Tag: Copyright

This issue, organized by Editorial Board member Aaron Panner, dives deeply into a recent Supreme Court decision—Kirtsaeng. Our authors explore the numerous features posed...

Ariel Lavinbuk, May 28, 2013 In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act's first-sale doctrine applies to...

Brian Willen, May 28, 2013 For hundreds of years, the "first sale" doctrine has been central to copyright law. It helps reconcile a fundamental tension...

John Villasenor, May 28, 2013 In 1908, the Supreme Court articulated the first sale doctrine, holding inBobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus that a copyright owner's "right to...

Aaron Panner, May 28, 2013 In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 margin that the "first sale" doctrine,...

Dec 18, 2012 CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Yanhua Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents: The new trend of network distribution and a reconsideration of copyright...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Randal Picker, Oct 29, 2009 In this brief note, I address three points. First,...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Ian Forrester, Oct 29, 2009 If we are not abolishing copyright law, the proposed...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Einer Elhauge, Oct 29, 2009 Proper analysis of the Google books settlement requires framing...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Christopher R. Leslie, Jan 20, 2009 Political predictions are fraught with peril. Correctly foretelling...