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Open Borders, Intellectual Property & Federal Criminal Trade Secret Law, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 24 (2009), Shubha Ghosh Jan 2009

Open Borders, Intellectual Property & Federal Criminal Trade Secret Law, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 24 (2009), Shubha Ghosh

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Many scholars have demonstrated that labor mobility between firms has lead to the economic success of Silicon Valley. California‘s policy against enforcing covenants not to compete has been shown to provide the legal infrastructure for high labor mobility. Does the argument extend to mobility of skilled labor across national borders? This Article addresses that question in the context of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, the first federal criminal trade secret law in the United States. By analyzing the scholarly literature and the case law under the Act, the author presents a theoretical framework for assessing the Act based on …

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Magazine Publishers Exhale: Exploiting Collective Works After Greenberg, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 161 (2009), Jason Koransky Jan 2009

Magazine Publishers Exhale: Exploiting Collective Works After Greenberg, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 161 (2009), Jason Koransky

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The National Geographic Society simply intended to offer an innovative digital product to consumers—its complete archives in digital format—when it released The Complete National Geographic CD-ROM. The CD-ROM, however, had a much different impact as well. The litigation that followed its release, in particular Greenberg v. National Geographic Society, offered publishers‘ some clarity in regard to the scope of section 201(c) rights to reproduce collective works in digital formats. Greenberg, however, did not address the full range of copyright issues that publishers and freelance contributors alike encounter in reproducing collective works in new digital formats brought about by advances in …

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Sui Generis Genius: How The Design Protection Statute Could Be Amended To Include Entertainment Pitch Ideas, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 184 (2009), Lindsey Weisselberg Jan 2009

Sui Generis Genius: How The Design Protection Statute Could Be Amended To Include Entertainment Pitch Ideas, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 184 (2009), Lindsey Weisselberg

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Hollywood writers and idea men have struggled to gain protection for their entertainment treatments because their works are caught in the realm between unprotected ideas and fully protected expression. In addition to their failure to secure federal copyright protection for their treatments, idea men have also failed to obtain state law protection for their entertainment ideas, leaving them with virtually no legal recourse for idea theft. This comment proposes that Congress should create sui generis protection for ideas in the entertainment industry similar to the protections afforded under the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act.

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Dubai's New Intellectual Property-Based Economy: Prospects For Development Without Dependency, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 84 (2009), Amir H. Khoury Jan 2009

Dubai's New Intellectual Property-Based Economy: Prospects For Development Without Dependency, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 84 (2009), Amir H. Khoury

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The Emirate of Dubai has, as a result of deliberate policy actions, been able to reinvigorate, indeed to reinvent, its Intellectual Property Potential. That is to say Dubai has boosted its ability to be the originator (and creator) of intellectual property subject-matter, rather than merely a consumer thereof. Dubai has achieved the two conditions through which an intellectual property régime becomes a valuable national asset for a country with an initially low Intellectual Property Potential; namely a structured regulatory framework coupled with effective infrastructure- related action. Dubai's undertakings in the intellectual property sphere go to show that even a country …

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Embedded Advertising: Your Rights In The Tivo Era, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 146 (2009), Ann K. Hagerty Jan 2009

Embedded Advertising: Your Rights In The Tivo Era, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 146 (2009), Ann K. Hagerty

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As DVR usage rapidly increases, embedded advertising is evolving and blurring the line for the viewing public between advertising and content. The FCC responded by seeking public commentary and guidance on the regulations governing embedded advertising. The comments the FCC received revealed a heated debate between media industry advocates and those who seek to protect consumer interests. The recent increase in the practice of embedded advertising has only intensified this debate. A balance must be struck between the interests of the media industry and the viewing public. To do so, the FCC must adopt a regulatory scheme that commands viewers’ …

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Is Bilski Likely The Final Word On Tax Strategy Patents? Coherence Matters, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 110 (2009), Linda M. Beale Jan 2009

Is Bilski Likely The Final Word On Tax Strategy Patents? Coherence Matters, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 110 (2009), Linda M. Beale

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The Supreme Court‘s grant of certiorari in In re Bilski presents an opportunity to lay to rest the patent eligibility of tax strategies. A comparison of the core values of the patent and tax systems reveals fundamental conflicts that have gained the attention of tax practitioners, bar associations and Congress. These conflicts are identified by tracing both the development of patentable subject matter and the policy goals of the tax system. This article addresses the future of tax strategy patents in light of In re Bilski and analyzes the potential for the Court to deliver guidance that makes clear the …

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Northern District Of Illinois Adopts Local Patent Rules, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 202 (2009), Edward D. Manzo, Matthew F. Kennelly Jan 2009

Northern District Of Illinois Adopts Local Patent Rules, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 202 (2009), Edward D. Manzo, Matthew F. Kennelly

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The Northern District of Illinois took a proactive step in addressing procedural issues that commonly arise in patent litigation by enacting the Court’s Local Patent Rules. These Rules provide a uniform structure to pretrial procedures in patent cases involving claims of infringement, non-infringement, invalidity, or unenforceability of utility patents. The Rules will enable greater predictability and planning for the Court, counsel, and clients by requiring parties to indentify and focus upon outcome determinative or otherwise significant disputes. This article offers insight on the Rules from two members of the committee of district court judges and experienced lawyers that initially drafted …

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Preferred Embodiments In Patents, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 398 (2009), Tom Brody Jan 2009

Preferred Embodiments In Patents, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 398 (2009), Tom Brody

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It is a tradition in patent drafting to refer to one or more examples as “preferred” or as a “preferred embodiment.” While these “preferred embodiments” reside in the specification, they can influence the interpretation of the claims. The role of preferred embodiments in claim construction was the issue in two cases, Laitram Corp. v. Cambridge Wire Cloth Co. and Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc. These cases represent two different lineages of the case law that refer to preferred embodiments, where application of these cases broadens (or prevents narrowing of) claim scope. Laitram warns against confining the claim to a specific …

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Social Networking And Blogging: The New Legal Frontier, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 500 (2009), Robert Newman, Liisa Thomas Jan 2009

Social Networking And Blogging: The New Legal Frontier, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 500 (2009), Robert Newman, Liisa Thomas

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Improvements in communication technology have effectively made the world a smaller place. As businesses attempt to exploit these new technological improvements to better communicate their messages to their clients, these same improvements continue to raise new and difficult legal issues related to fair trade practices, privacy, and freedom of speech. This article identifies current legal developments related to advertising in the online world and analyzes the actions taken to resolve these new and difficult legal issues within the framework of United States federal and state law and private industry-specific self-governance.

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The Long And Winding Road To The Google Books Settlement, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 227 (2009), Jonathan Band Jan 2009

The Long And Winding Road To The Google Books Settlement, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 227 (2009), Jonathan Band

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

In its Library Project, Google is scanning millions of books from the world’s leading research libraries to include in a searchable database. This scanning has occurred without the copyright owners’ authorization, leading to the class action copyright infringement lawsuit, Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. The central legal issue in the litigation is whether copyright law’s fair use doctrine provides Google with a defense against the authors’ claims. Ultimately, the parties reached a settlement. The proposed Settlement Agreement is an extremely complex document which, if approved by the court, will govern the future of the Google Library Project. It creates a …

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The Author’S Rights In Literary And Artistic Works, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 453 (2009), Alina Ng Jan 2009

The Author’S Rights In Literary And Artistic Works, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 453 (2009), Alina Ng

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Authorship and creativity are products of authentic human expression that the law must encourage in order for works to be produced. The commercial market for literary and artistic works encourages the creation of diverse works to meet popular consumer demand. Focus on popular demand may, however, result in works that lack social, educational and cultural value or utility. Natural law philosophy suggests that the copyright system should be an ethical and moral institution that would, in turn, promote the progress of society through authentic authorship. While economic incentives offer authors market rewards that may facilitate the creation and dissemination, economic …

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Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction In Patent Disputes: A Rock And A Hard Place, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 583 (2009), Jonathan S. Pope Jan 2009

Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction In Patent Disputes: A Rock And A Hard Place, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 583 (2009), Jonathan S. Pope

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In 2007, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the Federal Circuit’s test for declaratory judgment jurisdiction explaining that the law requires an “all circumstances” approach and that the “reasonable apprehension of suit” test is not sufficient. The Federal Circuit’s subsequent applications of the “all circumstances” test show that a potential infringer is likely to sustain jurisdiction where the potential infringer and the patentee have merely communicated their adverse positions to one another. On the other hand, the Federal Circuit is not likely to find jurisdiction where the patent-holder has not communicated, or has vaguely communicated, its position to the potential …

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Couture Copyright: Copyright Protection Fitting For Fashion Design, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 602 (2009), Aleksandra Spevacek Jan 2009

Couture Copyright: Copyright Protection Fitting For Fashion Design, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 602 (2009), Aleksandra Spevacek

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The fashion industry does not need special, protective legislation. Laws are already in place that can serve to aid in the protection of fashion design. Legislation has extended copyright protection to architectural plans and their associated structures. This extension was based on rationale that is applicable, without revision, to fashion design. The practice of denying protection to fashion design is unsupported by law. In fact, courts already have the means to grant protection to fashion design. First, the court can grant protection through analogy to architectural works. Second, the court can clarify the separability test for utilitarian designs—a test which …

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Defusing The “Atomic Bomb” Of Patent Litigation: Avoiding And Defending Against Allegations Of Inequitable Conduct After Mckesson Et Al., 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 330 (2009), Sean M. O’Connor Jan 2009

Defusing The “Atomic Bomb” Of Patent Litigation: Avoiding And Defending Against Allegations Of Inequitable Conduct After Mckesson Et Al., 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 330 (2009), Sean M. O’Connor

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The doctrine of inequitable conduct in patent law has a long and vexing history. While it is sometimes mistakenly conflated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Rule 56, the doctrine is actually a purely equitable one established by the Supreme Court in 1945—and not revisited by it since then. This Article re-establishes the roots and proper context of the doctrine, while tracing its confused interactions with Rule 56 over the ensuing decades. The Article reaffirms the necessary balancing act between over and under disclosure of references during patent prosecution, and the inverse sliding scale relationship of materiality and …

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“Pay-For-Delay” Settlements In Pharmaceutical Litigation: Drawing A Fine Line Between Patent Zone And Antitrust Zone, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 528 (2009), Yuki Onoe Jan 2009

“Pay-For-Delay” Settlements In Pharmaceutical Litigation: Drawing A Fine Line Between Patent Zone And Antitrust Zone, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 528 (2009), Yuki Onoe

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Congress has identified the recent trend of pharmaceutical companies to settle patent litigation under “pay-for-delay” settlements or reverse payment settlements. Under these agreements, a generic maker receives a payment from a brand-name company in exchange for withdrawing the patent challenge and refraining from entering the market until an agreed date. Most courts have rejected antitrust challenges to this practice in view of exclusive rights of patent holders and general benefits from settlements. As part of the health care reform, Congress now proposes to treat “pay-for-delay” settlements as per se illegal and entirely ban the practice. The proposal, however, limits the …

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Trademark Use As Keywords: A Comparative Look At Trademark Use As Keywords In Paid Search And Digital Public Performance Rights For Sound Recordings, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 553 (2009), Katie Pimentel Jan 2009

Trademark Use As Keywords: A Comparative Look At Trademark Use As Keywords In Paid Search And Digital Public Performance Rights For Sound Recordings, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 553 (2009), Katie Pimentel

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A vigorous debate has emerged regarding the expansion of trademark owners’ rights to have exclusive control over their marks in the paid search environment. A common practice in paid search is for advertisers to purchase other companies’ trademarks as keywords for search engine results. Comparing the similarities between the current struggles concerning trademark use as paid search keywords to the evolution of the right to a digital public performance for sound recording owners, this comment proposes a model that allows purchasers of other entities’ trademarks to use those marks in a Congressionally regulated fashion in a similar way section 114 …

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The Tangled Web Of Plagiarism Litigation: Sorting Out The Legal Issues, Ralph D. Mawdsley Jan 2009

The Tangled Web Of Plagiarism Litigation: Sorting Out The Legal Issues, Ralph D. Mawdsley

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The purpose of this article is to explore the increasing complexity of plagiarism litigation in the United States. A determination as to when attribution is necessary in order to avoid a charge of plagiarism raises questions of intent and subject matter specific questions of general knowledge, as well as constitutional and contractual questions of fairness, tort questions of defamation, and questions of fair use under copyright law or misrepresentation under the Lanham Act. Most of the reported cases still involve students who contest discipline from their respective academic institutions--discipline that can range from a course penalty to expulsion from the …

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2008 Trademark Decisions Of The Federal Circuit A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Area Summaries , David M. Kelly, Stephanie H. Bald Jan 2009

2008 Trademark Decisions Of The Federal Circuit A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Area Summaries , David M. Kelly, Stephanie H. Bald

American University Law Review

In 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued eight trademark decisions and designated one of those eight decisions as precedential. These numbers are significantly lower than in recent years. The cases consist of appeals from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”), the United States Court of International Trade, and the United States Court of Federal Claims. Of the eight trademark decisions, four focused on substantive issues and four primarily involved procedural issues. The Federal Circuit generally adopted the findings of the lower tribunals, affirming all but one of the eight decisions on appeal. The …

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2008 International Trade Decisions Of The Federal Circuit A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Area Summaries, Jarrod Goldfeder Jan 2009

2008 International Trade Decisions Of The Federal Circuit A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Area Summaries, Jarrod Goldfeder

American University Law Review

The United States is the world’s largest importing country, with nearly $2 trillion in imports of goods during 2007. Given the ever- increasing volume of international trade, the United States has put in place an intricate body of laws designed to regulate the flow of goods and has created federal agencies responsible for the enforcement of those laws, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”), the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”), and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”). Each agency is charged with different responsibilities over the fair and efficient …

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Harmonizing European Copyright Law: The Challenges Of Better Lawmaking, Mireille Van Eechoud, P Bernt Hugenholtz, Stef Van Gompel, Lucie Guibault, Natali Helberger Jan 2009

Harmonizing European Copyright Law: The Challenges Of Better Lawmaking, Mireille Van Eechoud, P Bernt Hugenholtz, Stef Van Gompel, Lucie Guibault, Natali Helberger

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Nobody likes today’s copyright law. Widespread unauthorized use of copyright material proliferates with impunity, while citizens and users protest that intrusive copyright and related rights law stifle cultural expression. Equipment manufacturers and intermediaries complain about yet more ’security’ features that complicate their products and services and encumber marketing, while content owners desperately want enforcement to work. And of course it is crucial that whatever regulatory instruments come into play must not age prematurely in Internet time. The European Union faces the daunting challenge of articulating coherent copyright policies that satisfy these contradictory multiple demands. Yet the legal framework must conform …

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International Legal Protection Of Trademarks In China, Robert H. Hu Jan 2009

International Legal Protection Of Trademarks In China, Robert H. Hu

Faculty Articles

This article addresses major trademark-related international regimes in which China participates. The article discusses the Chinese obligations under certain international treaties and agreements, both multilateral and bilateral, and use some Chinese court decisions to illustrate how these obligations are fulfilled in its judicial practice. Finally, the article provides an assessment of the effectiveness of these international regimes in China and offers observations on future development in protection through better enforcement. Three arguments are made: (1) International trademark law is taking roots in China; (2) China is taking its international obligations to protect trademarks seriously, and it has achieved much in …

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“For God’S Sake, Publish; Only Be Sure Of Your Rights”: Virginia Woolf, Copyright, And Scholarship, Robert Spoo Jan 2009

“For God’S Sake, Publish; Only Be Sure Of Your Rights”: Virginia Woolf, Copyright, And Scholarship, Robert Spoo

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Trade Secret Litigation And Free Speech: Is It Time To Restrain The Plaintiffs?, Elizabeth A. Rowe Jan 2009

Trade Secret Litigation And Free Speech: Is It Time To Restrain The Plaintiffs?, Elizabeth A. Rowe

UF Law Faculty Publications

Trade secret misappropriation litigation is often criticized for its negative effects on competition and speech. In particular, some accuse plaintiff trade secret owners of filing complaints for the purpose of running competitors out of business, or restraining individuals from discussing matters which are unfavorable. This Article enters the discussion to critically assess whether there is reason to consider restricting these actions. It concludes that trade secret litigation on the whole does not inappropriately impinge on speech rights. Even if certain cases come closer to offending defendants' free speech rights, these occasions and the concerns they raise are not unique to …

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Technology And Intellectual Property: New Rules For An Old Game?, Elizabeth A. Rowe Jan 2009

Technology And Intellectual Property: New Rules For An Old Game?, Elizabeth A. Rowe

UF Law Faculty Publications

This foreword to the first issue of 2009 for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy discusses the questions presented by the merger of technology and intellectual property and considers how best the two areas should co-exist.

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Reproductive Freedom: Striking A Fair Balance Between Copyright And Other Intellectual Property Protections In Cartoon Characters, Laurie Richter Jan 2009

Reproductive Freedom: Striking A Fair Balance Between Copyright And Other Intellectual Property Protections In Cartoon Characters, Laurie Richter

St. Thomas Law Review

The purpose of this article is to express the reasons why copyright statutes should be overhauled to provide explicit rights reserved to the public, as opposed to the present structure of copyright law, which provides rights to a copyright owner, subject to the many exceptions that have sprung up over the past few years. Some of these exceptions, which seem to have engulfed the basic premise of copyright theory, are the broadly framed but vague protections offered by the fair use doctrine. These rights include the right of a lawful owner of a copy to sell or otherwise dispose of …

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Contributory Negligence, Technology, And Trade Secrets, Elizabeth A. Rowe Jan 2009

Contributory Negligence, Technology, And Trade Secrets, Elizabeth A. Rowe

UF Law Faculty Publications

In tort law, the doctrine of contributory negligence captures conduct by the plaintiff that falls below the standard to which he should conform for his own protection. Whether one has been contributorily negligent is determined by an objective standard of reasonableness under the circumstances. This Article, for the first time, applies contributory negligence principles to trade secret law. It draws upon this doctrine to frame and analyze a challenge posed by modem technology. The very technological tools in use today that increase the efficiency with which companies do business also create challenges for trade secret protection. What might have been …

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The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek Jan 2009

The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

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Copytraps, Ned Snow Jan 2009

Copytraps, Ned Snow

Indiana Law Journal

Congress has unintentionally evoked copytraps, which exact thousands of dollars from the Internet user who innocently buys music without knowing that it infringes copyright. Copytraps arise when Web sites lure innocent users into downloading expression that seems legal but is actually infringing. Regardless of whether the Web site appears legitimate, whether a user's good-faith belief is reasonable, or whether the Web site owner is unaware that the material is infringing, users who download infringing material face strict liability punishment, and the penalties are severe. It is entrapment, with the spoils from the innocent going to large corporate copyright holders. The …

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The New Private Ordering Of Intellectual Property, Lawrence M. Sung Jan 2009

The New Private Ordering Of Intellectual Property, Lawrence M. Sung

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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The Law, Culture, And Economics Of Fashion, C. Scott Hemphill, Jeannie Suk Jan 2009

The Law, Culture, And Economics Of Fashion, C. Scott Hemphill, Jeannie Suk

Center for Contract and Economic Organization

Fashion is one of the world’s most important creative industries. It is the major output of a global business with annual U.S. sales of more than $200 billion — larger than those of books, movies, and music combined. Everyone wears clothing and inevitably participates in fashion to some degree. Fashion is also a subject of periodically rediscovered fascination in virtually all the social sciences and the humanities. It has provided economic thought with a canonical example in theorizing about consumption and conformity. Social thinkers have long treated fashion as a window upon social class and social change. Cultural theorists have …

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