Starting in August, Rick will be the Vice-Chair of the ABA’s “Trademark and the Internet” committee, which is part of the Intellectual Property Law Section. We’re not sure what this is a promotion from exactly—probably something like...
Starting in August, Rick will be the Vice-Chair of the ABA’s “Trademark and the Internet” committee, which is part of the Intellectual Property Law Section. We’re not sure what this is a promotion from exactly—probably something like...
Rick has officially been appointed to teach Copyright Law at Vanderbilt University Law School this fall. It’s not a permanent position; Rick’s just filling in until the school can find a permanent replacement. Still, as many of you know, Rick used to teach...
But Not for the Reason You Think In the first part of this series, I asked whether pornographers are ruining it for everyone. Not all of the BitTorrent plaintiffs are pornographers, of course, but most estimates I’ve seen show that more of them are. A concern that a...
Unappreciated Joinder Is Playing a Decisive Role in BitTorrent Cases Last time, I said that the real action in these BitTorrent cases (including the one we’re discussing, In Re BitTorrent Adult Film) is “joinder,” where multiple parties are placed on the same...
