Google v. Oracle IX: A Poor Fair Use Defense is an Opportunity for Guidance
I share the sorrow of millions at the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The world has lost a genius of the law, who, in […]
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Fair Use Error in Seuss/Trek Mash-Up Case Not Good for Small Creators
In order for copyright law to work for all the Whos in Whoville—the small and the tall—legal reasoning must apply equally whether the plaintiffs are major […]
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Brammer Appeals Unsound Ruling in Otherwise Simple Copyright Case
In June, I wrote about the deeply flawed ruling in Brammer v. Violent Hues after the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia handed […]
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Incoherent Copyright Ruling Should Anger Photographers
My colleague Stephen Carlisle at Nova Southeastern University already made short work of the aberration of copyright law and fair use analysis that occurred recently […]
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Important Win for Rights Holders in TVEyes v. Fox
In Monday’s post (and quite a few others) I stated that certain parties have worked very hard to distort the character of the fair use […]
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