Corporation. The Federal Circuit’s decision raises the question of just how much remains of the doctrine of …
Barriers To Innovation: Intellectual Property Transaction Costs In Scientific Collaboration, Megan Ristau Baca
Barriers To Innovation: Intellectual Property Transaction Costs In Scientific Collaboration, Megan Ristau Baca
Duke Law & Technology Review
The institution of university science research has evolved over the past century, from one of open science and free information to one of competition and jealously guarded intellectual property rights. This iBrief analyzes the background factors driving the evolution of the institution of science, evaluates the net effects on the progress of science, and considers potential short-term solutions to alleviate the legal transaction costs necessary for scientific collaboration.
Enforcing The Gnu Gpl, Sapna Kumar