Tag: Design Copyright
How Much Should Control Turn on Ownership? The Alienation of Copyrighted...
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...
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: The Supreme Court Saves the...
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...
Rethinking a Digital First Sale Doctrine in a Post-Kirtsaeng World: The...
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...
Three Thoughts About Kirtsaeng
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,...
