Black, white, and watched all over: classic films and the public domain
A few weeks ago, there was an article by Nicolas Rapold in the New York Times about classic films that have fallen into the public domain. The article was essentially…
How to Misuse Fair Use and Get Away With It
Every now and then someone takes the internet and transplants into real life. And every now and then parody is so successfully employed as to benefit both the object and…
What’s in a Name? Defining a Patent Troll
The question of how to deal with patent trolls has plagued patent academics and practitioners both. But the term patent troll is an empty one, which is defined differently in…
Rights for Recipes?
#instafood #delish #foodstagram They are the next best thing to “selfies.” Food pics. Yes, that’s right, the Instagram shots artistically taken to make all your followers believe that what you…
The Future of Online Streaming: Aereo, FilmOn, and “Public” Performances
Once the prime vehicle of audiovisual media consumption, television has, in recent years, seen its role marginalized. With the advent of popular online streaming services, paying for a television subscription—or…
Could Hola mean more freedom, less censorship online?
With only a few clicks and no fees, users in China and Iran turn on Hola to access Facebook. Users in the United States can use it now to stream…
Contrasting Approaches Towards Curbing Music Piracy
The “Stick” Approach In 2003, a 12-year-old girl and a 71-year-old grandfather were among the 261 people served with lawsuits by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[i] They were…
State of the DMCA Safe Harbor: As the 2nd Circuit Prepares to Take Another Look at Viacom v. YouTube
Three years ago, Judge Stanton of the Southern District of New York first granted summary judgment in favor of YouTube in what had become a long running dispute between media…
Keeping the Cat in the Bag: Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine and its Inevitable Evolution
Choosing to keep intellectual property as trade secrets can place employers in a tough position: employers must expose intellectual property to certain employees so they can do their jobs, but…
Interview with Bob Feinberg, General Counsel at WNET New York Public Media
Bob Feinberg joined Educational Broadcasting Corporation (“EBC”) in March, 2008 as Deputy General Counsel and was appointed Deputy General Counsel of WNET in September, 2008. In September, 2009, he was…