Factors 2 and 3 Weigh Against Google’s Fair Use Defense
Note: This is a continuation from Amici Explain Why Google’s Copying of Oracle’s APIs is Not Fair Use In addition to exposing the flaws in Google’s factor 1 transformative purpose […]
Amici Explain Why Google’s Copying of Oracle’s APIs is Not Fair Use
Last week’s deadline to file amicus briefs in Oracle v. Google saw a flurry of submissions in what could be one of the most influential copyright cases before the Supreme […]
A Welcome Return to Sensible Fair Use Determinations
In light of Fair Use Week 2020, it is important to recognize that while the fair use doctrine allows for unauthorized use in certain circumstances, it’s a fundamentally limited legal […]
Why is Senator Wyden the Only Obstacle Standing Between America’s Creators and Justice?
America’s creators are frustrated. They’ve reached their boiling points. For years, they’ve pushed for a copyright small claims process that would grant them access to justice in a system that, […]
Supreme Court to Decide Whether States are Immune from Monetary Damages for Copyright Infringement Claims
On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Allen v. Cooper, a case that will determine whether states are immune from monetary damages for copyright […]
The CASE Act – The Big Value of Small Returns
Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Doug Collins introduced the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act), H.R. 2426, on May 1, 2019. The Senate version of the bill, […]
An Illustrator Explains the CASE Act
We would like to introduce you to our guest blogger, Illustrator John P. Schmelzer. Fellow creators… Yes, that’s you if you create visual art (illustrations, photos, designs, fine art), music (write, perform, […]
Putting CASE Act Critics on Notice
What would you do if someone showed up at your door and served notice informing you that you were being sued? Would you ignore it? Throw it away? Probably not—even […]
Why is No One Talking About this Provision of the CASE Act? It’s Because It Benefits Users of Copyrighted Works
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (the CASE Act), H.R. 2426 and S. 1273, a bill that would create an optional small claims tribunal within the U.S. […]
Fearmongering 101: An Examination of Fight for the Future’s Hackneyed and Dishonest Opposition to the CASE Act
Back in 2015, the Illusions of More blog famously summarized the playbook for those opposing copyright in a blog titled A Guide to Critiquing Copyright in the Digital Age. Over […]