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E. coli Blog
Dairy farmer’s state license revoked over raw-milk sales
The state has revoked the milk-producing license of a northwestern Ohio dairy farmer accused of illegally selling raw milk after two people who drank raw milk from the farm became…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
FREE SOFTWARE: PATHS OF CO-EXISTENCE
With the noise about the likely to fail GPL 3.0, it is easy to forget that we are still dealing today with existing GPL and its infectious brethren. The issue…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
New licensing law site launched
The Houston Intellectual Property and Information Law Institute has recently launched a new website providing information about selected cases and articles relating to licensing transactions. The site contains brief references…
Family Law Prof Blog
South Dakota Seeks to License Abortion Clinics
By Family Law
On Thursday, the South Dakota House Health Committee passed SB185, which would require abortion clinics in that state to be licensed and monitored. The bill has already passed by the…
Cam Law
Should Naturopaths Be Licensed
The debate continues across the country, including recently Colorado, where an unlicensed "naturopath" treated a pediatric cancer patient by injecting him with hydrogen peroxide. According to "RX for confusion: Colorado's…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
Inducing copyright infringement
The Supreme Court in Grokster established an action for “inducing” copyright infringement. This changes the context of debate between “rights enforcers” and “rights restrictors” and benefits protection of property rights.…
Cam Law
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Enforces Alternative Medicine Rules
The Central Private Medical Practice Department at the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) has warned alternative medicine practitioners to abide by licensing rules. As reported…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
Open source license proliferation, a broader view
The desire of OSI to curb "license proliferation" by changing its policies and the effort of FSF to draft a new version of GPL should cause many to pause. Why…
ContractsProf Blog
Gray Lady on Boxtop Licenses
The New York Times has a take on the recent Lexmark International decision, involving boxtop licenses for patented products.[Frank Snyder -- Hat tip, Gerald Caplan]
The Trademark Blog
Who Is the Top-Selling Collegiate Licensor?
As least as far as the Collegiate Licensing Company calculates such things: answer here.