26
Apr
2017
The Copyright Office’s Amicus Brief from Mazer v. Stein
A short post for World IP Day, now nearly over. In part of the run-up to the Star Athletica argument, I had a... Read More
20
Apr
2017
Transcripts of Supreme Court Oral Arguments from Before OT1955 – They Exist!
Folks who follow the law have usually heard about the Oyez Project, which is the result of the titanic effort to digitally... Read More
6
Apr
2017
Announcing the Release of Over 2,000 Pages of Lost Pre-1870 Copyright Records
This post is fairly long, and I don’t want to bury the lede, so here it is: I’ve tracked down and digitized... Read More
23
Mar
2017
Mazer and the Balinese Dancer
As folks who read this blog have doubtless heard, the Supreme Court recently decided the “Cheerleader Case” of Star Athletica v. Varsity... Read More
14
Mar
2017
19th Century Congressional Extensions of Patents
Under the Patent Act of 1836, a patent had a 14-year initial term, and could be renewed for seven more years by... Read More
13
Feb
2017
A List of Labels and Other Unusual Copyright Registrations, Compiled in 1859
Although most of the copyright records from before 1870 are held in the Rare Book Room of the Library of Congress, the... Read More