Senate Hearing Explores the Intersection of Fair Use and the DMCA: Part II
[This post is the second of two covering this week’s Senate Subcommittee on IP hearing, titled”How Does the DMCA Contemplate Limitations and Exceptions Like Fair Use?”. For a summary of […]
Senate Hearing Explores the Intersection of Fair Use and the DMCA: Part I
Yesterday, the Senate IP Subcommittee held a fourth hearing in its ongoing investigation into the viability of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) twenty-two years after its enactment. Titled How […]
Allen v Cooper: The Epilogue: The Copyright Office Embarks on a Journey to Determining Just How Bad the State Copyright Infringement Problem Is.
On May 29, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for public comment on the extent to which copyright owners experience infringement of their works by states […]
Fourth Circuit’s Kurbanov Reversal Spells Trouble for Foreign-Based Piracy
On June 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded an Eastern District of Virginia decision in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Tofig Kurbanov, which […]
Creators in Support of the CASE Act – It’s a No Brainer
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) provides a practical solution to a spectrum of injustice for creators, publishers and copyright administrators alike. Why is it important to […]
Second Circuit Limits Copyright Damages to Three-Year Period Before Suit
Note: This blog was originally posted on CDAS. How do you square Psihoyos with Petrella, two of the most significant copyright statute of limitations cases in recent years? Courts and attorneys alike have […]
Senators and Creators Say Notice and Takedown System is Broken, While Platforms Blame the System’s Failures on Creators
Panel 1 On Tuesday, the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held its third hearing on the viability of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) twenty-two years after enactment. Titled Is […]
Update on a Proposed System for Accessing Domain Name Registration Data for Copyright Enforcement Update on a Proposed System for Accessing Domain Name Registration Data for Copyright Enforcement
As you may be aware, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) manages policy and technical implementation and oversight of the global Domain Name System (DNS – i.e. […]
TEACH Act Provides Distance Learning Flexibility
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the United States, along with the rest of world, finds itself in uncharted territory with regard to almost every aspect of daily life. […]
Google’s Fair Use Defense Fails Under Factor 4 Scrutiny
Note: This post is part of a series. Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. The fourth fair use factor is critical to determining […]