Serious Data Protection Law comes to California (and a lot sooner than we thought)
While the world*** has been poring over the voluminous rules of the European's new General Data Protection Regulations that went into effect May 25th (and don't freak out if you're not in compliance yet - most of the world isn't), a revolution was brewing in...
Supreme Court to Make a Dumb Copyright Rule Somewhat Less Dumb
Nice Copyright! Too Bad it’s Unregistered Updated February 4, 2019: The Supreme Court ruled today, essentially adopting the "registration rule." See Tara's blog post. In the United States, we have a stupid way of dealing with copyrights. Here it is: Everything you...
Is it Fair Use? I Found it on the Internet, Ma! Can I Keep It?
Is Ignorance Relevant to Fair Use? It’s time once again for Is It Fair Use?, the mind-bending, pulse-racing game that’s sweeping the nation.1Since 2011! By our estimates, if the game had started sweeping the nation in Miami, it will have spread as far as Hialeah...
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What’s Next in the Android-Java Case? Damages!
by | May 24, 2018
The Wonderful World of Copyright Damages in Software Cases OK, so I’ve been talking—at length—about the Federal Circuit’s recent rejection of Google’s fair use defense for its use of the way Java’s API libraries are organized. So, you might be wondering what’s...
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Meet the Bloggers at INTA 2018! (But sadly, not Rick).
by | May 16, 2018
You are more than likely reading this post on the plane or in the airport on your way to Seattle. (For the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, for our seven or so readers who don't attend). But if you're headed there, make sure this one's on your...
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by | May 16, 2018
Turning Tables Is Fun, but It Doesn’t Make the Tables Go Away This is my third blog post about the most recent Federal Circuit decision in the Java-Android case, and the second about the Federal Circuit’s fair use analysis. My first post looked at the Federal...
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by | May 10, 2018
How Do You “Transform” Computer Code? This is the second part in my observations and analysis of the Federal Circuit’s reversal of the jury verdict of fair use in Oracle v. Google (i.e., the Java-Android case). Last time, I explained the boring but really crucial...
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https://www.ricksanderslaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dreamstimefree_6906780-300x200.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" />We know you're sick of it already, but seriously, the GDPR is coming and it matters.
by | Apr 26, 2018
At 27 days and counting, if you have European customers or clients, it’s time to take a look at your Privacy Policy. On May 25, 2018, the Global Data Protection Regulations handed down by the European Parliament as Regulation EU 2016/679, will go into effect. By now,...
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by | Apr 25, 2018
A Riddle We Didn’t Know We’d Been Asked Is Answered. It was legitimately shocking when the Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict that Google’s use of Java to make the Android operating system was a fair use. Not because the Federal Circuit disagreed with the trial...
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by | Apr 4, 2018
Maybe We Could Do Something About It? For all of copyright law’s technicalities and niceties, it can come as a shock to learn that we lack a clear understanding of infringement. Often, this isn’t a problem. If you’re photocopying a book, putting a digital photograph...
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by | Mar 28, 2018
Where in the World Is Carmen Polska? One of the really exciting things about the early days of true[ref]I.e., actual access to the internet, as opposed to leased-line services like Prodigy and CompuServe. internet access—roughly around the same time as the World...
Second Circuit Puts Some Blinders on Transformative Use in TVEyes Case
Footnotes
| ↑1 | Since 2011! By our estimates, if the game had started sweeping the nation in Miami, it will have spread as far as Hialeah...
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What’s Next in the Android-Java Case? Damages!The Wonderful World of Copyright Damages in Software Cases OK, so I’ve been talking—at length—about the Federal Circuit’s recent rejection of Google’s fair use defense for its use of the way Java’s API libraries are organized. So, you might be wondering what’s... Meet the Bloggers at INTA 2018! (But sadly, not Rick).You are more than likely reading this post on the plane or in the airport on your way to Seattle. (For the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, for our seven or so readers who don't attend). But if you're headed there, make sure this one's on your... Java-Android: A Critique of the Federal Circuit’s Fair Use Analysis Part 2Turning Tables Is Fun, but It Doesn’t Make the Tables Go Away This is my third blog post about the most recent Federal Circuit decision in the Java-Android case, and the second about the Federal Circuit’s fair use analysis. My first post looked at the Federal... Android-Java: A Critique of the Federal Circuit’s Analysis Part IHow Do You “Transform” Computer Code? This is the second part in my observations and analysis of the Federal Circuit’s reversal of the jury verdict of fair use in Oracle v. Google (i.e., the Java-Android case). Last time, I explained the boring but really crucial... We know you're sick of it already, but seriously, the GDPR is coming and it matters.At 27 days and counting, if you have European customers or clients, it’s time to take a look at your Privacy Policy. On May 25, 2018, the Global Data Protection Regulations handed down by the European Parliament as Regulation EU 2016/679, will go into effect. By now,... Federal Circuit Reversed Fair Use in Java-Android Case But Strengthened Fair Use OverallA Riddle We Didn’t Know We’d Been Asked Is Answered. It was legitimately shocking when the Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict that Google’s use of Java to make the Android operating system was a fair use. Not because the Federal Circuit disagreed with the trial... Blurred Lines on Appeal: The Crazy's Always Been ThereMaybe We Could Do Something About It? For all of copyright law’s technicalities and niceties, it can come as a shock to learn that we lack a clear understanding of infringement. Often, this isn’t a problem. If you’re photocopying a book, putting a digital photograph... Copyright Isn't "Extra": Applying U.S. Law to Foreign Infringement Over the InternetWhere in the World Is Carmen Polska? One of the really exciting things about the early days of true[ref]I.e., actual access to the internet, as opposed to leased-line services like Prodigy and CompuServe. |
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| ↑2 | And, really, who isn’t? |
