Recent Posts – Page 65 – NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law

Choking the Channel of Public Information: Re-Examination of an Eighteenth-Century Warning about Copyright and Free Speech

The U.S. Supreme Court in Eldred v. Ashcroft gave First Amendment importance to the topic of copyright history. In measuring whether Congress has altered the “traditional contours” of copyright such…

JIPEL Vol. 1 - No. 1

Caught in the Middle: Reducing the Uncertainty Created by the FDA and the Patent System for Genetic Diagnostic Test Makers

Feb 1, 2012 Sharonmoyee Goswami

The scientific complexity of genetic diagnostic testing produces test results which are often flawed or difficult to interpret. Therefore, increased regulation of these tests is necessary to protect consumers and…

JIPEL Vol. 1 - No. 1

Ideas and the Public Domain: Revisiting INS v. AP in the Internet Age

Feb 1, 2012 Andrew Beckerman-Rodau

The integration of the Internet into all aspects of society has led to the quick and widespread distribution of information in digital form. This digital information can be easily aggregated…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

Not Your Father’s Domain Name: How gTLD Expansion Is Poised to Change the Way We Navigate the Internet

Apr 20, 2011 Andy McNeil

International domain-name overseer, ICANN, has been developing plans for the dramatic expansion of available g-TLDs, the .com’s and .gov’s currently so limited in variety that we have them all committed…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

“Term”inal Illness: Curing the Patent Term Using Empirical Analysis of Patent Globalization

Apr 20, 2011 Wesley D. Markham

As patent protection afforded outside the United States becomes increasingly lucrative, the time is ripe to consider recalibrating the duration of patent protection afforded within the United States. Wesley D.…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

Is Facebook Killing Privacy Softly? The Impact of Facebook’s Default Privacy Settings on Online Privacy

Apr 20, 2011 Michael J. Kasdan

Facebook has rapidly become one of the most dominant websites on the planet and now boasts over 600 million active user accounts. The site provides users with a platform through…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

“Adapting to the Realities of 21st Century Journalism”: Keith Olbermann and an Examination of Legal and Political Constraints in an Era of Partisan News Outlets

Apr 20, 2011 Benjamin Kabak

When NBC News suspended Keith Olbermann for donating to political campaigns and thus violating company policies, the news reporters became the news. The punditry tried to assess whether or not…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

You May Not “Like” This Title: Everything Stored on Facebook Is Discoverable

Apr 20, 2011 Darren A. Heitner

Facebook has revolutionized the way that people communicate and do business by providing an open and connected environment for individuals and businesses alike. This openness has largely contributed to both…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

Patent Eligibility of Molecules: “Product of Nature” Doctrine After Myriad

Apr 20, 2011 Can Cui

In March 2010, the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York held in the Myriad case that patent claims directed to isolated DNA molecules were invalid under…

Ledger Vol. 2 – No. 2

What Are the Constitutional Limits on Awards of Statutory Damages?

Apr 20, 2011 Andrew Berger

Music piracy is a major problem in this country, robbing the economy of billions each year. Andrew Berger argues that, if piracy is to end, large verdicts of the kind…