IPELS Update – 10/19/2015
Thank you to IPELS for letting us publish their weekly community update. IPELS is the NYU Law Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society. To learn more, click here. Upcoming events in…
Cell-phone Surveillance Calls for Proper Legislative Interventions
In the “golden age of surveillance,” our cellphones are subject to governmental surveillance. Government enforcement agencies have two ways to surveil cellphones. They can do it through a phone company,…
Feeding the Trolls?: Commil v. Cisco and the Court’s Balancing Act
Sometimes, the devil’s in the dicta. The Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision in Commil v. Cisco rejects good-faith belief in a patent’s invalidity as a defense to induced infringement. It also…
The “Dancing Baby” Case Decision Sets Fair Use Guideline
People from all over the world share videos daily on YouTube and other video sharing platforms that may include media-rights. The recent decision in the “dancing baby” case, which features…
Copyright opportunities from a JIPEL alumnus
Andrew Moore, NYU ’15, emails us with some great opportunities for students and young lawyers interested in copyright law: My name is Andrew Moore and I am a recent…
The Legal Puzzle of the Rubik’s Cube
I have a friend who competes in Rubik’s Cube championships. He can solve those puzzles with his hands (and feet!) in seconds, and you can watch his dizzying feats on…
Do We Really Care About the Copyrightability of Single Words?
Most copyright scholars will tell you that single words are non-copyrightable. The rationale for this is obvious: permitting copyrightability of such utterances would lead to bizarre forms of monopoly where…