14
Sep
2017
Mini-Post: 1947 Copyright Office Report on Editing Music
It’s been too long since I made a proper post – I’ve been busy putting together a piece I’m calling An Empirical... Read More
25
Jul
2017
Property in Copyright – Examining The Ingersoll Copyright Bill of 1844
I’m not pushing a normative argument with this post, I just think it’s useful to understand how some of the debates over... Read More
29
Jun
2017
Tam, The First Amendment, and Copyright
Last week the Supreme Court decided the case about the Constitutionality of the clause of federal trademark law excluding from registration disparaging,... Read More
23
May
2017
Product Labels and the Origins of Copyright Examination
A foundational story about the development of copyright in America is the question of whether product labels could – or should –... Read More
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
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