Should Patent Infringement be Criminal?
Magdalena Christoforou is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. In 2009, British inventor, Trevor Baylis urged the UK government to make patent infringement a criminal offense. His…
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Kevin Qiao is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at the NYU School of Law. On December 28, 2018, Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a relatively unique interactive film that gave viewers…
Blackbeard, Piracy, and the Supreme Court: Allen v. Cooper and the future of state sovereign immunity from copyright infringement suits
Ryan McLeod is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Piracy has finally reached the Supreme Court—and not only the modern kind. The Court’s recent decision in Allen…
Recipe for Success?: An Assessment of an Algorithm’s Ability to Change Copyright Litigation
Nicholas J. Isaacson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Will music copyrights lawsuits soon be a thing of the past? If Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin…
Copyright in the Texts of the Law: Historical Perspectives
Recently, state governments have begun to claim a copyright interest in their official published codes of law, in particular arguing that ancillary materials such as annotations to the statutory text…
Patent Term Extension and the Active Ingredient Problem
Patent term extension (PTE) is a statutorily-based mechanism to compensate inventors for patent term loss due to regulatory delay during the drug approval process at the United States Food and…
Towards a Trademark Rule of Reason
Some perceive trademark protection as a reward for a mark owner's labor in cultivating his business goodwill. However, among legal scholars and academics, the prevailing theoretical explanation for trademark protection…
Of Mouse and Men: Will Mickey Mouse Live Forever?
Mickey Mouse, the iconic mascot of the Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable and beloved characters in the world.
The Internet’s Wild West: Section 230 and Why Platforms Don’t Owe You Anything
Ashley Ulrich is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. For several years, pressure has been building in courts and Congress for limitations on or repeal of Section…
Balancing the Value of Copyright: How the NBA and MLB Need to Adjust to Evolving Platforms
Sean Cunningham is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. COVID-19 has altered almost every facet of American society, with one of the major changes to day-to-day life…