Losing My Edge: The Copyright Implications Of Audio Blogging And Why Blogs Matter To The Music Industry,
2010
Vanderbilt University Law School
Losing My Edge: The Copyright Implications Of Audio Blogging And Why Blogs Matter To The Music Industry, Steven M. Reilly
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
In the past decade, the information distribution channels for music have changed dramatically. Not only have they largely moved from radio and print to online sources, but many audioblogs have formed to cover various niches according to the individual tastes of bloggers. This democratization of music criticism has been popular with listeners, as the information is easily and immediately available as well as tailored to a particular interest.
A defining feature of the audioblog is the inclusion of a downloadable MP3 in each post. In some cases, especially for more popular audioblogs, the download is approved by the copyright holder. …
When Users Are Authors: Authorship In The Age Of Digital Media,
2010
Vanderbilt University Law School
When Users Are Authors: Authorship In The Age Of Digital Media, Alina Ng
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Article explores what authorship and creative production mean in the digital age. Notions of the author as the creator of the work have, since the passage of the Statute of Anne in 1710, provided a point of reference for recognizing ownership rights in literary and artistic works in conventional copyright jurisprudence. The role of the author as both the creator and the producer of a work has been seen as distinct and separate from that of the publisher and user. Copyright laws and customary norms protect the author's rights in his creation, and provide the incentive to create. They …
Volume 1, Issue 1 ,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Au Intellectual Property Brief
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Masthead & Table Of Contents ,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Masthead & Table Of Contents , Au Intellectual Property Brief
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
South Africa's Movie Piracy Challenges,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
South Africa's Movie Piracy Challenges, Matilda Bilstein
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between The Access And Benefit Sharing International Regimen And Other International Instruments: The World Trade Organization And The International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
The Relationship Between The Access And Benefit Sharing International Regimen And Other International Instruments: The World Trade Organization And The International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants, Jorge Cabrera Medaglia
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Special 301 Of The Trade Act Of 1974 And Global Access To Medicine,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Special 301 Of The Trade Act Of 1974 And Global Access To Medicine, Sean M. Flynn
PIJIP Faculty Scholarship
Since its inception in 1988, the United States Trade Representative’s “Special 301” adjudication of foreign intellectual property law standards has been used to promote policies restricting access to affordable medications around the world. President-elect Obama released a platform promising to “break the stranglehold that a few big drug and insurance companies have on these life-saving drugs” and pledged support for “the rights of sovereign nations to access quality-assured, low-cost generic medication to meet their pressing public health needs.” The 2009 and 2010 Special 301 reports, however, indicate that the Obama Administration has not yet implemented this pledge into administration trade …
Does Gender Influence Attitudes Toward Copyright In The Filk Community ,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Does Gender Influence Attitudes Toward Copyright In The Filk Community , Melissa Tatum, Robert Spoo, Benjamin Pope
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Regulation Of Medicine Patents By The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement To Broaden Access To Medicine,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Regulation Of Medicine Patents By The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement To Broaden Access To Medicine, Daniel Lee
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Online Auction Sites And Inconsistencies: A Case Study Of France, China, And The United States,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Online Auction Sites And Inconsistencies: A Case Study Of France, China, And The United States, Won Hee Elaine Lee
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Volume 2, Issue 1 ,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Au Intellectual Property Brief
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Logorama: The Great Trademark Heist,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Logorama: The Great Trademark Heist, Rose Lawrence
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
The Communications Decency Act And New York Times V. Sullivan: Providing Public Figure Defamation A Home On The Internet, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 491 (2010),
2010
UIC School of Law
The Communications Decency Act And New York Times V. Sullivan: Providing Public Figure Defamation A Home On The Internet, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 491 (2010), Chris Williams
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ramifications Of Joint Infringement Theory On Emerging Technology Patents,
2010
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Ramifications Of Joint Infringement Theory On Emerging Technology Patents, W. Keith Robinson
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Two cases decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit articulate the standards for joint infringement. In BMC Resources, Inc. v. Paymentech, L.P., the court ruled that to find liability in situations where steps of a method claim are performed by multiple parties, the entire method must be performed at the control or direction of the alleged direct infringer — the mastermind. Approximately one year later, in Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp., the Federal Circuit clarified that “the control or direction standard is satisfied in situations where the law would traditionally hold the accused direct infringer vicariously …
From The Mouths Of Babes: Protecting Child Authors From Themselves,
2010
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
From The Mouths Of Babes: Protecting Child Authors From Themselves, Julie Cromer Young
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Opportunistic Evolution: How State Legislation Is Seeking To Redefine Academic Freedom To Permit Intelligent Design In The Classroom,
2010
West Virginia University College of Law
Opportunistic Evolution: How State Legislation Is Seeking To Redefine Academic Freedom To Permit Intelligent Design In The Classroom, Crystal Canterbury
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Understanding And Regulating The Sport Of Mixed Martial Arts,
2010
UC Law SF
Understanding And Regulating The Sport Of Mixed Martial Arts, Brendan S. Maher
UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
The past fifteen years have seen the emergence of a new sport in America and around the world: mixed martial arts ("MMA'). MMA is an interdisciplinary combat sport where participants engage in and combine a variety of fighting disciplines (e.g., kickboxing, wrestling, karate, jiu-jitsu, and so on) in a single match. In this Article, Professor Maher examines and analyzes the sport's evolution, tracing it from its shaggy, brutish beginnings to its current incarnation; articulates a pragmatic and comparative theory of sporting legitimacy; reviews and describes the state-based and administrative nature of MMA regulation; and highlights two reform possibilities of interest …
Cutting Cupid Out Of The Workplace: The Capacity Of Employees' Constitutional Privacy Rights To Constrain Employers' Attempts To Limit Off-Duty Intimate Associations, Anna C. Camp
UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Romantic relationships among co-workers: should employers have the right to suppress such activity? Employers often view the widespread practice of dating among co-workers as highly problematic. In light of increased sexual harassment suits, many employers attempt to limit or eliminate intimate relationships among employees through the institution of "no-fraternization" policies. The strictest of these policies allow for legal termination of employees that violate the policy's terms, and can include total prohibition of intimate relationships among co-workers. Employees argue that such bans, which also affect employees' off-duty intimate association, should be held unconstitutionally invasive of employees' privacy rights or invalid on …
Technology And Copyright Law - Illuminating The Nfl's Blackout Rule In Game Broadcasting,
2010
UC Law SF
Technology And Copyright Law - Illuminating The Nfl's Blackout Rule In Game Broadcasting, Sonali Chitre
UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Copyright is critical to protecting sports broadcasts, and new technology has evolved to disseminate these broadcasts to the many people that enjoy professional sports. Because of new digital rights in the copyright statute, the NFL has very strong copyright protections that cover Internet, satellite, television, and radio licensing of its broadcasts. A "blackout" blocks certain programs from being broadcast in a particular market. Attempting to incentivize fans to come to football games, the NFL "blacks out" games that are not sold out within seventytwo hours of game time within a seventy-five-mile radius of the stadium. The "blackout rule" has been …
Free Speech Or Trademark Protections: Do Advocacy Groups And Government Agencies Deserve Extra Protection,
2010
UC Law SF
Free Speech Or Trademark Protections: Do Advocacy Groups And Government Agencies Deserve Extra Protection, Max Landaw
UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Since October 2009, the American judicial system has been posed with yet another lawsuit in the oft recurring battle between trademark protections and right to freedom of expression, specifically the right to parody. The Yes Men, a parody troop, in a stunt which confused numerous news outlets, held a press conference as "members" of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber responded by suing the Yes Men for, amongst other causes of action, trademark infringement pursuant to the Lanham Act. This note will first analyze the history of the debate between the conflicting right of free expression and consumer …
