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Google v Oracle (Part 3): Why Copyright Is a Bad Fit for Software

NOTE: This is the third (and final) in a series. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. See Part 1 for my sources for information about the trial. But it’s All We’ve Got After two trials, one appellate reversal, another appeal on the way, millions on millions of dollars in...

Oracle v Google (Part 2): Was it Fair Use?

Bringing Merger in Through the Side Door This is part 2 in a series (of at least three posts). Part 1 is here.1Do I need to disclose that I’m actually from Mountain View? I guess I just did. I remember when the Googleplex was Silicon Graphics and there...

Of Floods, Buses and Copyright Infringement: A Nashville Riddle

Implied “Transition Period” in Software Licenses? Don’t Count on It. Here in Nashville1Technically, there is no “Nashville” as a governmental entity. The city merged with Davidson County in the 1960’s. What we have now is the “Metropolitan Government of Nashville and...

Catch Downtown Fever! Why Trademark Ownership Disputes Are the Worst

Who Owns the Jelly Nailed to the Wall? There are few legal holy messes like a dispute over trademark ownership. Sure, copyright and patent ownership disputes can be messy, but nothing like trademark ownership. And, sure, copyright ownership can be tricky, but it’s a...