
How Long Is a “Transitory Duration”?
Normally, you don’t need anyone’s permission to use a copyrighted work. If you buy a book, you may read it. If you are given a painting, you may enjoy it. If you take a
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All the Ways in One Case
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Oracle v. Google Is Over. And Rick Can Stop Blogging About It Forever.
I was in the middle of writing a blog post about The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith—you know, the one about…
The Case That’s More “Oracle v. Google” Than Oracle v. Google
While we wait for the Supreme Court to hand down its decision in Oracle v. Google, we can have some fun with a case that might be exactly…
Party Like it’s 2006
I mentioned last time that the gigantic Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (remember that?) had three “IP”-related Easter eggs, two for trademark and one for copyright. I blogged about the copyright one last time, the “copyright…
Last time, Tara discussed one of the three intellectual-property Easter eggs in that massive must-pass “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.” You probably know the bill better as “that gigantic omnibus spending bill” or perhaps the “COVID-19 Relief Bill.” Tara discussed…