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Against Intellectual Monopoly
Against Intellectual Monopoly, a book by by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, two economists who have proposed abolishing copyrights and patents: It is common to argue that intellectual property in the form of copyright and patent is necessary for the innovation and creation of ideas and inventions such as machines, drugs, computer software, books, […]
March 2009 / 2 min.
Economists: Abolish Copyright & Patents to Save the Economy
Economists: Abolish Copyright & Patents to Save the Economy: Two economists from Washington University have looked at current copyright and patent laws and concluded that they’re not good. The pair see current intellectual property laws as similar to “medieval trade monopolies” which were bad for the economy as a whole, and are calling for the […]
March 2009 / 1 min.
The Volokh Conspiracy - Applying the Fourth Amendment to the Internet: A General Approach
Image via Wikipedia The Volokh Conspiracy - Applying the Fourth Amendment to the Internet: A General Approach: This article offers a general framework for applying the Fourth Amendment to the Internet. It assumes that courts will seek a technology-neutral translation of Fourth Amendment principles from physical space to cyberspace, and it considers what new distinctions […]
March 2009 / 1 min.
Beyond Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property: The Need For Social and Cultural Theory
The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog: Beyond Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property: The Need For Social and Cultural Theory (Madhavi Sunder): Over the course of the last century intellectual property has grown exponentially, but its march into all corners of our lives and to the most destitute corners of the world has paradoxically […]
March 2009 / 3 min.
That Was the Copyright Year That Was (2008)
Image via Wikipedia That Was the Copyright Year That Was by Bruce E. Boyden of Marquette University Law School: I recently compiled a list of the biggest developments in copyright law in 2008, based on a not very systematic survey. I thought it would be worth sharing here, as I know that I often wish […]
March 2009 / 1 min.
Law Librarians, Schools Propose Bold Move to Digital, Open Access Alternative
Law Librarians, Schools Propose Bold Move to Digital, Open Access Alternative - Library Journal In a broad call to action, a group of the nations’ law schools and law librarians have signed the Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship. In essence, the statement urges law schools to adopt digital communication, forgo print, and […]
March 2009 / 1 min.
Amazon retreats on Kindle’s text-to-speech issue
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Amazon retreats on Kindle’s text-to-speech issue | Digital Media - CNET News: Apparently, Amazon won’t fight the publishing industry on the issue of whether the Kindle 2’s text-to-speech function violates copyright. The retailer, which makes the popular Kindle electronic-book reader, announced late Friday that the company is modifying systems […]
February 2009 / 1 min.
Legal Scholarship, Electronic Publishing, and Open Access
Image via Wikipedia SSRN-Legal Scholarship, Electronic Publishing, and Open Access: Transformation or Steadfast Stagnation? by Stephanie Plotin: Abstract: This article uses a social shaping of technology perspective, which studies the complex interactions between technology and the culture of a discipline, to investigate the evolution of legal scholarship in the digital age, and to determine how […]
February 2009 / 2 min.
The Office of Legal Counsel
Image via Wikipedia Is the Office of Legal Counsel Constitutional? Some notes on the American Conseil Constitutionnel - Balkinization: The bottom line is that the OLC has become one of the most important law making bodies in our constitutional system, creating binding law that affects what is by far the largest branch of our government. […]
February 2009 / 1 min.
Copyright Fight Brewing Over Amazon’s Kindle 2
Copyright Fight Brewing Over Amazon’s Kindle 2 | Threat Level from Wired.com: “They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law.” But… Wendy Seltzer, a legal scholar at the Berkman Center for Internet & […]
February 2009 / 2 min.