Last time, we talked about how the courts in the Google Books and HathiTrust decisions saw public benefit playing into fair use. One of the clear benefits of both projects is expanding access to works to the blind and print-disabled. Both Google Books and the...
Google has been changing the world, in case you hadn’t noticed. One of the ways that Google has done this has been to embark, with the help of many academic institutions and libraries, on a mission to scan ALL THE BOOKS. Google, and the universities and...
I was pleasantly surprised at all the attention my last blog garnered. Turns out it wasn’t all about my brilliant writing or instant blog fame, but instead it turned out that I had fortuitously written about the idea of a small claims court for copyright...
This will not be the first time I’ve said that “just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean it’s free.” Today I’ve got a case to prove it to you. I wish this case didn’t also prove that infringement claims aren’t always worth pursuing, but alas… The case in...
So the Washington Redskins have had all their trademark registrations taken away. This is because THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS mark is racist and disparaging. And the trademark law does not allow disparaging marks to be registered. Let me say that again. The REDSKINS...
