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Calculating Artists’ Royalty: An Analysis Of The Courts’ Dualistic Interpretations Of Recording Contracts Negotiated In A Pre-Digital Age, Nina Aragon Jan 2017

Calculating Artists’ Royalty: An Analysis Of The Courts’ Dualistic Interpretations Of Recording Contracts Negotiated In A Pre-Digital Age, Nina Aragon

Cardozo Law Review de•novo

This Note examines the disparity in the courts’ rulings in the Malmsteen and F.B.T. cases, specifically the different ways in which each court interpreted the contractual language of the parties’ preInternet recording agreements, and their application of royalty rates. Part I of this Note provides an overview of the royalty structure used to compute royalty rates for compact discs (CDs). Part I discusses on the economic effects of switching to a digital distribution system, the sales versus license distinction, and the principles relied on by the courts to interpret pre-Internet contracts. Part II of this Note examines the courts’ rulings …


Newsroom: Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles 11-14-2016, Jill Rodrigues, Roger Williams University School Of Law Nov 2016

Newsroom: Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles 11-14-2016, Jill Rodrigues, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.


Law School News Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles: Law Students Launch Artisan Pickler And Other Businesses To Success 11/09/2016, Jill Rodriques Nov 2016

Law School News Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles: Law Students Launch Artisan Pickler And Other Businesses To Success 11/09/2016, Jill Rodriques

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.


Don’T Share This Item! Developing Digital Collections And Services In A Consumer‐Licensed World, William M. Cross, Darby Orcutt Oct 2016

Don’T Share This Item! Developing Digital Collections And Services In A Consumer‐Licensed World, William M. Cross, Darby Orcutt

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries have always faced unique challenges in providing non‐academic content for academic use, but the digital age has brought particular problems of “one size fits all” consumer purchase models and vexing methods of digital rights management (DRM), wrapped up with a large bow of legal uncertainty for many institutions. These proceedings describe some practices for sharing consumer‐licensed popular materials and confronting legal and technical barriers, as well as what some libraries are considering and encountering in applying the law, fair use, user expectations, and common sense in developing collections and services around digital content that is geared directly to end …


Employment Agreements For The Inventing Worker: A Proposal For Reforming Trailer Clause Enforceability Guidelines, Peter Caldwell Oct 2016

Employment Agreements For The Inventing Worker: A Proposal For Reforming Trailer Clause Enforceability Guidelines, Peter Caldwell

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Correlative Obligation In Patent Law: The Role Of Public Good In Defining The Limits Of Patent Exclusivity, Srividhya Ragavan Oct 2016

Correlative Obligation In Patent Law: The Role Of Public Good In Defining The Limits Of Patent Exclusivity, Srividhya Ragavan

Faculty Scholarship

In light of the recent outrageous price-spiking of pharmaceuticals, this Article questions the underlying justifications for exclusive rights conferred by the grant of a patent. Traditionally, patents are defined as property rights granted to encourage desirable innovation. This definition is a misfit as treating patents as property rights does a poor job of defining the limits of the patent rights as well as the public benefit goals of the system. This misfit gradually caused an imbalance in the rights versus duties construct within patent law. After a thorough analysis of the historical and philosophical perspectives of patent exclusivity, this Article …


Patent Privateers And Antitrust Fears, Matthew Sipe Jul 2016

Patent Privateers And Antitrust Fears, Matthew Sipe

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Patent trolls are categorically demonized as threatening American innovation and industry. But whether they are a threat that antitrust law is equipped to deal with is a complex question that depends on the particular type of patent troll and activities they engage in. This Article looks specifically at privateer patent trolls: entities that acquire their patents from operating entities and assert them against other industry members. In the particular context of privateering, antitrust law is almost certainly not the proper legal solution. Privateering does raise significant issues: circumventing litigation constraints, evading licensing obligations, and raising the cost and frequency of …


Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But A Sample Ain’T One, Rebecca Knight Jul 2016

Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But A Sample Ain’T One, Rebecca Knight

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

No abstract provided.


2016 Cardozo Public Law, Policy, And Ethics Journal Symposium Jul 2016

2016 Cardozo Public Law, Policy, And Ethics Journal Symposium

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

No abstract provided.


Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr. Jun 2016

Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr.

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Insurability Of Claims For Restitution, Christopher French May 2016

The Insurability Of Claims For Restitution, Christopher French

Faculty Scholarship

Does and should a wrongdoer’s liability insurance cover an aggrieved party’s claim for restitution (e.g., a claim for the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains)? This article answers those questions. It does so by first answering the question of whether claims for restitution are covered under the terms of liability insurance policies. Then, after concluding that they are, it addresses the question of whether claims for restitution should be insurable as a matter of public policy and insurance law theory. There are long-standing legal and equitable principles that, on the one hand, dictate that a wrongdoer should not be allowed to benefit …


When A Promise Is Not A Promise: Georgia's Law On Non-Compete Agreements, As Interpreted By The Eleventh Circuit In Keener V. Convergys Corporation, Gives Rise To Comity And Federalism Concerns, Christopher D. David Apr 2016

When A Promise Is Not A Promise: Georgia's Law On Non-Compete Agreements, As Interpreted By The Eleventh Circuit In Keener V. Convergys Corporation, Gives Rise To Comity And Federalism Concerns, Christopher D. David

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


A New Technology Question Of Olympic Proportions: Should Nbc's License To Broadcast The Games Include Internet Broadcasting Rights?, Brandi Barnes Kellis Apr 2016

A New Technology Question Of Olympic Proportions: Should Nbc's License To Broadcast The Games Include Internet Broadcasting Rights?, Brandi Barnes Kellis

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Minding Your Own Business: Privacy Policies In Principle And In Practice, Scott Killingsworth Apr 2016

Minding Your Own Business: Privacy Policies In Principle And In Practice, Scott Killingsworth

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Copyright And Contract Law: Regulating User Contracts: The State Of The Art And A Research Agenda, Estelle Derclaye, Marcella Favale Apr 2016

Copyright And Contract Law: Regulating User Contracts: The State Of The Art And A Research Agenda, Estelle Derclaye, Marcella Favale

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Uniform Commercial Code Article 2b & The State Contract Law-Federal Intellectual Property Law Interface: Can State Statutes Even Begin To Address Copyright Preemption Of Shrink-Wrap Licenses?, Elizabeth J. Mcclure Apr 2016

Uniform Commercial Code Article 2b & The State Contract Law-Federal Intellectual Property Law Interface: Can State Statutes Even Begin To Address Copyright Preemption Of Shrink-Wrap Licenses?, Elizabeth J. Mcclure

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Unhitching The Trailer Clause: The Rights Of Inventive Employees And Their Emploers, Marc B. Hershovitz Mar 2016

Unhitching The Trailer Clause: The Rights Of Inventive Employees And Their Emploers, Marc B. Hershovitz

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.


Golden Road Motor Inn, V. Islam, Et. Al., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 49 (Jul. 17, 2016), Heather Caliguire Jan 2016

Golden Road Motor Inn, V. Islam, Et. Al., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 49 (Jul. 17, 2016), Heather Caliguire

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Nevada Supreme Court held that non-compete agreements cannot extend further than what is reasonable and necessary to protect the interests of the employer and cannot create an undue hardship on the employee. It also held that courts may not “blue line” (“blue pencil”) contracts, that is change or delete terms to make the Contract legal. The Court further held that altering player contact information, so long as the information can be restored with minimal disruption to the gaming company does not rise to the level of conversion. Finally, the Court held that a gaming company is not liable for …


A Study On The Legality Of Royalty Collection Clauses After Expiration Of Patent Rights, 15 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 213 (2016), Wei-Lin Wang Jan 2016

A Study On The Legality Of Royalty Collection Clauses After Expiration Of Patent Rights, 15 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 213 (2016), Wei-Lin Wang

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Whether a contract clause may permit a patent owner to continuously collect royalty payments from a licensee after the expiration of its patent rights is a highly controversial issue in practice. Some believe that because patent rights are a kind of monopoly granted by the government, it shall not be extended after expiration; otherwise, it shall be regarded as patent misuse and/or unfair competition as the case may be. Nonetheless, others believe that this kind of clause is actually beneficial to a licensee because the licensee is allowed to make royalty payments throughout the whole patent term and even after …


Panel 1: Issues In The U.S. For Chinese Businesses, Cindy Yang, Jamie D. Underwood, Mark Cohen Jan 2016

Panel 1: Issues In The U.S. For Chinese Businesses, Cindy Yang, Jamie D. Underwood, Mark Cohen

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The symposium examines the bidirectional intellectual property (IP) challenges between the U.S. and China, highlighting that while Chinese businesses face significant IP issues in the U.S., American companies also encounter complexities in China. The discussion emphasizes the evolving nature of IP litigation in both countries, with a focus on fashion and brand protection. Panelists provide insights into strategies for navigating these challenges, including the use of design patents, trademarks, and trade dress, as well as the role of administrative bodies like the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).


Contracting Trademark Fame?, Leah Chan Grinvald Jan 2016

Contracting Trademark Fame?, Leah Chan Grinvald

Scholarly Works

Contracts abound in today's highly digitized society. Did you snap a pic and upload it to Instagram? You entered into a contract. Did you check your friends' statuses on Facebook? Yep, you also entered into a contract. Did you know you entered into a contract or even if you were aware of this fact, did you know the terms to which you agreed? Probably not. But despite this, we are all obligated by these contracts, so long as we are somehow made aware that we could read the terms at some point if we had the inclination to do so. …


Introductions, Matthew Diller Jan 2016

Introductions, Matthew Diller

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Content Creators, Virtual Goods: Who Owns Virtual Property?, Kenneth W. Eng Jan 2016

Content Creators, Virtual Goods: Who Owns Virtual Property?, Kenneth W. Eng

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Copyright As Contract, Jeffrey L. Harrison Oct 2015

Copyright As Contract, Jeffrey L. Harrison

Georgia Journal of Law & Technology

Copyright is essentially a contract between the author and the public with the government acting as the agent of the public. The consideration received by authors is defined by duration and breadth of exclusivity. The consideration for the public is the creation of a "work" that will be available on a limited basis for the life of the author plus 70 years and then available without limit after that. If there were no transaction costs at all, it would be possible to "pay" authors different amounts of exclusivity. Perhaps a greeting card would get one holiday season of exclusivity, if …


Foreign Investment In The People's Republic Of China: Compensation Trade, Joint Ventures, Industrial Property Protection And Dispute Settlement, Kevin K. Maher May 2015

Foreign Investment In The People's Republic Of China: Compensation Trade, Joint Ventures, Industrial Property Protection And Dispute Settlement, Kevin K. Maher

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Legal Nature And Contractual Conditions In Know-How Transactions, Carlos M. Correa May 2015

Legal Nature And Contractual Conditions In Know-How Transactions, Carlos M. Correa

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Licensing Of Intellectual Property Rights, Mark Joelson Mar 2015

Licensing Of Intellectual Property Rights, Mark Joelson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Annual Survey Of Developments In International Trade Law: 1983, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Mar 2015

Annual Survey Of Developments In International Trade Law: 1983, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Constructive Ambiguity: Ip Licenses As A Case Study, Michal Shur-Ofry, Ofer Tur-Sinai Feb 2015

Constructive Ambiguity: Ip Licenses As A Case Study, Michal Shur-Ofry, Ofer Tur-Sinai

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Ambiguity in contracts is often perceived as undesirable. A certain level of ambiguity, however, can have significant virtues: reducing transaction costs associated with foreseeing and negotiating remote contingencies; facilitating the closing of efficient transactions that would not otherwise close; increasing the adaptability and “anti-fragility” of contracts in the face of unforeseen developments; and preserving trust between the parties. Some contracts are more likely to benefit from a certain degree of ambiguity. Relying on multi-disciplinary literature, this Article systematically analyzes ambiguity’s merits and identifies three principal features of transactions that are positively correlated to the virtues of ambiguity: (1) long duration, …


Work Made For Hire – Analyzing The Multifactor Balancing Test, Ryan G. Vacca Jan 2015

Work Made For Hire – Analyzing The Multifactor Balancing Test, Ryan G. Vacca

Law Faculty Scholarship

Authorship, and hence, initial ownership of copyrighted works is oftentimes controlled by the 1976 Copyright Act’s work made for hire doctrine. This doctrine states that works created by employees within the scope of their employment result in the employer owning the copyright. One key determination in this analysis is whether the hired party is an employee or independent contractor. In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court, in CCNV v. Reid, answered the question of how employees are distinguished from independent contractors by setting forth a list of factors courts should consider. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not give further guidance on …