12
Jan
2017
9th Circuit Historical Records and Briefs: the United States v. Groucho and Chico Marx
Essentially every case filed on appeal has a printed transcript and briefs created as part of the appellate rules of most courts.... Read More
10
Jan
2017
Transcribed Proceedings of CONTU
CONTU, or the Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, was established in 1974 by United States Congress to study issues... Read More
4
Jan
2017
Another Bibliography, This One for Performers/Sound Recordings
A bit ago I posted about the bibliographies the Copyright Office compiled the three bibliographies of design protection produced by the Copyright... Read More
13
Dec
2016
An 1899 Proposal for a Proto-Federal Circuit
Although we tend to think of the idea of a modern appeals court focused on intellectual property issues as a recent phenomenon,... Read More
8
Dec
2016
Bibliographies on Design Protection
From 1955 through 1976, the Copyright Office published three bibliographies on the issue of copyright protection for designs. The first was prepared... Read More
1
Dec
2016
Researching Proposed but Failed Amendments to the US Constitution
In the wake of the recent election, there’s been a lot of talk about amending the Constitution regarding the Electoral College, or... Read More