Intellectual Property

Madonna Beats “Vogue” Copyright Suit

Madonna did not violate a copyright by using a modified horn sample in her 1990 hit, “Vogue,” a divided federal […]

Musicians Target YouTube, Seeking Royalties Update

The music industry is uniting behind an effort to change the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent video streaming site […]

Federal Circuit Decision Disappoints Troll Opponents

Anyone who was hoping that so-called patent trolls would lose their option to forum shop after the Court of Appeals for […]

Patent Troll Predicts Killer Asteroids

Nathan P. Myhrvold belies the usual image of the patent troll, although by most definitions he is one. Myhrvold is […]

How The Eastern District Of Texas Got That Way

There is no jail in Marshall, Texas and the federal district court there hears few criminal cases. It does hear […]

Star Trek Fan Film Lawsuit “Going Away,” Says J.J. Abrams

The amateur filmmakers who raised funds to make their own Star Trek film, Axanar, got good news at a fan […]

Internet Screenshots Admissible As Evidence, Judge Rules

An archived version of a website may be submitted as evidence to prove unauthorized use of a trademark online, after […]

Nude Actresses And The Rule Of Reason

The Supreme Court may have finally found a case it will consider. The issue is the NCAA’s request for a […]

Trade Secret Protection, U.S. And Europe

Law professor and blogger Dennis Crouch looks at similarities and differences in an area of IP law that’s been going […]

What To Do About Cyber-Defamation

It’s easy to do and very difficult to counter. Attorney Jonathan R. Tung looks at cyber defamation, “the tech tort […]

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