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Google Takes One on the Chin
Main Thursday, March 24, 2011Google Takes One on the ChinUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years, you’ve heard about Google Book Search, an online database…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judge Chin Rejects Google Books Settlement
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judge Chin (SDNY) rejected the settlement negotiated in the Google Books class action case. He worries that the settlement would be unfair to copyright owners and suggested that an opt-in…
Guide Through the Legal Jungle
Internet Legal Trends to Watch. Part 4: Copyright’s Race to Keep Up with the Internet?
Along with the entry of internet access into more homes and into our daily lives comes more opportunities for piracy and new attitudes about copyright law. In response, content owners…
The Faculty Lounge
For Fans of IP Law and 80s Music
My favorite band, Squeeze, found themselves in an all-too-familiar situation: they recorded lots of awesome tunes -- one of them (Tempted) something of a generational anthem -- but they didn't…
PropertyProf Blog
Ng on Property and Progress
By propertyprof
Alina Ng (Mississippi College School of Law) has posted Property and Progress on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Copyright laws aim to protect intangible interests in the use of literary and artistic…
Legal Ethics Forum
Hackers exact revenge on hated law firm that prosecutes copyright infringement claims against file sharers
A UK law firm specializing in aggressive copyright enforcement litigation (some might say "mill") was hacked and a huge cache of its emails were posted publicly. More here. According to…
Forensic Accounting Perspectives
Determining Lost Profit v. Lost Business from the Financial Expert’s Perspective
Until this past summer, the idea that YouTube might turn a substantial profit at long last may have been as improbable as Jon Stewart friending Glenn Beck on Facebook. But a federal…
IP Law Chat
Ninth Circuit Addresses “Owner vs. Licensee” Determination in Applying First Sale Doctrine
By Stacia Lay
On June 7, 2010, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Seattle in three cases that, to one degree or another, raise important questions regarding the meaning of the term…
California Employment Law Update
Employee’s Ideas May Not Have Been The Property Of His Former Employer
By Tony Oncidi
Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entm’t, Inc., 616 F.3d 904 (2010) In 2000, during his employment with Mattel, Carter Bryant pitched his idea for the Bratz line of dolls to MGA,…
The Faculty Lounge
Senator Goodwin’s Note
Congratulations to Carte Goodwin, soon to be sworn in as interim senator to Robert Byrd's seat. I noticed that (may I already call him) Senator Goodwin is a 1999 graduate…