Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that Trump owns the copyright in the sound recordings (or in the alternative, in his interview responses on the recordings), and that Trump is entitled to all or the lion’s share of the profits made from the sale of those recordings and transcripts, which the lawsuit (absurdly) values at almost $50 million.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

Some of the major changes to the book this year: I added a note on the Copyright Claims Board. Over the years, I’ve posted a number of book excerpts that are accessible for free, including: The entire chapter on online contracts. It makes a nice module to add an online contracts piece to another course. Toys ‘R’ Us v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Over the years, I’ve posted a number of book excerpts that are accessible for free, including: The entire chapter on online contracts. The chapter makes a nice module to add discussion about online contracts to another course. Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (now deleted). Toys ‘R’ Us v. Note About Fair Use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Verio ruling (both the contracts and TTC portions) and the Hamidi ruling. This means I am actively seeking a CFAA/scraping case that can help students learn the law. . * * * Over the years, I’ve posted a number of book excerpts, including: The entire chapter on online contracts. Contracts Meyer v. I posted the 2022 version.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

WhenU concluded that copyright was a dead-end. In this lawsuit, the plaintiffs aren’t suing Google for violating their copyrights or trademarks. Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. A website can own the copyrights to the HTML code and the files that users download. Implied-in-Law Contract/Unjust Enrichment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

It creates a third asset for creators to sell, in addition to any physical item and the work’s copyright. The extra cash flows from NFTs could spur new creative activity–a win for all of us. The first Supreme Court ruling on fair use in over a quarter-century, and it’s a good one. Emerging Tech.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

SMART Copyright Act. A very dumb law that would authorize the Copyright Office to force UGC sites to adopt expensive and overrestrictive technological controls as dictated by copyright owners. EARN IT Act. This bill started as a twofer: ban E2E encryption AND repeal Section 230 for CSAM claims. Still, the news was bad for hiQ.

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